2:52 min, 9.11.2014
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/hundertwasserhaus-in-wien
Housing construction has great potential to contribute to resource conservation. For this reason, NRW.BANK supports developers with a new additional loan under the state's housing promotion programme.
Wood as a building material already contributes to climate protection during the construction of a building. This is why the Ministry of Home Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Building and Equality has introduced a new additional loan for construction projects with a high wood content in the context of its housing promotion programme. Regardless of whether the project involves the construction of a new building or the modernisation of existing properties, NRW.BANK offers attractive development loans under the state's housing promotion programme to create affordable and modern housing.
Attractive low interest rates with high redemption discounts of 15 to 25 percent, and partial crediting against equity, as well as a long fixed interest rate.
"Housing developers and investors who opt for a 30-year commitment period are now rewarded by the development bank for North Rhine-Westphalia with an even higher redemption discount of an additional 5 percentage points. For special aspects - such as building with wood - the repayment discount is even 50 percent. In addition, the initial interest rate on the development loans is now uniformly 0.0 percent in NRW for a period of 15 years. In modernisation promotion, building owners can now benefit from a repayment discount of up to 30 percent (regularly 20 percent) if they use certified ecological insulation materials or achieve an above-average energy standard."
FAQ and general information about it:
www.bauen-mit-holz.nrw/...neues-zusatzdarlehen-fuer-bauen-mit-holz/
Further information
www.nrwbank.de/de/pulsar/2020_April_WRF_Bauen_mit_Holz.html
Keywords:
Funding, Wood construction, News Blog NRW
For its fight against light pollution, the city of Fulda in eastern Hesse has been honored as Germany's first dark sky municipality by the International Dark Sky Association in the USA. Fulda Mayor Heiko Wingenfeld (CDU) said: "A large part of light pollution is avoidable, and we want to set an example for other municipalities with intelligent solutions." Light pollution refers to the brightening of the night sky by artificial light sources whose light radiates into the atmosphere.
Daniel Schreiner (independent), the city's planning officer, explained that too much light, and above all the wrong kind of light in cold light colours, has been proven to affect the lives of many nocturnal species, disturb plants and damage people's health. It is easy to use artificial light according to location and need, he said. "In this way, you can avoid light pollution, reduce costs and contribute to climate protection by saving energy."
Following Fulda's application, the International Dark Sky Association awarded the city the title in January. According to the information, Fulda is the fifth municipality in Europe. Worldwide, Fulda is even the second largest city to receive this status.
Source: dpa Feb 12, 2019
Keywords:
Stakeholders, Greening / climate adaptation, DE-News, Near-natural open space design, News Blog Europe (without DE), News Blog Hesse, Wildlife/animal friendly construction
At the meeting of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder (KMK) in Berlin on 17 and 18 October, the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder adopted a joint declaration on the United Nations' Education 2030 Agenda (SDG 4).
In the declaration, the KMK underlines "the high degree of agreement between the education policies of the Länder and the goals of the Education 2030 Agenda, whose core goals - participation, equal opportunities, quality of education and lifelong learning - are the subject of intensive education policy efforts by the Länder". The comprehensive concept of education, which underlies the 2030 Agenda Education as well as the German education system, promotes the development of the individual personality and a free, democratic and sustainable society in equal measure. The KMK refers to the numerous education policy measures and initiatives of the Länder in the fields of action of the Agenda. The international exchange under the umbrella of UNESCO and other international organisations offers the opportunity to receive valuable suggestions for the development of one's own strategies and to present one's own good practice to other countries. The KMK affirms that it will "continue its commitment to the goals contained in the 2030 Agenda for Education together with national and international partners in the future".
The President of the German Commission for UNESCO, Prof. Dr Maria Böhmer, welcomes the KMK's declaration: "Worldwide economic progress in harmony with social justice and within the Earth's ecological limits - this is what the 17 Global Sustainability Goals of the United Nations are geared towards. Education is both a goal and a key factor in achieving all the goals. Global challenges can only be solved together. That is why the commitment of the countries to the Education 2030 Agenda is essential. With their commitment to equitable and quality education for all, the countries are making an important contribution to the global community.
In 2015, the member states of the United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which describe the central future tasks of humanity. Global Sustainable Development Goal 4, differentiated by the 2030 Agenda for Education, calls for "ensuring inclusive, equitable and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030". UNESCO coordinates the implementation of the Education 2030 Agenda at the international level.
Further information Agenda Education 2030
Source: German Commission for UNESCO, 17.10.2019
Keywords:
DE-News, SDG 2030, Social / Culture
Today, almost everyone has a mobile phone, which was different 20 years ago. Sometimes, contrary to forecasts, technological change can happen very quickly. Scientists say that in 20 years' time, one in two of us will be driving an electric car.
The article from 22.2.2017 read in the Perspective Daily
[Editor's note: Stuttgart is home to the first new housing estate with 125 flats equipped with an electric car fleet. Here is the link to the project profile: www.sdg21.eu/db/modellprojekt-wohnen-plus-elektroauto-fuhrpark]
Keywords:
DE-News, Mobility, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, eMobility, Ecology
