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Dem Wohnraummangel ökologisch begegnen – Sanieren im Bestand ist Schlüssel für mehr bezahlbaren Wohnraum und Klimaschutz

sdg21-Redaktion — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:08:25 +0000

The housing shortage is an immense social problem in many large cities and conurbations. At the same time, the building sector has been failing to meet its environmental and climate targets for years. In a recent position paper, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and the Commission for Sustainable Building at the UBA (KNBau) have examined how more affordable housing can be created without unnecessarily harming the environment and health. According to this paper, the most important factor for more environmental protection in housing construction is that the existing building stock is preserved wherever possible or is sensibly converted and repurposed. This is the easiest way to avoid climate emissions and unnecessarily high consumption of raw materials. Today, UBA President Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner presented KNBau's proposals to Federal Minister of Building Klara Geywitz and Federal Minister of the Environment Steffi Lemke in Berlin.

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Bundesbauministerium startet Förderprogramm „Klimafreundlicher Neubau“

sdg21-Redaktion — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:22:47 +0000

The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs is supporting the climate-friendly construction of new buildings with a new funding programme that will start on 1 March 2023. For the first time, the entire life cycle of a building will be considered - from construction to operation to potential deconstruction in the distant future. The buildings are characterised by low greenhouse gas emissions in the life cycle, high energy efficiency, low operating costs and a high proportion of renewable energies for the generation of heat and electricity. This funding thus makes a contribution to climate protection and to meeting national climate targets.

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DIW: Bundesregierung muss Ziele im Wohnungsbau neu ausrichten

sdg21-Redaktion — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 12:36:13 +0000

Bauvolumen geht inflationsbereinigt im Jahr 2022 zurück – Preisentwicklung und steigende Zinsen werden auch in den kommenden Jahren der Bauwirtschaft schwer zu schaffen machen – Wohnungsneubau bricht stärker ein als gesamtes Bauvolumen – Politik wird Strategiewechsel vollziehen müssen, um Ziele bei Schaffung neuen Wohnraums und energetischer Gebäudesanierung mittelfristig zu erreichen Inflation und Lieferengpässe haben den […]

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Bundesbauministerin Geywitz unterzeichnet Verwaltungsvereinbarung zum klimagerechten sozialen Wohnungsbau

sdg21-Redaktion — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:41:14 +0000

It was only on 16 March 2022 that the Federal Cabinet approved the 2022 budget, the key figures until 2026 and thus also the record sum of 14.5 billion euros for social housing construction until 2026. On 18 March 2022, Federal Minister for Building Klara Geywitz signed the administrative agreement on climate-friendly social housing in the programme year 2022. This must now be countersigned by the Länder.

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14,5 Milliarden Euro für den sozialen Wohnungsbau bis 2026

sdg21-Redaktion — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 09:38:36 +0000

Statement by Klara Geywitz on the 2022 budget and the key figures of the financial planning until 2026

The draft budget for 2022 and the key figures of the financial planning until 2026 provide a total of 14.5 billion euros in programme funds for social housing. With this, we will support the construction of 100,000 social housing units annually. This is more than three times the original financial planning, which had provided four billion euros until 2025. The 2022 budget lays the groundwork with two billion euros.

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Treibhausgasemissionen stiegen 2021 um 4,5 Prozent

sdg21-Redaktion — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:48:05 +0000

After a significant decline in the previous year, greenhouse gas emissions in Germany are on the rise again. Thus, around 762 million tonnes of greenhouse gases were released in 2021 - a good 33 million tonnes or 4.5 percent more than in 2020. Overall, emissions in Germany have thus fallen by 38.7 percent since 1990. The increase in the last year is particularly noticeable in the energy sector: This shows an increase of 27 million tonnes CO2-equivalents, as increased demand for electricity, lower electricity generation from renewable energies and the higher gas price led to increased use of coal for electricity generation. Electricity generation from renewables fell by seven per cent, mainly due to poor wind conditions. In the transport and building sectors, emissions were above the annual ceilings set by the Federal Climate Protection Act. This is shown by the latest calculations of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), which are based on the specifications of the Federal Climate Protection Act and the EU-Renewable Energy Directive (RED) were presented today.

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Difu-Bericht: Große Unterschiede in puncto Nachhaltigkeit in deutschen Kommunen

sdg21-Redaktion — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:26:18 +0000

The new National Progress Report on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda shows the state of sustainability in urban development in German municipalities. The report was prepared by the German Institute of Urban Affairs on behalf of the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR).

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25% der Klimagase in Europa entstehen durch Gebäude – Wissenschaftler fordern Politikwandel

sdg21-Redaktion — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:13:40 +0000

To live up to its climate change pledge under the Paris Agreement, the European Union must ensure that all 250 million existing buildings, as well as all new buildings in the EU, produce near-zero greenhouse gas emissions. In a new report, European national academies of science, through their association EASAC, call for far-reaching policy action. "Policies have long focused on creating energy-efficient buildings that require less heating and air conditioning or generate renewable energy on site. However, the energy used to operate buildings is only part of the story. We need to broaden the scope and look at emissions from building materials and methods - both for new buildings and for building refurbishment," says William Gillett, Director of EASAC's Energy Programme.

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Leitfaden für die Gestaltung unserer Lebensräume: Kodex für Baukultur veröffentlicht

sdg21-Redaktion — Wed, 19 May 2021 07:51:31 +0000

Building culture is becoming a recognised goal in the real estate industry: with support from the real estate and housing industry, the Institute for Corporate Governance in the German Real Estate Industry (ICG) and the Federal Foundation for Building Culture initiated and developed the Code for building culturea voluntary commitment for the responsible performance of tasks by companies in the real estate industry.

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Ab Februar 2021 in Bayern: Holzbau für alle Gebäudeklassen

sdg21-Redaktion — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:34:35 +0000

On 1 February 2021, the amendment to the Bavarian Building Code came into force. In the future, the building material wood can be used in all building classes. The legal changes make building in Bavaria easier and faster, more space-saving and more cost-effective.

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