## Notes from 17 February 2026 [[2026-02-16|← Previous note]] ┃ [[2026-02-18|Next note →]] I also came across the [Umsetzungslabor für den Bau-Turbo](https://projecttogether.org/bau-turbo-bmwsb-und-bauwende-allianz-starten-umsetzungslabor/) ("Implementation Lab for the Construction Turbo"), a joint initiative of the german Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) and the [[Bauwende Allianz]], supported by [[ProjectTogether]]. This project is particularly interesting because it creates a structured learning-and-experimentation space around the Bau-Turbo's new legal framework (an "experiment clause" in practice), helping municipalities and practitioners test faster approaches to housing delivery while identifying implementation bottlenecks in administration and regulation. It's fascinating to see how densification and local acceptance debates (often framed elsewhere in the anglosphere as [[Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY)|YIMBY]] vs. NIMBY) are being translated into a practical, negotiated implementation setting that connects municipalities, practitioners, and civil society around real cases. This fits naturally with ProjectTogether's broader mission-oriented ecosystem: [[Reform DE|re:form]] brings together "administration pioneers" across levels of government to discuss ideas on state reform and modernization, while the [[Ko-Pionier-Preis]] rewards administrations that successfully reuse and adapt proven solutions from other municipalities. --- Funnily enough, I recently saw [[Simon Grimm]] and [[Manuel Allgaier]] [discussing this on Substack](https://substack.com/@simongrimm/note/c-207001783?utmSource=%2Fsearch%2Fyimby%2520germany), noting that Berlin still lacks a dedicated YIMBY movement or a "pro-housing poaster" to champion new designs like those near Tempelhofer Feld. While Allgaier suggests now is the time for a non-partisan campaign ahead of the upcoming elections, the digital presence of existing groups seems to have stalled. For instance, **[YIMBY Deutschland](https://yimby.jetzt/)** has a clear platform for legalizing housing and modernizing building codes, but their public activity (at least on Twitter!) has been [largely silent since mid-2025](https://x.com/yimbyde).