News : Looking back: EIPOS Expert Days 2025 – Expert knowledge in dialog

Three days full of inspi­ra­tion, exch­ange and exper­tise – the EIPOS Expert Days 2025 from June 18 to 20 once again demons­tra­ted the value of know­ledge trans­fer in the expert sec­tor. In the inspi­ring atmo­sphere of the PENCK Hotel in Dres­den, experts from all over Ger­many met to dis­cuss cur­rent deve­lo­p­ments, learn about new approa­ches and talk tog­e­ther about the future of con­s­truc­tion, assess­ment and wood preservation. 

Diver­sity as a strength – three the­mes, one claim

With over 20 pre­sen­ta­ti­ons, exci­ting dis­cus­sion rounds and prac­ti­cal insights, the three days of the event offe­red a wide range of spe­cia­list topics. From chan­ges in pro­perty valua­tion and the com­plex chal­lenges of buil­ding damage ana­ly­sis to inno­va­tive con­cepts in wood pre­ser­va­tion – the pro­gram was not only diverse in terms of con­tent, but also highly topical. 

This year, par­ti­cu­lar atten­tion was paid to topics such as the use of arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence in valua­tion, damage cau­sed by new forms of con­s­truc­tion and energy sources as well as the resource-saving use of tra­di­tio­nal buil­ding mate­ri­als. Once again, it became clear that pro­fes­sio­nal exper­tise thri­ves on open exch­ange – and on thin­king out­side the box. 

Real estate valua­tion in tran­si­tion – Day 1

The 25^th EIPOS Real Estate Valua­tion Experts‹ Day impres­si­vely demons­tra­ted how dyna­mi­cally the indus­try is curr­ently deve­lo­ping. The focus was on topics such as the role of arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence in valua­tion, sus­taina­bi­lity in the real estate indus­try and spe­cial valua­tion issues rela­ting to gara­ges, par­king spaces and heri­ta­ble buil­ding rights. An out­look on the expec­ted upturn in the real estate mar­ket in 2025 roun­ded off the pic­ture. There was also room for cri­ti­cal dis­cus­sions on the limi­ta­ti­ons of exis­ting valua­tion models – a day that pro­vi­ded food for thought and ope­ned up new perspectives. 

Buil­ding damage assess­ment: Buil­ding exper­tise – Day 2

The second day – in coope­ra­tion with the 18^th Buil­ding Sym­po­sium of the BVS Sax­ony – was dedi­ca­ted enti­rely to exis­ting buil­dings. Under the gui­ding theme »From the crown to the base«, typi­cal and new damage pat­terns were ana­ly­zed: from the con­ver­sion of his­to­ric brick­work to seal­ing pro­blems and plinth con­nec­tions to damage cau­sed by vibra­ti­ons and pho­to­vol­taic sys­tems. The dis­cus­sion on the poten­tial of arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence in damage assess­ment was par­ti­cu­larly for­ward-loo­king. The com­bi­na­tion of sci­en­ti­fic prin­ci­ples with prac­ti­cal expe­ri­ence made this day par­ti­cu­larly bene­fi­cial for all experts in the con­s­truc­tion industry. 

Wood pre­ser­va­tion bet­ween tra­di­tion and inno­va­tion – Day 3

On the third day, the 28^th EIPOS Expert Day on Wood Pre­ser­va­tion focu­sed on a mate­rial that could hardly be more topi­cal: Wood. The con­fe­rence covered a wide range of topics – from tra­di­tio­nal tech­ni­ques such as woo­den wed­ges and the res­to­ra­tion of his­to­ric woo­den bridges to highly topi­cal issues such as flame pro­tec­tion in modern tim­ber con­s­truc­tion or the res­to­ra­tion of con­ta­mi­na­ted woo­den com­pon­ents. Clay in tim­ber-frame res­to­ra­tion, the ana­ly­sis of modi­fied tim­ber and deal­ing with water damage in new buil­dings illus­tra­ted how diverse the requi­re­ments for wood pre­ser­va­tion are today – and how important inter­di­sci­pli­nary coope­ra­tion is. 

A place of encoun­ter – peo­ple make the difference

This year’s Expert Wit­ness Days impres­sed with a high-qua­lity lec­ture pro­gram and per­so­nal inter­ac­tion.« or A strong lec­ture pro­gram and per­so­nal inter­ac­tion gave the Expert Wit­ness Days their spe­cial qua­lity. Around 400 par­ti­ci­pants took advan­tage of the oppor­tu­nity for pro­fes­sio­nal and col­le­gial exch­ange. The lively trade exhi­bi­tion with well-known com­pa­nies from the con­s­truc­tion and valua­tion indus­try com­ple­men­ted the con­fe­rence with prac­ti­cal impul­ses and offe­red space for new cont­acts and collaborations.

Out­look with perspective

The feed­back from par­ti­ci­pants speaks for its­elf: the EIPOS Expert Days remain a cen­tral mee­ting point for all those who value qua­lity, fur­ther deve­lo­p­ment and net­wor­king in their ever­y­day pro­fes­sio­nal lives. The mix­ture of depth, topi­cal­ity and prac­ti­cal rele­vance strikes a chord with the times. 

Many thanks to all the spea­k­ers, exhi­bi­tors and sup­port­ers who made this exch­ange pos­si­ble with their com­mit­ment and expertise.

Pre­pa­ra­ti­ons for the 2026 Expert Days are alre­ady under­way, as the date has been set: 24., June 25 and 26, 2026 . One thing is alre­ady clear: next year, Dres­den will once again be the cen­ter of pro­fes­sio­nal dia­lo­gue on all aspects of con­s­truc­tion, eva­lua­tion and wood.