These are the participants in the second NEW HOUSING press talk
For the second time, NEW HOUSING will host a press talk with exciting guests from the industry. For the first time, the discussion will also be open to festival visitors. Those interested can read about who will be participating in the discussion here.
‘First home, investment property, retirement home – mini houses are so versatile’ – experts from the mini house industry will discuss this topic on 27 June from 10:30 a.m. at NEW HOUSING.
At Europe's largest tiny house festival at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre, around 80 exhibitors will showcase more than 30 tiny houses and everything you need to live in a small space.
Moderator
The festival will kick off with a panel discussion moderated by Christian Klerner. ‘Chris’ has been living in his own tiny house with his partner Caro for several years. The two share their experiences on the rocky road to a fulfilling life in a mini house in more than 60 episodes of their podcast ‘tinyon’. The duo has now developed a consulting service for people who want to live in a tiny house themselves. Chris was born in Upper Franconia in 1985 and has been closely involved with the circular economy since completing his commercial training at a biomass power plant. After spending several years helping to develop recycling concepts for small and medium-sized enterprises, his awareness of sustainable consumption grew. In his role as an innovation coach, he spent several years helping companies to place human needs at the centre of their change processes. In 2024, the well-known presenter hosted the supporting programme at the Tiny House Festival.
Living on water
Klerner talks to Dr Heiner Haass. Dr Haass is an expert in recreational boating structures and tiny houses. He is also an expert in floating tiny houses and is active in construction consulting and building damage assessment. Haass is also an architect with the Association of German Architects in Hanover and a professor of urban planning and tourism architecture. He has written a guest article for NEW HOUSING, which can be read HERE.
Tiny University
Natalie Sochan will also be on stage. She is a lawyer (studied at Viadrina and Humboldt University) specialising in real estate law and has been helping mini house enthusiasts realise their dream of owning a mini home with Tiny University since 2024. She runs the university with Anika Lisa Falke and Anja Roxana Sochan. Natalie Sochan was born in Berlin but has lived in Munich since 2015. Her main areas of expertise are real estate transactions involving large commercial properties such as shopping centres and hotels, property law, commercial tenancy law and property purchase agreements. She wants to revolutionise the construction industry with tiny houses and modular construction, bringing structure and clarity to the industry and establishing tiny houses as a recognised form of housing on the German market. Fun fact: Natalie Sochan loves construction sites and photographing them.
Barrier-free tiny houses
The entrepreneur is an experienced real estate expert with over 20 years of international experience in project development, architectural planning and strategic advisory services. With a dual master's degree in architecture and international construction, supplemented by a degree in economics and training as a tourism specialist, he has taken on key roles as a consultant for governments, institutions and private companies – including as a strategic advisor to the German Development Bank on international expansion projects for leading German brands and investors. His expertise lies in the development of sustainable real estate projects and the creation of long-term partnerships, combining operational details with strategic foresight. He is currently planning barrier-free tiny houses.
The publisher
The group is completed by Johannes Laible. Laible is the owner of Laible Verlagsprojekte, which publishes the annual magazines ‘Klimafreundlich Bauen’ (Climate-Friendly Building), ‘Denkmalsanierung’ (Monument Renovation) and “BAUART” (Building Art). Since 2019, he has also been publishing the popular ‘Kleiner Wohnen’ (Small Living) as an annual magazine for tiny houses and modular construction. The 2026/2027 issue is currently in preparation. The special magazine ‘InsideOut’ with portraits of people and their tiny houses, as well as the industry standard for small buildings, have also been published by Laible. He is involved in voluntary work for the Tiny House Verband e.V., among other things.
Talk from 2024 in video
Last year, the first NEW-HOUSING press talk took place. It can be viewed HERE.
