from 24.3.2020 - 43 min.
Keywords: Building materials / Construction, DE-News, Movies, Movies 11 to 45 Min, NaWaRohs, Thermal insulation
from 24.3.2020 - 43 min.
Recycling companies can't get rid of their goods because they might be contaminated. About conflicts between resource conservation and environmental protection.
Source: taz article from 15. 7. 2016
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DE-News, Sustainable management, Recycling, Resource efficiency, City, Environmental policy
Adjusted for inflation, construction volume will decline in 2022 - Price development and rising interest rates will continue to have a severe impact on the construction industry in the years to come - New residential construction will slump more than the overall construction volume - Policymakers will have to change their strategy in order to achieve their goals for the creation of new housing and energy-efficient building renovation in the medium term
Inflation and supply bottlenecks have stopped the construction boom in Germany: In 2022, real construction volume declined for the first time in many years, by around two percent. Similar declines are expected this year as well. Only in 2024 will the construction volume, adjusted for inflation, be back in the black. Residential construction in particular is disproportionately affected by the decline. This is the result of the current calculations of the construction volume, which are prepared annually by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin).
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Although the construction volume rose by a record-breaking 13.6 percent last year in nominal terms, i.e. in current prices, the increase is solely due to the rapid rise in construction prices. Although this gave the construction companies good sales, adjusted for inflation, construction activity fell by two percent. The urgently needed new housing construction was and is particularly affected, which was even down 4.5 per cent in real terms. "For many years, residential construction has always grown faster than the overall construction volume. Now there are signs of a trend reversal, especially in new construction, which policymakers must take into account," says study author Laura Pagenhardt.
The federal government's goal of building 400,000 new flats per year is thus becoming a distant prospect. Already in the last two years, no more than 300,000 flats have been built. This year and next, the study authors expect that worsening financing conditions and political uncertainty will make investors even more cautious. However, construction prices are likely to rise less sharply due to the easing of supply chains and declining capacity utilisation. "Adjusted for inflation, the construction volume will probably still be negative this year and will only be positive again from 2024, but even then residential construction, especially new construction, is likely to lag behind the overall development," expects study author Martin Gornig.
"What is needed is a master plan that not only supports demand with long-term funding programmes, but also counteracts the bottlenecks in supply" Martin Gornig
He therefore calls for a change in strategy. Although the federal government has already decided on measures to promote housing construction through taxation, it must focus more on redensification of existing buildings in order to create affordable new housing, especially in urban areas. At the same time, there is a danger that a large part of the subsidies, especially for energy-efficient building renovation, will evaporate into rising prices if the supply side is not strengthened in addition to the demand side. According to Gornig, what is needed is a master plan that not only supports demand with long-term subsidy programmes. In addition, it must increasingly promote the expansion of planning, production and installation capacities in order to counteract bottlenecks in supply and thus price increases.
Keywords:
DE-News, Quarters, Settlements, Housing, Housing policy
The tender "City of the Future - On the Way to Plus-Energy Quarters". builds on previous experiences from the research programme specific focal points and R&D services. All actors who deal with research and development issues related to buildings, neighbourhoods and cities and who want to meet the new challenges of digitalisation in the building sector, the realisation of plus-energy neighbourhoods and the development of innovative urban greening technologies can submit proposals.
Within the framework of "City of the Future", the following are available for the 7th call for proposals around € 8.3 million available. The tender runs until 30.01.2020.
The guiding themes of the "City of the Future" are:
However, factors such as liveable city, attractive business location or green space design must also be taken into account.
The subsidies are divided into 3 Tendering priorities with the following subtopics:
Tender focus 1 - Digital planning, construction and operation
1.1 Digital planning, construction process and operations management
1.2 Digital (construction) data management and data acquisition
1.3 Intelligent technologies and usage scenarios
1.4 Innovation Lab "Digital Planning, Building and Operating
Tender focus 2 - On the way to a Plus-Energy-Quarter
2.1 Technological developments on the way to the Plus Energy Quarter
2.2 System integration and combination on the way to a Plus-Energy-Quarter
2.3 Demonstration buildings and quarters
2.4 Innovation laboratory "Promoting interoperability in the smart energy system".
Tender priority 3 - Innovative urban greening technologies
3.1 Reducing urban heat islands and summer overheating
3.2 Multifunctional Wall, Roof and Facade Systems for Greening
3.3 Application and impact of innovative urban greening technologies
More information:
to the program description and
to the tender guide
Keywords:
Procurement, Research, Funding, Climate protection, Communities, News Blog Austria, Planning offices, PlusEnergy house/settlement, Quarters, SDG 2030, Settlements, Housing
Modern mobility is more than e-car subsidies, which is why Baden-Württemberg has introduced a 50% (max. 4,000 euros) purchase premium for commercial eCargobikes. In an interview with cargobike.jetzt, Minister of Transport Winfried Hermann (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) explains the Bicycle STRATEGY in the southwest:
www.cargobike.jetzt/interview-winfried-hermann
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Stakeholders, Bike-/Velo-City, DE-News, Funding, Mobility, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, Environmental policy, Economics