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Crowdfunding campaign for ESA dormitory launched


ESA crowdfunding video from 12.09.2020

The popular ESA dormitory on the campus of the TU Kaiserslautern (TUK) is in great need of renovation. The foundation's renovation concept for TUK envisions the former experimental building becoming a CO2-neutral building. The estimated costs for the work have not yet been fully raised. Therefore, the ESA residents are participating with a crowdfunding campaign, which has been available on the Startnext platform since September 13.

"We are all grateful that we can continue to live in the ESA and contribute to the building's continued existence. There is a unique atmosphere here," says resident Marcel Meyer. At the end of May, the dormitory was finally handed over to its new owner, the TUK Foundation. Now the renovation work, worth a total of two million euros, is to get underway quickly. The remaining cost share of 700,000 euros is currently being raised by the foundation through fundraising. The ESA housing association's crowdfunding campaign is intended to generate further publicity and finance a modern solar system and insulation for the listed building.

On the campaign website at www.startnext.com/ein-haus-im-gruenen a pitch video and further information are available. "So that potential supporters can learn even more about us and life in the dormitory, we are also posting self-made video clips and a virtual tour of the building on the ESA website and on Facebook," explains Meyer.

Inviting people to the ESA via video as part of the crowdfunding campaign: (from left to right) Matthias Kremer, Tabea Lang, Marcel Meyer and Anna Avagyan - representing the entire residential community. Photo: TUK

Renovated all around, the dormitory will act as a gateway between the university campus and the Palatinate Forest in the future. "TU Kaiserslautern is proud to present such a unique building on its campus. With the energy-saving architecture, the builders have created a dormitory that has not lost its relevance today after 35 years. This is one reason why it was the first building on our campus to be listed at the end of last year," says Prof. Dr. Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter, President of TUK.

Annette Mechel, board member of the foundation, adds: "As the new owner of the dormitory, the TUK Foundation is pleased to be able to accompany this exciting project. The commitment and willingness of the residents to cooperate are helping us enormously to implement the not so easy renovation.

The crowdfunding campaign is expected to be available on Startnext for three months. The TUK Foundation and the ESA housing community are happy about every small donation that contributes to the preservation of the unique building. On the campaign website, supporters can receive a thank-you gift in return and request a donation receipt.

Further information is available at: esa.dormitory.uni-kl.de. On Facebook, the page of the ESA dormitory can be found under "@esakaiserslautern".

The TU Kaiserslautern is the only university in Rhineland-Palatinate with a technical and scientific orientation. Future-oriented study programs, practical training and a modern infrastructure are the framework conditions that students find at the campus university. The TU Kaiserslautern was awarded the Excellence Prize for Studies and Teaching in the nationwide competition "Excellent Teaching". With this award, the TU demonstrates the high value of its study programs. In addition, students and scientists benefit from the numerous internationally renowned research institutions that cooperate closely with the TU Kaiserslautern in the field of applied research.

Source: Press release of TU Kaiserslautern from 9.9.2020



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Gerhard Matzig erhält den BDA-Preis für Architekturkritik 2018
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Gerhard Matzig receives the BDA Prize for Architectural Criticism 2018

The BDA Prize for Architectural Criticism 2018 is awarded to the managing editor of the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" and book author Gerhard Matzig.

The BDA Prize for Architectural Criticism looks back on a history of over 50 years. The prize winners have included Julius Posener, Manfred Sack, Wolfgang Pehnt and Peter Sloterdijk. The prize honours "an outstanding achievement in the field of critical debate on questions of planning and building by journalistic means", as the statutes state. The BDA's "Critics' Prize" is in a series with the two other prizes that the BDA Federal Association awards alternately: the "Great BDA Prize" and the "BDA Architecture Prize Nike".

The BDA Prize for Architectural Criticism 2018 will be awarded at a ceremony on 16 June at 4 pm at the Schmidt Theater in Hamburg. The laudatory speech will be held by Dietmar Steiner. The award ceremony is embedded in the program of the 14th BDA Day 2018 in Hamburg.

Gerhard Matzig receives the BDA Prize for Architectural Criticism 2018



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Second PV Summit at the BMWK: "More speed in the expansion of solar energy".

PV strategy presented

© BMWK/Dominik Butzmann
© BMWK/Dominik Butzmann

Today, Federal Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck presented the second PV-The aim is to significantly accelerate the expansion of solar energy in Germany. The goal is to significantly accelerate the expansion of solar energy in Germany. To this end, the strategy identifies measures in a total of eleven fields of action. The spectrum ranges from measures in the area of energy policy to the topics of securing skilled labour, industrial value creation in Europe and technology development. This was preceded by a first photovoltaic summit in March 2023. Since March, the PV strategy has been consulted. More than 600 comments were received.

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck says: "Photovoltaics is one of the cheapest energy sources of all and is one of the most important sources of electricity generation of the future. By 2030, the share of renewable energies in gross electricity consumption is to be 80 percent. Photovoltaics, with an installed capacity of 215 gigawatts by 2030, is expected to make an important contribution here. This shows that we have a lot of work ahead of us. But we can see that the expansion is picking up. Last year it was over 7 gigawatts. The interim target for the current year is 9 gigawatts. The chances that we will reach this interim target are good: in the first quarter of 2023, just under 2.7 gigawatts were already added. GW newly installed.

With the strategy presented today, we want to significantly accelerate the expansion and remove all the brakes that have prevented a faster pace of expansion so far".

In recent months, the German government has already launched numerous measures to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies, including increasing the tendering volumes, adjusting the remuneration rates and removing regulatory hurdles. The PV-strategy now focuses on remaining barriers.

Fields of action of the photovoltaic strategy:

  • Ground-mounted systemsFrom 2026 onwards, we will need an addition of 11 GW
    per year. For this, sufficient land must be available and planning and approval procedures must become faster. In addition, innovative concepts such as agri-PV to prevent land competition.
  • Roof systems: With the PV-strategy, we want to give a boost to the segment of larger building installations in the commercial sector. Also in the area of small PV-The strategy contains improvements and simplifications for the use of the plants. The target is 11 GW Additions per year from 2026.
  • Tenant electricity and communal building supplyToday, the roofs of apartment buildings are used far too little for PV used. To change this, we will introduce a new model for communal building supply. This will enable the on-site use of solar power for all parties in the building. In addition, we are improving the existing tenant electricity model.
  • Balcony-PV: We want balconyPV can be easily used by everyone. In addition, bureaucracy should be eliminated and the systems should be able to be connected quickly.
  • Mains connectionsWe want to significantly accelerate and simplify the grid connection of both ground-mounted and roof-mounted systems. For larger roof systems we will e.g. simplify the certification process.
  • AcceptanceWe want to strengthen participation. Topics are here a.o. the financial participation of municipalities and simple rules for citizen energy.
  • Tax lawThe removal of tax obstacles is important for the ramp-up of the PV. Whether e.g. in the case of trade tax or inheritance tax, the BMWK is committed to further improvements for the PV on.
  • IndustryWe want to build up industrial production capacities for the entire value chain in Germany and Europe, so that the rising demand can be largely met from our own resources.
    can be covered by domestic production.
  • ProfessionalsWe want to increase the number of skilled workers for production,
    Planning, installation and maintenance of PV-plants, a.o. through an increase in training offers and advanced training.
  • Technology developmentWe want to advance technology development along the entire value chain, a.o. within the framework of the upcoming 8th Energy Research Programme.
  • European frameworkEU processes and requirements increasingly determine the legal framework in the energy sector. We want to accelerate the PV-expansion at the European level, for example with the EU-strategy for solar energy and within the framework of the "Fit for 55" package.

The implementation of the strategy will start immediately after its publication. Some of the measures are to be implemented within the framework of the sog. "Solar Package I" to the cabinet before the summer break. Further measures, some of which require more preparatory work, are to follow in a second solar package. Even during the legislative work, the BMWK open to suggestions: the e-mail address set up for this purpose will remain pv-strategie@bmwk.bund.de also continues to be active.

You can find the photovoltaic strategy here.

Source: BMWK press release of 05.05.2023



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