15 min., published: 5.2.2014
Out of the iterative planning process for the Benjamin Franklin Village, the office Tegnestuen Vandkunsten from Denmark emerged for urban planning and architecture. In this video, the planners show their ideas and concepts for further development.
Source: Tegnestuen Vandkunsten, 2012
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/quartier-franklin-in-mannheim
In North Rhine-Westphalia, around one in two (50.6 percent) of the 18,334 residential buildings (excluding dormitories) approved in 2019 are to be heated predominantly or exclusively with renewable energies.
Düsseldorf (IT.NRW). In North Rhine-Westphalia, around one in two (50.6 per cent) of the 18 334 residential buildings approved in 2019 (excluding dormitories) will be heated predominantly or exclusively with renewable energies. These 9 283 residential buildings use biomass, biogas/biomethane, wood, solar panels and/or heat pumps as primary heating energy. As reported by Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen as the State Statistical Office on the occasion of this year's Renewable Energy Day (25 April 2020), the share of construction projects using environmentally friendly heating energies was highest statewide in the Olpe district last year: there, builders relied on renewable energies in 82.2 percent of new buildings. Bottrop (81.3 percent) and the district of Kleve (73.8 percent) followed in second and third place. Building owners in Solingen and the district of Mettmann, on the other hand, planned to use conventional heating energy in the majority of cases in 2019: Here, renewable energies were the primary heating source in around one in five and one in four residential building projects respectively (Solingen: 22.7 per cent; Mettmann district: 26.7 per cent). (IT.NRW)
Source: PM IT.NRW of 24 April 2020
Keywords:
DE-News, Renewable, New books and studies, News Blog NRW, PV, Solar thermal
HolzProKlima initiative honours award winners
Over the last 150 years, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which are responsible for climate change, has risen sharply. Germany has set itself the goal of becoming largely greenhouse gas neutral by 2050. The great importance of municipalities in achieving these climate protection goals and the important role played by the increased and responsible use of wood became clear at the award ceremony for the 2016/2017 HolzProKlima municipal competition in Baden-Württemberg.
The award ceremony honoured cities, municipalities and districts that have made a conscious political decision to contribute to climate protection in their region by increasing the use of wood as a renewable resource. The competition office received a total of 40 applications. Cash and non-cash prizes totalling 20,000 euros were provided by companies in the wood-processing industry.
Climate champion was the municipality of Frickingen. Baden-Württemberg's Forestry Minister Peter Hauk (CDU) honoured the winners of the municipal competition in person and thanked the organisers of the state-sponsored competition: "There is a great need for the climate-positive material wood, and the possible uses are becoming increasingly diverse thanks to innovations."
Link:
www.holzproklima.de
Keywords:
Awards, DE-News, Wood construction, Climate protection, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, Contests & Prizes
ifeu Institute Heidelberg on behalf of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
In recent years, many cities around the world have committed themselves to significantly reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by improving their heat supply, thereby making an important contribution to climate protection. Despite the energy transition, Germany is lagging behind in this endeavour because the energy transition primarily concerns the electricity supply. However, a "heat transition" is also necessary because it can be an important building block in the restructuring of our energy system if surplus electricity from renewable sources is converted into heat or stored. Local authorities with their heating networks and new neighbourhoods would be key players here.
The guide to the heating transition in municipalities was compiled by ifeu on behalf of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. It is aimed at anyone who wants to tackle the heat transition in their city or municipality and offers a compass for making the right decisions on climate-neutral heat supply.
pdf download:
www.boell.de/...waermewende-in-kommunen_leitfaden.pdf
Further information on the ifeu website:
www.ifeu.de/index.php?bereich=ene&seite=waermewende
Keywords:
Stock, DE-News, Renewable, Climate protection, Communities, New books and studies, Quarters, Ecology
20 years Klaus Novy Prize
In 2017, Spar- und Bauverein Solingen eG is awarding the prize named after Klaus Novy for innovations in cooperative building and housing for the fifth time.
The fifth competition starts on 1 September 2016, from which date housing cooperatives and housing group projects have until the end of February 2017 to submit their competition entries.
Further information such as details of the competition theme and the decision-making process can be found at here can be regarded as a "good thing".
Keywords:
Awards
