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Video portrait (2019) of the Factor X settlement; BMU Climate Protection Prize

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The city of Eschweiler (North Rhine-Westphalia) has been awarded the climate protection prize "Klimaaktive Kommune 2019″ by the Federal Environment Ministry in category 1: "Resource and energy efficiency in the municipality". The city of Eschweiler is committed to more resource and climate protection with its Factor X construction areas.

 

Film about the Faktor X housing estate in Eschweiler:

(6:25 min.) published on Nov 5, 2019

The prize is awarded by the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) as part of the National Climate Initiative (NKI), which is implemented by the German Institute of Urban Affairs gGmbh (DIFU).

More information about the climate protection award "Climate Active Community 2019″ is available on the website of the National Climate Protection Initiative of the Federal Government :
www.klimaschutz.de/stadt-eschweiler

Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/neue-hoefe-duerwiss

All Factor X settlements:
http://sdg21.eu/thema/faktor-x-siedlung


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New solar storage subsidy in RLP
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New solar storage subsidy in RLP

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is launching a solar offensive with a 5-million-euro funding programme for private and municipal solar storage systems.

Today, 9 October 2019, Energy Minister Ulrike Höfken and the Rhineland-Palatinate Energy Agency officially launched the Solar Offensive, which is to take effect at various levels. The Minister presented the solar storage programme as a central component of the offensive. "With the programme, we support private households and municipalities in installing new photovoltaic systems combined with battery storage. In this way, we want to promote the self-supply of municipalities with their properties such as climate schools and private individuals with self-generated PV electricity and its storage," said Höfken.

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State of Lower Saxony launches funding programme for battery storage systems
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State of Lower Saxony launches funding programme for battery storage systems

The state of Lower Saxony has launched a new funding program for battery storage. The funding guidelines were published in the Lower Saxony Ministerial Gazette on 21 October. Applications can be submitted to the NBank with immediate effect.

The grant funding of up to 40 percent of the net investment costs of a battery storage system applies in connection with the new construction or expansion of PV systems (at least 4 kWp). In addition to natural persons, grant recipients can also be companies, legal entities, municipalities and many others.

In addition to the subsidy, bonuses can be granted for e-charging points, PV systems over 10 kWp and the roofing of parking areas or other structural facilities with elevated PV systems.

The funding programme is carried out as a support programme for the economy in the context of the Covid19 pandemic. The grantees are to make investments and thus contribute to the promotion of the economy. The programme is therefore limited in time, Applications can be submitted until 30.9.2022.

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Source: PM of the State of Lower Saxony from 11 November 2020



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Deutscher Bauherrenpreis 2018 „Hohe Qualität – Tragbare Kosten“ im Wohnungsbau
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German Building Owner Award 2018 "High Quality - Affordable Costs" in Residential Construction

Closing date for entries is 1 June 2017

Housing has become a public issue like it hasn't been for years. That is why the competition for the German Building Owner Award 2018 has come at the right time. It is organised by the working group KOOPERATION GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen, Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA and Deutscher Städtetag (DST).

Initially offered without differentiation, the prize has been awarded in the categories "New Construction" and "Modernisation" since 1997. Due to the increasing complexity and interpenetration of new construction and modernisation projects, this separation will be waived in the 2018 competition. Pure new construction or modernisation projects as well as mixed forms can be submitted.

The organisers invite all interested parties to take part in this competition, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.

German Building Award - the most important prize in the field of residential construction in Germany

The competition for the German Building Owners' Award is based on the conflicting priorities of high quality and affordable costs, and aims to highlight the special role of building owners. The working group KOOPERATION GdW-BDA-DST launched this competition in 1986 to support positive approaches and solutions in housing construction.

Website: www.deutscherbauherrenpreis.de



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