Municipal heat planning faces the challenge of bringing together complex data, different stakeholders, and a wide range of technical options in a meaningful way. User-centered AI can help make planning processes more understandable: it simplifies analyses, supports decision-making, and creates transparency for administrators, politicians, and citizens.

Practical examples from neighborhood planning also show how local heating solutions using geothermal energy, wastewater, or environmental heat can be developed in concrete terms and what role the housing industry plays in this. Experience from real projects illustrates the hurdles that arise in coordination, technology, and implementation—and how they can be overcome.

The panel will discuss how municipalities can make the leap from scenario to implementation and what digital, organizational, and technical strategies are necessary to successfully advance the heat transition locally in a practical manner.