After one and a half years of consultation, the black-green Hessian state government has adopted its Climate Protection Plan 2025. According to this plan, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 30 percent by 2020, by 40 percent by 2025 and by at least 90 percent by 2050 (compared to the base year 1990). By achieving these goals, Hesse aims to [...]
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2:15 Min. Published on 9.4.2017 Mission 2020 is a global campaign, blending radical collaboration and relentless optimism to put emissions on a downward path by 2020. When it comes to our climate, timing is everything, and we have a game-changing opportunity to make the big changes now. Let's not be [...]
With a new law, Paris calls on its residents to garden the public space. Wherever possible, vertical and horizontal gardens are to be created, urban agriculture is promoted. There is even a starter kit with planting soil. Among other things, 100 hectares of living facades and roofs are to be created by 2020. Links to read more: http://inhabitat.com/paris-allows-anyone-to-plant-an-urban-garden-anywhere/ [...]
Extreme weather events such as heat waves, heavy rain, floods and storms do not stop at property boundaries. That is why adapting to the consequences of climate change is an issue for everyone - both for politicians and administrators, who are responsible for protecting public space, and for every private owner and tenant. Task of [...]
New labelling mandatory from 1 April Since 1 April 2017, the EU energy efficiency label now also applies to wood heating systems such as pellet, woodchip and log heating systems. The energy efficiency class scale for wood heaters ranges from A++ to G, and from 26 September 2019 from A+++ to D. Pellet boilers are generally rated A+, [...]
Throughout Germany, the federal government has only granted four plots of land at a lower price so that social housing can be built. Yet it is authorised to do so and is actually required to do so. That the federal government does not take the responsibility for the housing supply in the width of the country very lightly, or at least does not use all its resources in the fight against the [...]
On 15 March, the Mayors' Dialogue "Sustainable City" developed impulses for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in German municipalities. The mayors focused on the contributions of municipalities to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable".
Das Bündnis Reichtum Umverteilen setzt im Wahljahr 2017 auf soziale Gerechtigkeit und startet pünktlich zum Bundestagswahlkampf die Kampagne „Reichtum umverteilen – ein gerechtes Land für alle!“. Insgesamt 30 Organisationen, von Gewerkschaften über Wohlfahrts- und Jugendverbände bis hin zu Migranten- und Umweltorganisationen, haben sich im Bündnis zusammengeschlossen, das heute in der […]
Danish architect and urban planner Jan Gehl is in demand worldwide as a source of inspiration for urban redevelopment. He explains what Stuttgart can do in the face of increasing traffic and environmental problems and why he thinks nothing of self-driving cars.
In November of last year, the real estate industry associations put their participation in the Alliance for Affordable Housing and Construction on hold. To the PM from 15.3.2017: www.bmub.bund.de/pressemitteilung/alle-partner-im-buendnis-fuer-bezahlbares-wohnen-und-bauen-setzen-zusammenarbeit-fort
The share of renewable energies in total energy consumption in the EU was 16.7 percent in 2015. That is almost twice as much as a decade earlier. Compared with the previous year, the share rose by 0.6 percentage points, the statistics authority Eurostat announced on Tuesday. In 2004, when data first became available, the [...]
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs and the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) are supporting municipalities that want to use new approaches to activate more unused land for housing construction. To this end, the cities are employing inner development managers and expanding active inner development with various building blocks. The model projects in Aalen, Berlin, Hamburg-Altona, Ludwigsfelde, Offenburg, Regensburg, Solingen and [...]
The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) has published two brochures providing information on the portals ÖKOBAUDAT and WECOBIS. WECOBIS - Web-based ecological building materials information system Download (PDF, 5MB) www.bbsr.bund.de/...2014-16/band-07-dl.pdf ÖKOBAUDAT - Basis for life cycle assessment Download (PDF, 7MB) www.bbsr.bund.de/...2017/band-09-dl.pdf
Some cities subsidize the use of certified insulation materials with a bonus to support resource conservation, carbon storage and particularly environmentally friendly products. This also includes many insulation materials made from renewable raw materials. The overview lists the cities that grant an extra subsidy for certified natural insulation materials: Düsseldorf 10 - 25 EUR/m² Hamburg 10 EUR/m² Hanover [...]
Ansbach, Herbartstrasse Two buildings in timber construction with a highly insulated building envelope, together with two adjoining buildings in a simple, clear architectural language, form a striking, extremely energy-efficient block around a lively courtyard, from which all flats and ancillary rooms can be accessed barrier-free.
15.02.2017 SRU member Prof. Dr. Messari-Becker speaks today in the Bundestag as an expert on the amendment of the Building Code. The SRU welcomes the new area category "Urban Area". However, the noise protection level in these areas must not be lowered. It is also problematic that the amendment is also intended to promote construction activity on the outskirts of settlements.
33 architectural firms from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, among others, have presented the design for WerkBundStadt Berlin. Around 1,100 new apartments are to be built in 38 buildings on 2.8 hectares of land. A critique of it in the deutsche bauzeitung (db) reminds readers of the historical legacy in which the project stands: "There [...]
In the Federal Republic of Germany, more than 720 million square metres of building space have been covered with polystyrene since the Second World War. Now, according to manager magazin, a series of major fires in the industry has startled the insurance industry. According to the report, the insurance industry is now openly advising against the use of Styrofoam not only as an insulating material for commercial buildings, but also [...]
With the targets for the Climate Protection Plan 2050, the German government is pursuing ambitious plans. For the building sector, this means that a nearly climate-neutral building stock is to be achieved by 2050. The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs has launched model projects, such as Efficiency Houses Plus in Old Buildings, with which ways of achieving this [...]
At least 18 million birds die each year from bird strikes on glass. It is more than disconcerting that the 100,000 to 200,000 victims of wind energy are discussed so intensively, but the main causes of bird deaths are not.
Publication of the final report The project "Energy Sufficiency - Strategies and Instruments for a Technical, Systemic and Cultural Transformation to Sustainably Limit Energy Demand in the Consumer Field of Building/Housing", funded by the BMBF, was successfully completed at the end of 2016. The project investigated how energy-sufficiency-related everyday routines, social practices and lifestyle aspects can be reconciled with the requirements of a [...]
A new "Export Initiative for Environmental Technologies" of the Federal Ministry for the Environment is to support the foreign business of the German environmental industry and thus promote the development of environmental infrastructure. Interested companies and organisations can apply until the end of April. The BMUB is making a total of five million euros available this year.
Ireland no longer wants to make money from fossil fuels. With 90 votes and 53 against, the members of the Irish parliament voted in favour of a corresponding law last Thursday. According to the law, the state-owned Strategic Investment Fund is to withdraw its money from fossil investments. The island state would be the first country to [...]
How can people be helped to leave their cars behind more often for short journeys? Answers to this question are to be provided by a new project funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment. The project "Living Leads Mobility" aims to create new opportunities and offers for climate-friendly mobility in the residential environment.
The DGNB blog highlights sustainable building in all its facets. Leading experts from the construction and real estate industry discuss topics that move the industry. Pioneers of sustainability provide impulses that encourage people to rethink. Click here for the DGNB blog: http://blog.dgnb.de
Back in December, with the votes of the red-red-green coalition, the state parliament passed a resolution on how the state intends to implement the 2030 Agenda for Global Sustainable Development and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the ground.
Video verfügbar bis 28.01.2017, 16:30 Eine Million Elektroautos sollen bis zum Jahr 2020 in Deutschland fahren, so will es zumindest die Bundesregierung. Noch hinken die Verkaufszahlen den Erwartungen hinterher. Zusätzlich stellen sich wichtige Fragen nach der Herkunft von Strom und Rohstoffen. Das ZDF hat diesen Fragen in der Reihe „planet […]
In contrast to combustion engines, the amount of energy required to produce the batteries plays a greater role in electric cars. According to the IFEU Institute in Heidelberg, CO2 emissions can be estimated at around 125 kg for one kWh of battery capacity. The production of an electricity storage unit with 24 kWh thus generates about three tons of CO2. In contrast, the resulting [...]
For four years now, Tallinn's residents have been allowed to ride buses and trains for free. The utilization of buses and trams has increased by around 10 percent, as expected, but car traffic has hardly decreased. In the taz article from 27.1.2017 there is a first interim assessment of the experiment in Tallinn
The study "Method development for the description of target values for primary energy consumption and CO2 equivalent of building constructions for linking with property allocation and quality assurance up to design planning" of the RuhrUni Bochum under the direction of Prof. Dr. Annette Hafner has now been published and is available for download. Download: www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/...2016_dbu-abschlussbericht...pdf
From January 2017, the state capital of Munich will also pay up to 2000 euros in purchase incentives for privately used eCargobikes. On April 1, 2016, the Electromobility Funding Directive came into force in Munich. It introduced purchase premiums for commercial e-vehicles from pedelecs to e-cars. Since then, there has been a subsidy for commercially used eCargobikes [...].
Electricity from the sun and wind is too expensive? Wrong: according to new studies, green electricity is cheaper than fossil energy worldwide and in Germany.
In cooperation between the TU Darmstadt and the Institute Housing and Environment (IWU), the endowed junior professorship "Models of Housing and Energy Policy in Cities" was established and filled by the scientist Kai Schulze. He teaches and conducts research at the Institute of Political Science in the Department of Social and Historical Sciences at TU Darmstadt.
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan recently declared happiness to be a national goal. But not only that. Bhutan has also set itself the goal of producing only organic food. This makes Bhutan, along with Denmark, one of the first two countries in the world to have written this task on its agenda.
Government aid for housing construction drives up prices, but does not bring more homes. This is how an assessment by the DIW can be interpreted.
Government aid for housing construction drives up prices, but does not bring more homes. This is how an assessment by the DIW (German Institute for Economic Research), Berlin can be interpreted. Read article from 11.1.2017: www.immobilien-zeitung.de/...diw-will-keine-wohnungsbaufoerderung
Did Federal Minister for Building Barbara Hendricks (SPD) raise expectations with the Alliance for Affordable Housing and Building that ultimately could not be fulfilled? The parliamentary group of Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen is investigating their doubts about the sense and effectiveness of the alliance in a question. And they want to know: How and when does [...]
The era of the coal industry with its dusty air and polluted soil is long gone - but Essen has not yet emerged as an ecological model city. That is about to change. The Ruhr metropolis will be the green capital of Europe in 2017 and wants to completely reinvent itself.
A socially acceptable coal phase-out is feasible and financially viable, according to the findings of an expert report commissioned by ver.di. "We calculate that in none of the scenarios will annual costs of more than 250 million euros have to be raised, even at the peak times around 2030, for early pensions, but also for retraining and [...]
