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Sechs Modellquartiere als lokale Impulsgeber für die Energiewende
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Six model districts as local drivers for the energy transition

With the funding announcement "Solar building / energy-efficient city"Together with the BMWi, the BMBF is providing up to 100 million euros over the next five years for research, development and Innovation in the field of sustainable urban development.

In the first round of calls for proposals, more than 60 consortia from city administrations, research institutes and companies applied for funding. Of these, the following six were selected:

  • In Kaiserslautern show nine partners on the former Pfaff factory premises AGThe project shows how the energy turnaround can be successfully implemented in the neighbourhood with a high proportion of locally generated renewable energy and buildings that are to be renovated, listed and new.
  • In Heather (Holstein) develop in the consortium "Quarree 100" twenty partners to find solutions for the deregulation of renewable energy and to use it sensibly locally - for example, the waste heat from electrolysis plants for the heat supply of existing buildings.
  • In Oldenburg wants the project "ENaQ - Energetic Neighbourhood". In addition to electricity, heat and electromobility, it is above all the actors and users who must be networked with each other.
  • In Zwickau is realized by a consortium of 13 partners in the project "ZED" an Zero Emissions Quarterwhich is intended to show how apartments can be supplied in a future-proof and affordable manner on the basis of electrical-thermal composite systems.
  • In Esslingen the climate-neutral Urban quarter "ES-West P2G2P“ enable the cross-sectoral use of regenerative electricity surpluses through a network of innovative technologies. In the process, the district will be linked to the city's mobility concept via electric buses, for example.
  • The project "City Quarter 2050 - Solving Challenges Together" will demonstrate in two southern German neighbourhoods how innovative building solutions can contribute to social compatibility in tight housing markets. For example, users of the buildings are involved in energy management through an interactive "neighbourhood app".

The projects are intended to show how energy consumption in urban quarters can be reduced, the intelligent network of electricity, heat and mobility and that renewable energies can be sensibly integrated into the energy supply.

Source: BMWi and BMBF PM of 11.7.2017



Keywords:
DE-News, Energy storage, Renewable, Funding, Climate protection, Mobility, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, News Blog Lower Saxony, News Blog RLP, News Blog Saxony, News Blog Schleswig-Holstein, PV, PlusEnergy house/settlement, Quarters, Electricity storage, Environmental policy, eMobility

natureplus kritisiert Bewertung des ÖKO-TEST Magazins für Dachdämmstoffe
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natureplus criticises ÖKO-TEST magazine's assessment of roof insulation materials

In its August issue, ÖKO-TEST magazine evaluated 15 different roof insulation materials, including 5 with the natureplus seal of approval. The products are mainly suitable for insulation between rafters. The good performance of conventional products made of glass and rock wool, which all achieved "good", was striking. Of the natureplus-certified products, 2 insulation materials made of wood fibres - "Gutex Thermoflex" and "Pavaflex" by Pavatex - achieved the best rating in the test with "very good", while other products only scored "satisfactory" ("Isocell" cellulose fibre, "Thermo-Jute" by Thermo Natur) or "sufficient" (Ziro "Corktherm 040").

ECO criteria do not play a role
However, natureplus Managing Director Thomas Schmitz finds the prioritisation of ÖKO-TEST "questionable". He criticises that the topic of manufacturing energy played no role whatsoever in the test. The use of renewable resources (renewable raw materials or recycled materials) also had no influence on the rating. "This does not fit in with the theme of ÖKO-Test," says Schmitz. The natureplus-tested products, on the other hand, all met high standards in these evaluation criteria, which were not taken into account by ÖKO-TEST.

Link:
www.natureplus.org/index.php?id=157...



Keywords:
Stock, DE-News, New books and studies, Thermal insulation

12. Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis vergeben
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12th Vorarlberg Timber Construction Prize awarded

The jury selected nine prize winners this year, and in addition seven commendations were awarded. 134 projects were submitted, all of which, according to the jury, "demonstrate a level of craftsmanship that can hardly be surpassed". They were awarded on 30 June in CUBUS Wolfurt.

The "Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis 2017" was awarded to:

  • Category "Apartment buildingRow house LG, Lustenau
  • Rehabilitation" categoryOeconomy Building Josef Weiss, Dornbirn, Julia Kick DI ZT Architect, Dornbirn
  • Category "Public BuildingMessehallen 09-12, Dornbirn, Marte.Marte Architekten ZT GmbH, Feldkirch
  • Category "Single-family houseHouse Birne, Nüziders, DI Martin Mackowitz, Feldkirch and Helmut Taudes, Nüziders
  • Category "Single-family houseResidential house W, Bezau, cukrowicz nachbaur architekten ZT GmbH, Bregenz and Jürgen Haller, Mellau
  • Category "Other/holiday home": Haus am Stürcherwald, Laterns, architect Bernardo Bader ZT GmbH, Dornbirn
  • Out of the country" categoryHouse A, Eschlikon, Srich & Oswald Gmbh, Zurich
  • Out of the country" categoryResidential home for refugees, Hanover, MOSAIK Architekten BDA PartGmbH, Hanover
  • Ecology and Sustainability" CategoryResidential building F, Dornbirn, cukrowicz nachbaur architekten ZT GmbH, Bregenz and Jürgen Haller, Mellau

When the Vorarlberg Timber Construction Prize was awarded for the first time in 1997, it was a pioneer of its kind. Today it is considered the benchmark of the industry, is internationally known and helps to market the Vorarlberg region to tourists. Around 30,000 architectural tourists come every year because of the outstanding timber architecture, according to the press release of the organisers. vorarlberger holzbau_kunst - a regional network of planners, craftsmen and companies that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Photos and further information:
www.holzbaukunst.at/events-aktivitaeten/holzbaupreis-2017



Keywords:
Wood construction, News Blog Europe (without DE), News Blog Austria, Contests & Prizes, Aesthetics / Architecture / Building Culture

Große Teile der deutschen Wirtschaft wollen ambitionierten Klimaschutz im Koalitionsvertrag
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Large sections of the German business community want ambitious climate protection in the coalition agreement

A broad alliance of more than 50 large and medium-sized companies and business associations is calling on the parties in the exploratory talks to make climate protection the central task of the future German government.

Subscribers to the declaration include major companies active in Germany, larger SMEs and associations from a wide range of sectors. They include 6 DAX 30 companies and well-known names such as Aldi Süd, Deutsche Börse, Deutsche Telekom, Hochtief, Nestlé, SAP and many more. Energy-intensive industrial companies and coal-fired power plant operators are also supporting the appeal, including Siemens, EnBW, E.ON and Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel. Many of the subscribing companies are not direct winners of decarbonisation or the energy transition. However, the subscribers promise to play their part in climate protection. Coordinators of the declaration are the business associations Stiftung 2° and B.A.U.M. as well as the development and environmental organisation Germanwatch.

https://www.stiftung2grad.de/klimaschutz_koalitionsverhandlungen-3321



Keywords:
Stakeholders, DE-News, Climate protection, SDG 2030, Environmental policy

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