Mandy Kaden completed her Master of Arts in Architecture at Wismar University of Applied Sciences in July 2024. She has been part of the DIGIBAU_MV team and the ‘Standard Timber Construction Systems’ research project since March 2023, initially as a student and, since August 2024, as a research assistant at the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Rostock. She has also been involved in coordinating the ‘Allianz für nachhaltiges Bauen MV’ network since December 2025.