As part of this years summer festival of the housing industry, the groundbreaking of the new Training and Market Research building is being held. The new building, designed by Gerber Architekten, the EBZ – Europäisches Bildungszentrum der Wohnungs- und Immobilienwirtschaft – is being built opposite the new building at the Springorumallee in Bochum. With the groundbreaking, the building periode starts, which should be finished by spring 2018.

Together with the existing buildings, the design by Gerber Architekten creates an open space where the main entrances of the school complex are located. An urban center for the EBZ in Bochum was formed.