4:16 min - from 9 Oct 2019
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/holzhybridhaus-skaio
Future Forum 2040 on 20.05.2019 in Freiburg
2:00:15 h
The lecture by Dr. Stefan Gärtner, IAT Gelsenkirchen (minutes 17 to 56): Production in the city: opportunities, risks and your integration into urban value creation is far-sighted.
It shows examples of how production can be brought back into the city and how mixed use can succeed.
Keywords:
Bike-/Velo-City, Soil & land consumption, DE-News, Movies, Movies > 45 Min, Business, Climate protection, Communities, Media, Mobility, Sustainable management, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, Mix of uses, Quarters, Resource efficiency, Social / Culture, Transition Town, Urban production, Housing policy, Ecology
Sustainable development in Germany is inconceivable without a resource-efficient construction industry. The new expert recommendation VDI-EE 4802 Sheet 1 explains in a practical way how to apply the concept of resource efficiency in the life cycle of buildings. To this end, it breaks down the tasks and scope for action of the individual players in the construction process. Using examples of increased material, energy and space efficiency, the expert recommendation supports the entire planning process towards a resource-efficient building.
Modern construction must be sustainable, and keep the many different aspects in mind: the use as well as the costs, the consumption of resources and the cultural background. The energy used for new buildings and facilities must be planned precisely, and the subsequent energy requirements must also be calculated in such a way that they can be met with as little input as possible. Last but not least, the construction processes themselves should also be resource-efficient. In Germany, the Resource Efficiency Program (ProgRess) exists for this purpose.
Aim of the expert recommendation VDI-EE 4802 Sheet 1 is to enable those involved in construction to design their building projects in a resource-efficient manner, and in particular to minimise the use of fossil energy raw materials and the emission of greenhouse gases. The aim is to achieve an optimal, contemporary compromise between economic efficiency and sustainability.
Resource efficiency can be planned and measured. The VDI has developed the VDI 4800 series of guidelines which contains basic principles and methodology, strategies and evaluation procedures. The new VDI expert recommendation VDI-EE 4802 Sheet 1 fleshes out the contents of the directive and helps with its application in practice. The expert recommendation is aimed at those responsible in the construction and real estate industry, politics and administration.
VDI-EE 4802 Sheet 1 provides guidance on the determination of resource efficiency, which results from the determination of the quantitative use of resources. In this sheet, the spatial level of a building is considered, primarily for residential and non-residential buildings, as well as temporary buildings. Further sheets of the expert recommendation will deal with resource efficiency in neighbourhoods or cities.
Publisher of the VDI expert recommendation VDI-EE 4802 Sheet 1 "Resource Efficiency in Construction - Buildings" is the VDI Society for Construction and Building Technology (GBG). The expert recommendation was published in March 2021 and can be ordered at a price starting at EUR 110.90 from Beuth Verlag. Online orders can be placed at www.vdi.de/4802 or www.beuth.de possible. VDI members receive a 10 percent discount on all VDI guidelines. VDI guidelines can be ordered in many public display free of charge.
Technical contact:
Dr. Frederike Wittkopp
VDI Society for Construction and Building Technology (GBG)
Phone: +49 211 6214-466
Email: wittkopp@vdi.de
Keywords:
DE-News, Faktor X / ResScore, Resource efficiency
The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) portal of the Bertelsmann Foundation in cooperation with the German Association of Cities and Towns (Deutscher Städtetag), the German Association of Districts (Deutscher Landkreistag), the German Association of Towns and Municipalities (Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund), the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) and Engagement Global - Service für Entwicklungsinitiativen (Engagement Global - Service for Development Initiatives) went online today.
It is interesting to be able to compare individual cities with each other:
https://sdg-portal.de
Keywords:
Blogs & Portals, SDG 2030, Environmental policy
Today, Thursday, the European Parliament voted on new rules on occupational pensions (1). Thanks to the persistence of the European Parliament's negotiating delegation, sustainable and environmental criteria must be taken into account in future investments, as we Greens/EFA Group have proposed.
Sven Giegold, the Greens/EFA Group's financial and economic spokesperson, said: "The new rules on occupational pensions enshrine the phase-out of fossil fuels in European law for the first time. This is a great success to strengthen investments in sustainable products. In future, pension funds will have to take social and environmental standards into account when they invest. This will protect policyholders from heavy losses when the phase-out of fossil fuels comes. Customers will receive more and better information about the investments. The new rules are therefore good for customers and the climate. Pension funds must act now and exit fossil fuel investments."
(1) At present, occupational pension funds manage assets of around 3300 billion euros across Europe. When it comes to investments, occupational pension funds will have to pursue a divestment strategy in future, i.e. say goodbye to fossil fuels. They must invest customers' money according to social and ecological criteria and take good corporate governance into account. In the case of financial investments in fossil fuels, internal risk assessments must now mandatorily include any losses in value resulting from climate change. In addition, policyholders will receive more detailed information on their expected insurance benefits and on the costs of the pension fund.
Keywords:
Renewable, Climate protection, News Blog Europe (without DE), SDG 2030, Environmental policy
