This building is still only a concept - but one that should appeal to winter sports fans...
Photos and further information on this project: DETAIL.de from 28.01.2016
In 2018, Deutsche Bahn fed 57 percent green electricity into the grid. This is an increase of 13 percent in electricity from renewable energies compared to the previous year. DB is thus already the largest consumer of green electricity in Germany.
More info:
www.deutschebahn.com/...medienpaket_klimaschutzziel-1201550
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Stakeholders, DE-News, Renewable, Climate protection, Mobility, eMobility, Life cycle assessment, Ecology
That sand is the rock of the year has probably not noticed very many. Why that is so, about it reports the contribution "Sand - the underestimated raw material" (28 min.) from 11.9.2016 on ZDF. Because experts warn: Our little-known sand hunger could become a global sand crisis in the future.
Because:
Building material recycling of sand or mineral building materials is possible, but in practice it is mainly downcycling. For this reason, the substitution of mineral building materials with renewable building materials is favoured in concepts for ecological buildings. Numerous settlements and quarters show what this can look like in concrete terms:
www.holzbau.siedlungen.eu.
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Movies, Movies 11 to 45 Min, Resource efficiency, Environmental policy
In the current publication, the wohnbund takes a look at the development of new urban quarters. Backwards - with the question of what became of the goals that were set for individual projects. To the present day - to the concepts that are being implemented in response to current challenges. It writes in more detail about at least ten new housing estates and neighbourhoods, five of which (Freiburg Vauban, which French Quarter, Hanover Kronsberg, Ackermannbogen Munich and the Heidelberg Railway City) are listed in the sdg21.web database.
An impression of the 88-page brochure is provided by the
Table of contents with reading sample
The publication can be ordered for € 20 plus postage at info@wohnbund.de
Keywords:
Bike-/Velo-City, Cohousing, DE-News, Barracks conversion, Communities, Near-natural open space design, New books and studies, Mix of uses, Participation, Affordable housing, Quarters, Settlements, Housing policy, Housing projects, Aesthetics / Architecture / Building Culture
Environmental crises endanger health. At the same time, an ecological change of course offers many opportunities to create healthier living conditions. This is the core message of the special report that the Environment Council is handing over to Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and Health Minister Prof. Karl Lauterbach in Berlin today.
15 % of deaths in Europe are due to environmental risks, the WHO estimates. Health hazards arise, for example, from air pollutants, noise, chemicals and the spread of antibiotic resistance. New burdens, such as those caused by climate change and biodiversity loss, are also emerging.
"We have known about some of these problems for many years, and policy-makers should now tackle them consistently," says Prof. Claudia Hornberg, Chair of the Environmental Council. "For example, the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry must be more limited in order to reduce the risk of resistance. In addition, chemical regulation should focus on inherently safe chemicals as far as possible."
Only if the federal, state and local governments consistently think together about environment and health can healthy living conditions be created for all. Established instruments such as monitoring, limit values and environmental assessments must be adapted to new challenges. The report provides numerous suggestions for this.
There is also a need for action in urban design: "We need more nature in cities, also to cushion the effects of climate change," says Council member Prof. Wolfgang Köck. "Socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods are often subject to multiple stresses, especially noise and air pollution. Municipalities should specifically relieve these neighbourhoods. Health-related environmental protection in urban planning needs more active involvement of public health departments and greater public participation, as well as financial support from the federal and state governments."
"How important nature is for our health is often underestimated," adds Council member Prof. Josef Settele. "It helps to reduce stress, motivates us to exercise and strengthens the immune system, to name just a few examples. To preserve all these functions, we need to protect it better and give it more space."
Special report of the SRU
2023, 282 pages, 35 illustrations, 6 table(s), ISBN 978-3-947370-25-2
The German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) has been advising the German government on environmental policy issues for over 50 years. The Council's composition of seven professors from different disciplines ensures a scientifically independent and comprehensive assessment, both from a scientific-technical and a social science perspective.
The Council currently consists of the following members:
Prof. Dr Claudia Hornberg (Chair), Bielefeld University
Prof. Dr Claudia Kemfert (Deputy Chair), Leuphana University Lüneburg and German Institute for Economic Research Berlin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christina Dornack, Dresden University of Technology
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Köck, University of Leipzig and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Lucht, Humboldt University Berlin and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Prof. Dr Josef Settele, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Prof. Dr Annette Elisabeth Töller, Open University in Hagen
German Advisory Council on the Environment
Luisenstraße 46, 10117 Berlin, + 49 30 263696-0
www.umweltrat.de
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DE-News, New books and studies, Environmental policy
