The 88th Conference of Environment Ministers has just passed a resolution in Bad Saarow on the "Promotion of Building with Wood", which was introduced by Rhineland-Palatinate. The document calls on the federal government to improve the framework conditions for timber construction. As the environmental minister of Rhineland-Palatinate reports, among other things, the positive climate protection properties of renewable raw materials are to be taken into account in the building energy [...]
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A total of 150 million hectares of destroyed forest to be rebuilt An important milestone in the Federal Environment Ministry's international nature conservation and climate protection policy has been reached. The so-called "Bonn Challenge" initiated by Germany to rebuild forests has succeeded in getting countries to pledge a total of 150 million hectares. Achieved was [...]
For the third time, the BMEL awarded prizes to innovative and pioneering building projects that make significant use of wood and other renewable raw materials. From a total of 127 submissions, a ten-member jury selected eight outstanding building projects and a further 12 special competition entries. The eight winners in the new construction and [...]
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 [...]
Since February 2017, the houses of Chiemgauer Holzhaus have been able to distinguish themselves with the RAL quality mark GZ 425. This is because the solid wood houses achieve a GWP (Global Warming Potential) value of less than zero in their carbon footprint. This has been tested by the "Gütegemeinschaft CO2 neutrale Bauwerke in Holz e.V.". Taking into account all the necessary materials, such as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Classic building material in a flexible system Wood is considered a visually and haptically appealing material, it is sustainable, renewable and usually readily available. However, the fact that wood is also suitable almost without restriction for use in multi-storey building construction is new and requires a creative approach to the previously practised method of building construction. Modern timber construction [...]
Broadcast: 11.12.2016 Talk: KenFM Running time: 1 h 37 min 31 s Content overview: 00:10:25 The secret of trees: the perfect cycle 00:27:13 Lunar wood: how the moon influences growth 00:37:52 Real energy transition 00:41:16 Energy self-sufficient houses and: Why wood doesn't burn 00:50:06 Common good, big corporations and tax avoidance 01:02:55 Modern thermodynamics: the model of [...]
With the Sustainable Small House Building (BNK) quality seal, there is now a standard for detached and semi-detached houses that you can use, for example, to optimise the conditions for insurance and financing of your own home. At the first official award ceremony, our "Room for Healthy Ideas" was also awarded the top grade of 1.4.
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
The Schweighofer Prize rewards innovative ideas, technologies, products and services along the entire value chain with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of the European forestry and timber industry.
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.
More than insulation: The life cycle assessment of a house is decided by the choice of building materials. Another comparison with clear results. Click here for the life cycle assessment study by ÖkoPlus AG
On 23 November, Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Gerd Wegener passed on his office as spokesman for the Forestry and Wood Cluster in Bavaria. The handover of office took place at the Bavarian Ministry of Agriculture as part of a ceremony held to mark the 10th anniversary of the cluster initiative and the 5th anniversary of proHolz Bayern.
To date, over 500 neighbourhoods have applied for funding for energy-related neighbourhood concepts. A new brochure and a travelling exhibition present practical examples and recommendations for implementation.
On siedlungen.eu, photos of the sustainable showcase neighbourhood eQ in Pfaffenhofen are now available for the first time. In 2012, Pfaffenhofen received the German Sustainability Award in the "Small Towns and Municipalities" category, and in 2011 the city of Pfaffenhofen was honoured as the most sustainable city in the world (category 20,000 - 75,000 inhabitants) for its eco-neighbourhood, among other things. Click here for the photo gallery [...]
Dalston Lane at INFORMATION SERVICE WOOD 121 flats on 12,500 m² of floor space and a further 3,500 m² of commercial floor space are currently being built in London, Dalston Lane. This is currently the world's largest solid timber building. 3,500 m³ of cross laminated timber are being used in nine storeys. Architect: Andrew Waugh.
84-metre-high building in Vienna's new "Seestadt Aspern" district After around two years of development, the groundbreaking ceremony for the lighthouse HoHo project in Vienna has now taken place. By 2018, around 20,000 square metres of rental space will be created on 24 levels in a timber hybrid construction.
In this article, Susanne Jacob-Freitag presents the tallest and largest timber buildings in the world, as well as the unique selling point of timber buildings in urban areas and their cost advantages.
A film by French philosopher Philippe Simay on arte.tv In this episode, the philosopher visits the region of Vorarlberg in Austria, the international model for ecological and sustainable architecture.
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 [...]
Vancouver celebrates topping-out ceremony of the world's tallest wooden residential building 26.08.2016 - In Vancouver, Canada, a world record in timber construction has been set - almost casually and without much fuss. The wooden structure of the 18-storey student dormitory of the University of British Columbia, was erected in 66 working days and could be opened on [...]
"Well-insulated and energy-efficient modern housing must remain affordable for poorer people. This is crucial, said DBU Secretary General Dr Heinrich Bottermann at the expert forum "Urban Spaces in Climate Change", so that there is no division in society. He also emphasised how important it is for climate-neutral and resource-saving neighbourhood development to increasingly rely on timber construction [...]
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.
Since 2012, the DGNB certification system has provided local authorities with a tool that helps them to optimise neighbourhoods from a sustainability perspective and to document this through an award. For this system, the DGNB has now specifically further developed the criteria catalogue and significantly reduced the scope through adjustments. This would [...]
The flame retardant HBCD, which was mainly used in polystyrene insulation boards, has been banned since March 2016. But trouble looms from the many millions of cubic metres of HBCD-containing insulation material that have already been installed in Germany. The flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) has been largely banned from trade and use in the EU since spring 2016. HBCD was [...]
"With their jointly planned residential building, the two Viennese architectural firms "Berger+Parkkinen" and "querkraft" have ventured a new interpretation of the urban block: despite high density, the broken-up ridge structure allows for small-scale development with varied open spaces." Read the article by Julia Liese from 19.08.2016 on DETAIL.de
Many thanks to Mr Pohlmeyer for the current photos of the small "cube settlement" planned by Peter Hübner (plus+, Neckartenzlingen). To the photo gallery 9/2016
Bruderverlag has completely revised its popular smartphone application Holzbau-Finder for searching the vicinity of wooden buildings. New objects have been added, for the first time the two common operating systems iOS and Android are served and the design and user guidance have also been improved. To the article by Bauen mit Holz: www.bauenmitholz.de/wo-steht-der-naechste-holzbau/150/10803/
In the new brochure "Finishing and Designing with Renewable Raw Materials" published by the Agency for Renewable Resources (Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V.). (FNR) provides a compact overview of bio-based building and furnishing products for interior designers, renovators and builders. The topics range from floor coverings, paints and wood protection systems to wooden windows and furniture for interior [...]
4,996 single- and multi-family houses in timber construction were approved in Bavaria in 2015. This early indicator from the State Statistical Office sets a new record in the readiness for timber construction. In terms of building permits, the timber construction rate is thus already at 19.6 percent. In the last 30 years, never before have so many residential buildings been [...]
Roof extensions offer enormous housing potential A great opportunity for more housing in Germany lies on the roofs: More than 1.5 million additional flats could be created by adding storeys to roofs. And this could happen in places where living space is already scarce and housing is expensive: in large cities, conurbations and university towns.
Five prize winners can look forward to the Lower Austrian Timber Construction Prize 2016, which was awarded for the 15th time on 6.6.2016. Winery Högl, Wachau Prize winner utility building (Copyright Elmar Ludescher) "Planning is becoming more and more creative and every year there are new technical solutions. As a result, wood as a building material is gaining in importance for builders and planners every year [...]
Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Address: 50226 Frechen | Europaallee 45 | FertighausWelt Köln/Frechen Program 11.15 a.m. Official opening and blessing of the house from 12.00 p.m. Building experts will advise you throughout the day, on the topics of "Healthy Building & Living", "Innovative Building Technology" and "Individual & Modern Architecture" Experts [...]
