European cultural heritage seal awarded to Werkbund housing estates
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On 31 March 2020, the European Commission awarded the European Heritage Label to the Werkbundsiedlungen in Stuttgart, Brno, Wroclaw, Vienna and Prague.
From 1927 to 1932, 6 European Werkbund housing estates were built, which tested the industrialization of building through prefabrication and at the same time new forms of social coexistence:
1927 Werkbundsiedlung Stuttgart, Weißenhofsiedlung
1928 Werkbundsiedlung Brno, Nový Dům (New House)
1929 Werkbundsiedlung Breslau, WUWA
1932 Werkbundsiedlung Vienna, currently being revitalised
1932 Werkbundsiedlung Neubühl, Zurich-Wollishofen
1932/33 Werkbundsiedlung Prague, Baba
The Werkbund housing estates have had a significant influence on the development of architecture in the 20th century. They form a European cultural asset of exceptional standing and are still the subject of intellectual and design debates today; they exemplarily reflect the political-social developments and ruptures of the 20th century in Europe. In their entirety, the Werkbund housing estates are outstanding testimonies to the common roots of modernity.
A cross-border network, initiated to a large extent by the state capital Stuttgart in 2013, is intended to ensure the preservation of the settlements and to convey the significance of the emergence of modern architecture as a joint European achievement.
New video from the EnergyAgency.NRW provides tips on the planning, installation and maintenance of battery storage systems
5:28 min - 06/30/2017 posted
Bonn/Düsseldorf. Who doesn't dream of this? To become independent of the electricity supplier and to use all the electricity you produce yourself. A new 5-minute video from the EnergyAgency.NRW introduces homeowner Thomas Koch from Bonn, who has almost fulfilled this dream. With his photovoltaic system on the roof and his battery storage in the cellar, he is up to 90 percent self-sufficient from his energy supplier.
The reason for this is the falling prices for storage technology. With production costs of only around 20 cents per kilowatt hour, it is worth generating and storing electricity yourself and being able to use it at any time - even when the sun is not shining. In fact, every kilowatt hour that does not have to be stored for the evening hours only costs around 11-12 cents to generate.
With its 91 PV modules and matching lithium-ion battery, it is now almost completely self-sufficient in solar power.
The video gives experts a chance to talk about the planning, installation and maintenance of battery storage systems in the home, charging times, guarantees and subsidies, and provides recommendations for action.
The EnergyAgency.NRW website offers more information on funding opportunities, practical application examples and tips at www.energieagentur.nrw/photovoltaik
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Anyone who submits their subsidy application by the end of September can still benefit from the highest subsidy. This applies to battery storage systems with which the electricity from your own roof can also be used after sunset. Funds are available in the KfW 275" development programme made available. Currently, 16 percent of the eligible costs are covered by a repayment subsidy as part of the loan programme. From October, this will be reduced to 13 per cent; at the turn of the year, the rate will fall to ten per cent. The subsidy will expire at the end of 2018.
The largest passive house development in Europe is currently being built on Mühlenweg in Vienna. The total area of the site Aspanggründe "Eurogate covers approx. 22 hectares. Six different architectural firms are planning a total of 740 flats. When completed, around 7,000 jobs will be created there. By the end of 2008, around 25% of the planned social housing in Vienna will probably be built to passive house standards." oekonews.at
21.01.2020 Everyone is talking about sustainability - including the construction industry. A prize that the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) have been organising since today provides the perfect talking point: With the new "Federal Environment and Building Prize", which will be awarded for the first time in 2020, the initiators want to recognise projects that are exemplary in terms of sustainability - not only in the classic areas of existing and new buildings, but also in five other categories. All players in the construction sector can apply. The closing date for entries is 15 April 2020 and the patron of the competition is the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Svenja Schulze.
The desire of more and more building owners and planners to combine high utility value and architectural quality with Climate - and environmental protection has resulted in many exciting projects. They demonstrate by practical example that sustainable construction offers many advantages over the life cycle - also in terms of costs.
Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze: "This is precisely where the Federal Environment and Building Award comes in. On the one hand, the prize is intended to illustrate the spectrum of what is already structurally and technically possible today. On the other hand, it is intended to raise awareness of the outstanding examples through the award and thus invite imitation."
Professor Dirk Messner, President of the Federal Environment Agency: "It's about holistic solutions that incorporate the technology, the design of the building and its surroundings. Individual 'greenfield' projects are expressly not supported. In no other competition is the interplay between the environment and building assessed in such a way as in the Federal Environment & Building Award."
About the Federal AwardIn order to show the breadth of sustainable building, the Federal Award comprises the categories "Residential buildings", "Non-residential buildings", "Neighbourhoods" and "Sustainability and innovations". The first two categories focus in particular on the energy-efficient refurbishment of existing buildings, as this is where the greatest need for action exists from a climate protection perspective.
In addition to these competition categories, the BMU and UBA also award three special prizes for particularly innovative approaches. Under the headings "Resilience" and "Sufficiency", the focus is on adaptation to climate change and strategies for reducing the use of resources. Building projects that take particular account of aspects of biodiversity and thus make a substantial contribution to the protection and implementation of "urban nature" are also to be honoured. The third field "Building envelope & building product" is intended for novel solutions with innovative materials and building constructions.
Conditions of participationDue to the thematic breadth, all players in the construction sector are invited to apply: from clients and property developers to architecture, building services, urban and landscape planning offices, manufacturers and research institutions. The competition is aimed at buildings or neighbourhoods completed in Germany that are at an advanced stage of planning; multiple applications in different categories are possible.
What awaits the winnersThe award winners can look forward to public recognition on several levels. The award ceremony will take place on 29 September at a congress on sustainable building at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in Berlin, where the award-winning projects will be presented to experts and the media. The award-winning projects and their plus points will also be presented on the websites of the UBA and the Federal Ministry for the Environment - including in the form of videos: This is because the UBA is having films made about the award-winning sustainability examples, which the winners can then use for their own public relations work. In addition, all award-winning projects will be documented in a book.
Interested parties can find more information on the conditions of participation in the Federal Environment & Building Award and the selection procedure on the UBA website: www.umweltbundesamt.de/bundespreis-umwelt-bauen-start
The Montag-Stiftung Urbane Räume (Bonn) describes properties that are developed by many for many and contribute to the common good as Immovielien. The foundation's website has now gone online, providing detailed documentation of model projects that can serve as inspiration: from the ExRotaprint in Berlin to the Elsebad Schwerte.
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On 31 March 2020, the European Commission awarded the European Heritage Label to the Werkbundsiedlungen in Stuttgart, Brno, Wroclaw, Vienna and Prague.
The Montag-Stiftung Urbane Räume (Bonn) describes properties that are developed by many for many and contribute to the common good as Immovielien. The foundation's website has now gone online, providing detailed documentation of model projects that can serve as inspiration: from the ExRotaprint in Berlin to the Elsebad Schwerte.
