Difu study gives recommendations for more effective use of funding in NRW Lack of staff and high administrative demands are two of the reasons that prevent cities, districts and municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) from drawing down available urban development funding on time. This is a key finding of a study conducted by the German Institute for [...]
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Online tool provides information on funding programmes Düsseldorf. With Förder.Navi, an online tool from EnergyAgency.NRW, it is now even quicker to find one's way through the funding jungle. The tool (www.energieagentur.nrw/foerder-navi) helps private individuals, companies and local authorities to find funding opportunities, for example when it comes to energy-efficient refurbishment.
Resilient Cities Congress of the Cities Network ICLEI in Bonn The Paris Climate Agreement involves all levels of government in addressing climate change. At the local level, these are cities and municipalities. The ICLEI network of cities, which includes 22 German cities, will meet in Bonn from 26 to 28 April for the [...]
The Clouth Quarter, a project of the Cologne urban development company moderne stadt GmbH, was awarded a "polis AWARD" in silver (2nd prize) in the category "Social Neighbourhood Development". Around 100 local authorities, development companies, architects, property developers and initiatives such as building groups entered the competition. The awards were given to current projects from Germany, grouped in the categories of urban land recycling, [...]
4.25 TWh from solar energy in NRW last year Düsseldorf. 4.25 terawatts (TWh)! That's how much electricity the photovoltaic systems installed in North Rhine-Westphalia produced last year (2017). This corresponds to the average annual electricity demand of more than 1 million four-person households. In total, there are 8.7 million households in NRW.
Housing to be created through more effective development of building areas The City of Cologne has revoked its waiver of the exercise of the municipal right of first refusal with effect from 1 February 2018 and announced this in the Official Gazette of the City of Cologne. At the same time, the City of Cologne has informed the Cologne Land Registry, the Cologne Chamber of Notaries and the Federal Chamber of Notaries about [...]
The vital, functionally mixed city is the guiding principle of sustainable urban development. Urban production can make an important contribution to the mix of functions. After years of functional segregation, it shows ways in which new city-affine production typologies, manufactories, small businesses and crafts can achieve more functional mixing in the various city quarters and secure or restore supply qualities.
BN - Is the roof of my house or company building suitable for a photovoltaic system or a solar thermal system? This question can now be answered quickly and conveniently online with the help of the new solar roof cadastre of the city of Bonn. In a building-specific map display, a colored marking indicates whether and to what extent [...]
Die Fotos entstanden August 2017 Die ganze Fotogalerie gibt es hier: https://siedlungen.eu/galerien/fotogalerie-2017-oeko-zentrum-nrw-hamm Weitere Infos über das Öko-Zentrum NRW: http://sdg21.eu/db/gewerbepark-oekozentrum-nrw
To date, the "Hoher Weg" eco estate in Hamm is the second largest timber housing estate in Germany with 120 residential units. This is astonishing because it was built back in the 1990s. The photos were taken in August 2017: The largest German timber housing estate was also built in Hamm: http://sdg21.eu/db/wohnpark-heinrichstrasse More information about the estate in [...]
Between 31 August and 2 September, the planners' workshop embedded in the participation process for the Viktoriakarree will take place. During these three days, four teams of planners will develop an independent planning concept on site, taking into account the results of the previous participation processes. The planner workshop kick-off event will be held on Thursday, 31 August 2017, at [...]
Partnership for emission-free delivery traffic Important impetus for electric mobility in Germany Bonn/Cologne, 14.06.2017 StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, and Ford-Werke GmbH are entering into a partnership to build battery-powered delivery vehicles. After Deutsche Post has already made its mark in the market for smaller, zero-emission [...]
For the fifth time and in keeping with its 120th birthday, Spar- und Bauverein Solingen eG awarded the nationwide Klaus Novy Prize for innovations in cooperative building and living in July. This prize was established by SBV eG as a stimulus for cooperative ideas on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. This year, the prize was awarded to [...]
Stadtwerke Herne is planning to build a climate-friendly and car-free housing estate with an innovative energy concept in Sodingen: seven detached single-family homes are being built in Baueracker, which will be largely self-sufficient in terms of energy. The building permit is expected before the end of this year. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for early 2018. The first families are expected to move in in February 2019.
"Europe's largest rental for e-load bikes has started in Cologne. The initiators see the project as an active contribution to the energy transition and want to transfer the system - if it is successful - to other cities" Read the article: https://enorm-magazin.de/europas-groesster-e-lastenrad-verleih
City as a pioneer of mobility change Wuppertal is making a name for itself in terms of sustainable and modern transport systems. It is not only the 100-year-old suspension railway that has long stood for the city as a symbol of innovative modes of transport. The new Nordbahn route for cyclists and pedestrians above the roofs of the city has brought great recognition nationwide. A modern [...]
"How do we want to live in our city and in our neighbourhood? We asked ourselves these questions at the planning workshop "Viva Werkstatt". The aim was to collect ideas for the careful development of the Viktoriaviertel. The neighbourhood should become lively again and the urban areas should be converted for the common good. Among the over [...]
Within the framework of a VHS theme series, interested parties can discuss the further development of the former barracks area this coming Saturday. The event series "Stadtgestaltung im Dialog" (Urban Design in Dialogue) wants to encourage citizens to think about the design of concrete areas and buildings in Bonn and to influence their future development. On Saturday, the 25th [...]
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 [...]
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.
On 14 December 2016, the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament passed the amendment to the state building code. The main parts of the new version will come into force one year after publication in the NRW Ministerial Gazette, i.e. in all probability at the beginning of 2018.
They sat unanimously next to each other: the mayor, the Peruvian mountain guide, high-ranking representatives of churches and foundations and activists...
NRW.BANK's new promotion loan is aimed at all condominium associations (WEGs) in North Rhine-Westphalia that want to modernise or refurbish the housing they mainly use themselves, have no commercial landlords as members and consist of at least five owners. Smaller WEGs can make use of the NRW.BANK.Gebäudesanierung promotion programme.
In 2015, a new excursion attraction was created near Waldbröl in the vicinity of Bonn and Cologne that is not only attractive to wood construction fans: the Panarbora nature experience park. Covering an area the size of eleven football pitches, the park offers a unique combination of nature, amusement and environmental knowledge. The heart of the park is a treetop path [...]
Electric cars with E-plates will be allowed to park free of charge in municipal parking lots in Bonn in the future. This was decided by the Council in its meeting on Thursday, 22 September. It thus followed a draft resolution of the administration for the implementation of the Electromobility Act. In addition, parking spaces are to be set up at charging stations for e-cars and the charging infrastructure is to be developed in coordination with [...].
17:14 min, Published 12 Sep 2016 The film shows how the pioneering municipalities of Bremen, Aidlingen and Dortmund take fair trade into account in municipal procurement.
It was to be the first 6-storey wooden building in NRW, now 5 storeys are being realised as student accommodation with 32 units in passive house standard. The building is located not far from Bonn's main railway station and is implemented with a car sharing concept.
The Federal Government has agreed to fund one of four regional "Sustainability Strategies Network Offices" in Bonn. This was announced by Chancellor Merkel and the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) at the RNE annual conference in Berlin at the end of May.
In June 2016, the state government adopted a sustainability strategy for NRW. It is the first federal state to commit to implementing the global sustainability goals of the United Nations and has defined a system of targets and indicators for key areas of action.
STADTraum54 - Schöner Wohnen für alle The new cooperative for Cologne that reinvents the neighbourhood - A participatory event Schöner Wohnen für alle - the rooftop cooperative initiative STADTraum54 is initiating the largest new cooperative project in Cologne - and you are helping to plan it? The initiators of STADTraum54 put their concept up for debate. Join in [...]
A broad alliance of chambers, the housing industry, trade unions, environmental and nature conservation associations as well as consumer and social associations joined forces in June 2016 to form a "NRW Building Alliance for Climate Protection". The aim of the alliance is to promote climate protection in the areas of housing and construction and to introduce jointly developed priorities into the political arena. The [...]
On 30.6. the field test started in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia. For one year, scientists coordinate the operation of three combined heat and power plants with the use of three heat pumps, a PV system, a large lithium-ion storage unit and a private electric storage heating system to balance the PV and wind feed-in.
Another piece of good news for Bonn: The Federal Government will set up one of four regional "Sustainability Strategies Network Offices" in the federal city. This was announced by Chancellor Merkel and the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) on Tuesday, 31 May, at the RNE annual conference in Berlin.
on 6 July 2016 in Oberhausen More housing! This is the message of the hour, because we urgently need housing. Especially for people who cannot participate in social life because of their income, their social status or their education: e.g. for transfer recipients, for the homeless and of course for the refugees, [...]
