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The 30-acre day 2017 was on 15 June

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Our land consumption is still far too high

The federal government's goal of reducing daily land consumption to 30 hectares per day is a long way off. Currently, daily land consumption for settlement and transport still averages 66 hectares per day. This year's 30-hectare day thus fell on 15 June. Since the beginning of the year until this day, so much land has been built up nationwide that no more land may be used for settlement and transport until the end of the year if the 30 hectare target is to be met.

Read the whole article from 19.6.2017:
www.nabu.de/news/2017/06/22630.html


Keywords: Greening / climate adaptation, Soil & land consumption, DE-News, SDG 2030, Environmental policy, Housing policy

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Solar industry sales slump: down 74.2% from 2011 to 2014.
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Solar industry sales slump: down 74.2% from 2011 to 2014.

WIESBADEN: In 2014, companies in Germany achieved a turnover of 3.7 billion euros with goods and services from the solar industry. Compared to 2011, the last economically strong year, this corresponds to an overall decline in turnover of 74.2% or 10.6 billion euros. The crisis in the solar industry in Germany was already apparent in previous years: turnover totalled 9.5 billion in 2012 and 5.1 billion in 2013. The declining economic importance of the solar industry in Germany is primarily due to negative developments in the photovoltaic industry. Between 2011 and 2014, sales of photovoltaic systems and components fell by 75.5 % from 13.3 to 3.3 billion euros. Turnover also fell sharply in the solar thermal sector - from 1.0 billion euros in 2011 to 0.4 billion euros in 2014. Detailed results can be found in the specialist series "Turnover in environmental protection goods and services, 2014". Further information on the survey can be found in the environmental economics section.

The German Solar Energy Society DGS has commented on the developments in a pointed manner: www.dgs.de/index.php?id=3364&type=0#13585 (5th article in the newsletter of 22 July 2016)
Source: Press release destatis.de



Keywords:
DE-News, Renewable, PV, Environmental policy

Lecture by Richard Sennett and Saskia Sassen (2016)
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Lecture by Richard Sennett and Saskia Sassen (2016)

Lecture by Richard Sennett and Saskia Sassen on 9 June 2016 at the Oskar von Miller Forum (International Meeting Centre of the Bavarian Construction Industry) in Munich.

From the press release of the lecture announcement: "Richard Sennett and Saskia Sassen examine the way in which modern society is evolving - to use the words of the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt - towards a state of "brutal simplicity" in which clear distinctions are made between winners and losers, religious beliefs, natives and strangers. Contrast this with the idea of the "open city," which promotes an opening up of the city in terms of a complex interplay of politics, social life, and culture."

Video recording 1:55 min.:
www.oskarvonmillerforum.de/videoarchiv/the-open-city-richard-sennett-saskia-sassen.html



Keywords:
DE-News, Movies, Movies > 45 Min, Mix of uses, Social / Culture

EU clears the way for more citizen energy
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EU clears the way for more citizen energy

Commenting on the agreement between the EU Commission, Council and Parliament on the further expansion of renewable energies in Europe Julia Verlindenspokeswoman for Alliance 90/The Greens in the German Bundestag for energy policy:
The German government has been unsuccessful in putting the brakes on community energy. Europe is now ensuring that the hurdles and fees for self-generation and consumption of renewable electricity are lowered. The storage and sale of electricity from small systems will also become much easier thanks to the EU regulations. This is good news from Brussels for the decentralised energy transition and the participation of people in the conversion of their energy supply.

In contrast, the expansion target for renewable energies in Europe is falling far short of requirements. Economics Minister Altmaier is currently driving the energy transition against the wall, and not just in Germany. He has also done his utmost in Brussels to ensure that the expansion targets are set too low. We need much more renewable energy and also more energy efficiency in order to ensure a clean energy supply and achieve the Paris climate protection targets. After all, climate protection is about nothing less than our livelihoods.

Press release Alliance 90/The Greens from 14 June 2018



Keywords:
Stakeholders, Citizen Energy, Renewable, Climate protection, News Blog Europe (without DE), PlusEnergy house/settlement, Environmental policy, Ecology, Economics

WORLD RECORD: 18 storeys in wood in only three months
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WORLD RECORD: 18 storeys in wood in only three months

Vancouver celebrates topping-out ceremony of the world's tallest wooden residential building at present

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 celebrated its topping-out ceremony on 10 August. The steel roof structure and parts of the prefabricated façade, which was insulated with wood fibre and clad with weatherproof HPL panels, are still missing.

According to the current schedule, the project, which cost around € 35 million, could be completed and handed over to the owner in September next year. Then over 400 students will move into over 300 flats. The construction consists of a combination of glulam columns and cross-laminated timber floors - the foundation, ground floor and staircase lift houses were concreted.

Photos, film and more info:
www.holzbauaustria.at/...



Keywords:
Wood construction

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