This website of the "Affordable Housing Initiative" provides an overview of funding and programmes in the building sector.
http://initiative-bezahlbarer-wohnungsbau.de/kategorie/programme-und-foerdermittel/
Now that almost all of the 570 apartments in Germany's largest timber housing estate in Prinz-Eugen-Park have been occupied, the Munich planning committee has recommended the implementation of the follow-up timber construction project "Kreativquartier" with 370 units.
Here are the key data:
http://sdg21.eu/db/kreativquartier
Keywords:
DE-News, Wood construction, Communities, News Blog Bavaria, Mix of uses, Quarters
Some cities subsidise 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.
In the Overview the cities are listed that grant an extra subsidy for certified natural insulation materials:
| Düsseldorf | 10 - 25 EUR/m² |
| Hamburg | 10 EUR/m² |
| Hanover | 5 EUR/m² |
| Munster |
10 EUR/m² |
| Munich | 0,30 EUR/kg |
The overview does not claim to be complete; no funding entitlement can be derived from it.
Insulation materials made from renewable raw materials with natureplus certification can be found here: www.natureplus-database.org/produkte.php
Source:
News from the Agency of Renewable Resources (FNR) 2017-14
Files: Overview_Daemstoff-Foerderung.pdf
Keywords:
DE-News, Funding, NaWaRohs, News Blog Bavaria, News Blog Hamburg, News Blog NRW, News Blog Lower Saxony, Environmental policy, Thermal insulation
Almost 30,000 cyclists came to the rally in Hamburg to demonstrate for better cycling conditions. The highlight for many participants: the tour over the Köhlbrand Bridge.
Click here for the NDR video about the rally: Thousands of cyclists at rally in Hamburg
Keywords:
Stakeholders, Bike-/Velo-City, DE-News, Movies, Movies 11 to 45 Min, Climate protection, Mobility, News Blog Hamburg, Environmental policy
The renovation project "Efficiency House Plus in Old Buildings" shows how two dilapidated rows of houses from the 1930s can be brought up to plus-energy standards - and in some cases that good architecture can be created in the process.
Location: Pfuhler Straße 4-8 and 10-14, D-89231 Neu-Ulm
Architects: Werner Sobek Stuttgart and o5 architekten bda - raab hafke lang
Builder: NUWOG housing company of the city of Neu-Ulm
Further information: DETAIL-Article "Double experiment: Two residential building renovations in Neu-Ulm." by Jakob Schoof, published online on
Keywords:
Stock, Renewable, Climate protection, News Blog Bavaria, PlusEnergy house/settlement
