How local initiatives and associations can be supported in the development and implementation of climate protection projects at neighbourhood level was the topic of an expert meeting on 4 February at the Pestel Institute in Hanover. The participants from science and practice discussed a new funding concept of the BMUB, which supports the local implementation of climate protection within the framework of the National Climate Initiative [...].
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The new housing development "Ludmilla Wohnpark" was built in Landshut with more than 180 residential units in plus-energy construction. Five single-family houses, two semi-detached houses, six terraced houses and eight multi-family houses with a total of 55 apartments were built on a plot of around 7,300 square metres. Researchers from Munich University of Applied Sciences and the Technical University of Dresden are evaluating the quarter [...].
The Federal Cabinet today approved an update of the Resource Efficiency Programme. Germanwatch welcomes in principle the government's plan for resource efficiency, but says that the original draft of the Environment Ministry has been weakened considerably, especially with regard to human rights issues. "In many places we now only find lip service instead of a binding framework," regrets Cornelia Heydenreich, Team Leader Corporate Responsibility at Germanwatch. She emphasises: [...]
With the many successful, new examples of façade integration of photovoltaics and solar thermal energy, the pages starting on p.36 are particularly interesting for architects. In addition, the study provides detailed fundamentals of building-integrated solar-active systems and shows their potential. Hegger, Manfred; Drebes, Christoph; Wurzbacher, Steffen (2015): benefit E - Gebäudeintegrierte solaraktive Systeme (Final Report), [...].
Timber construction can be cheaper than standard construction - at the same time significantly better CO2 balance Current comparative calculations based on realized new buildings in timber construction show: Building with wood does not have to be more expensive than standard construction methods. This result is surprising, as it contradicts the common perception that timber construction is more expensive. At the same time, the CO2 balance of timber construction is significantly better [...].
Apply now! Climate-active municipalities and regions wanted! The "Municipal Climate Protection" competition, which has been running since 2009, is now called the "Climate-Active Municipality" competition and runs from January to the end of March 2016. © Difu /Anna Jolk The new name of the nationwide competition underlines the comprehensive commitment of municipalities to tackling the [...]
Hendricks: We can invest even more in the future. BMUB budget grows to 4.07 billion euros The federal government wants to significantly increase its spending on climate protection and the promotion of affordable housing in the coming year. "This is a very central concern for the Federal Government, but also for me personally," emphasised [...]
NEW November 2015 | Types and constructions Current timber engineering at a glance Typologically arranged overview with 24 current timber buildings Various typologies and constructions in timber: wide-span halls, light post-compaction and prefabricated building elements
On 12 December 2015, the climate negotiating parties in Paris agreed that global warming should be limited to a maximum of 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius. This was presented with such confidence that one could almost forget that the Earth's atmosphere has no thermostat. No one can assure, certainly not on the basis [...]
The internationally renowned electrosmog expert Dr. Klaus Trost explains which electromagnetic radiation is emitted by PV systems, the magnitude of this radiation and what to look out for when installing the system components.
Europe's largest passive house in timber construction is located in Lübeck. It serves as a new workplace for 430 employees of the local public utility company. According to the client, the timber construction method was no more expensive than a conventional mineral wet construction method - also because an intelligent fire protection concept meant that it was not necessary to clad the timber components.
The following 2 minute video (Nov. 2015) reports on the visions for the urban future of the Morgenstadt program and the focal points of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft's work:
While the sound barrier of 100,000 installed fuel cells was already broken in Japan last year, numerous heating technology suppliers presented natural gas fuel cell heaters for the first time at the ISH in Frankfurt in March of this year, which are now to conquer German boiler rooms after decades of development and testing.
With more than 1,700 completed buildings, SolarActiveHouses are no longer a marginal phenomenon. What has been missing so far is a scientific evaluation of this heat supply concept. To this end, researchers have measured nine solar houses over several heating periods. The responsible project manager Gerhard Stryi-Hipp presented the interim results at the OTTI symposium "Thermal Solar Energy". Read the further in the [...]
The six 72-square-meter apartments of the GBB Plusenergiehaus on Südring are intended for tenants who have a certificate of eligibility for housing. Demand was high. Even before completion, all of the apartments, which were ready for occupancy from May 2015, were already occupied.
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. M.Sc. Econ. Manfred Hegger, gave a lecture on 26 November 2014 at the 6th North German Passive House Conference in Neumünster on the topic "Aktivplus im Blick: Guiding Thoughts - Implementation - Perspectives".
Since September 2014, Wagner Solar, a solar pioneer from Cölbe, has been a subsidiary of Sanderink Holding under the leadership of Dutch entrepreneur Gerard Sanderink. The business operations are continued under the name Wagner Solar GmbH. The managing director is Brigitte van Egten, a lawyer with experience in the industry.
12/2013: Expert advice on timber construction The expert advice on timber construction of the INFORMATION SERVICE WOOD provides individual and company-neutral assistance in planning and building with wood - from questions of principle in building design to details in execution. These can be technical properties of building products, building law issues, constructional and static questions or building physics. Architects and [...]
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The film "In Transition 2.0" (OmU; 65 min) shows examples from the Transition world (including Japan, New Zealand, India, England, the USA and many more) about the diversity and positive power of the Transition movement and the projects on the ground.
URBAN MINING – Die Stadt als ewige Rohstoffquelle Regie: Sandra Czeczelitz Produktion: Christoph Gretzmacher | twovisions Filmproduction 45 min. A 2012 Sendung vom 29.10.2012. 3sat
