The managing associate Norbert Kalka
Personal information
- born in Oberschlesien in 1955 and grown up in North Rhine-Westphalia (West-Germany), where he studied and started to work
- 1990 he moved to Eastern Germany, to the province of Brandenburg
- further personal and professional education
- from 1999 to 2000 post gradual continuing education at EIPOS at the Technical University Dresden to a regional consultant and manager
- graduate of the European Pilot study "regional management" at EIPOS, Dresden and 2002 conclusion at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna as MAS rm "Master of Advanced Studies (regional management)"
Vocational focuses
- since 1980 continuously as an self-employed architect active
- in 1983 he started a general contracting and building company
- starting from 1990 as acting partners
- concept and realization of investor models
- longstanding advisory cooperation in educational institutions in the branches motor vehicles, metal, building and EDP
- for several years management of company building crews and smaller building firms
- from 1991 to 1995 building up of several planning offices (architecture, static, civil engineering, regional planning as well as village renewal, technical building equipment and plant construction
- expert investigation of building damage and lack, suggestion for solutions, advertisement and monitoring of the reorganizations
- starting up and building up of various trade and services companies
- special interest in working out and development of existing potentials of local and regional development-projects
Honorary activities
- cooperation in the Evangelist parish district "Niederer Fläming" Jüterbog
- company and support of different mission and welfare organizations with activity in Germany, Israel and Africa
- charge of a church donation
Special tendencies: The new challenge!
Some examples:
- 1978-'81 construction planning of the highest standard for the meat product industry worldwide
- 1978-'81 participation in first planning projects of the classical passive solar architecture
- 1986-'90 specializing in the building of petrol stations - 1988 planning of the future petrol station for the new ARAL-standard
- 1991-'93 pilot project for village sewage disposal with a sewage plant with low running costs in spezial situations
- 1994-'95 participation in the working group of the architect society Brandenburg for the negotiation of the architecturel fees for village renewal with the ministries
- 1995-'96 project for the use of upcoming raw materials: "Modified linseed oil as raw material for the chemical industry
- 1997-'99 "The development of Brandenburg as a horse country"
- basic work on agrarian-structural developing plans
- suggestion to a coordinated state development organizational and engineering
- participation in the setting-up of the BERF(developing company for riding and carriage driving in Brandenburg)
- initiatives and special lectures concerning this topic
- 1997-'01 preparation, participation in the setting-up and building up of the IRAL (institute for regional planning in African countries e.V., Bonn)
- 1998-'99 participation in the setting-up discussions (round table) for the project IBA "Fürst-Pückler-Land" (international building exhibition), takeover for the preparation of the starting-object "Fürst-Pückler-Weg", initiatives for further projects
- 2000-'01 planning of a ostrich farm with visitor center
- 2001-'03 many reorganization projects together with the Diakonischen Werk Teltow Fläming, Jüterbog (deaconry) as planning architect and realizing building contractor
- 2003-'04 planning of an international conference center with overnight accomodations, flats and leisure facilities
- 2003/04 until today: setup of a church donation and line as a chairman of the board
