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Thuringia is making six million euros available this year for investments in municipal climate protection. The funding comes from the state's "Climate Invest" program, which has already kick-started more than 15.5 million euros in investments in municipalities since the start of 2018, the Environment Ministry announced in Erfurt on Thursday. 312 funding applications have been approved.
At the same time, Siegesmund encouraged Thuringian municipalities to take part in the nationwide "Climate Active Municipality 2020" competition. The Federal Ministry for the Environment has started a new round in the competition of ideas for climate protection. Cities, counties and municipalities are called upon to submit exemplary ideas. Prize money totalling 25,000 euros awaits the winners.
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The jury selected nine prize winners this year, and in addition seven commendations were awarded. 134 projects were submitted, all of which, according to the jury, "demonstrate a level of craftsmanship that can hardly be surpassed". They were awarded on 30 June in CUBUS Wolfurt.
The "Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis 2017" was awarded to:
- Category "Apartment buildingRow house LG, Lustenau
- Rehabilitation" categoryOeconomy Building Josef Weiss, Dornbirn, Julia Kick DI ZT Architect, Dornbirn
- Category "Public BuildingMessehallen 09-12, Dornbirn, Marte.Marte Architekten ZT GmbH, Feldkirch
- Category "Single-family houseHouse Birne, Nüziders, DI Martin Mackowitz, Feldkirch and Helmut Taudes, Nüziders
- Category "Single-family houseResidential house W, Bezau, cukrowicz nachbaur architekten ZT GmbH, Bregenz and Jürgen Haller, Mellau
- Category "Other/holiday home": Haus am Stürcherwald, Laterns, architect Bernardo Bader ZT GmbH, Dornbirn
- Out of the country" categoryHouse A, Eschlikon, Srich & Oswald Gmbh, Zurich
- Out of the country" categoryResidential home for refugees, Hanover, MOSAIK Architekten BDA PartGmbH, Hanover
- Ecology and Sustainability" CategoryResidential building F, Dornbirn, cukrowicz nachbaur architekten ZT GmbH, Bregenz and Jürgen Haller, Mellau
When the Vorarlberg Timber Construction Prize was awarded for the first time in 1997, it was a pioneer of its kind. Today it is considered the benchmark of the industry, is internationally known and helps to market the Vorarlberg region to tourists. Around 30,000 architectural tourists come every year because of the outstanding timber architecture, according to the press release of the organisers. vorarlberger holzbau_kunst - a regional network of planners, craftsmen and companies that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
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The discussion about climate change and the growing demand for living space have increasingly brought timber construction into the focus of planners, architects and developers over the past year. After all, sustainable timber construction can make a significant contribution to climate protection and the creation of living space. The increased interest in timber construction is also reflected in the industry figures: the turnover of companies grew by 7 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year, the number of employees increased from around 68,000 to around 70,000 and the timber construction rate continued to grow in both residential (new construction) and non-residential (new construction) construction.
Holzbau Deutschland has published these and other facts, figures and forecasts on the structure of the sector, market and economic trends, the business situation and financing, as well as training and careers in the carpentry and timber construction trades in its "Situation Report Carpenters / Timber Construction 2020" published. It can be downloaded free of charge from the Association's website in the Business Administration section.
Even after Corona: Continue to drive forward climate protection
At the conclusion of the 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed that in the period after the Corona crisis, "when we launch economic stimulus packages, we should always keep climate protection firmly in mind and make it clear that we are not cutting back on climate protection, but investing in technologies that are fit for the future."
Timber construction has long been one of the sustainable technologies that can make an essential contribution to achieving climate protection goals. "Ecological, sustainable and resource-saving construction with wood must therefore continue to be the focus in residential construction as well as in redensification and gap filling in existing buildings. In order for timber construction to be recognized as an alternative on an equal footing with other construction methods, the framework conditions must be further improved and the building codes of the federal states must be adapted to the current state of the art," demanded Peter Aicher, Chairman of Holzbau Deutschland.
The current and further development in timber construction
Until the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, the mood in the timber construction industry was good. The satisfaction of carpentry and timber construction companies is also reflected in the Holzbau Deutschland business survey, in which almost 370 companies took part at the turn of the year 2019/2020. Their order backlog at the beginning of the year already averaged 17 weeks (previous year 15 weeks). The current exceptional situation in the wake of the Corona pandemic has not changed this much: According to recent surveys, most businesses are going about their work without any significant restrictions and in compliance with clearance and hygiene rules. Builders are also sticking to their construction projects. Many timber construction companies are currently benefiting from the existing high order backlog. For some of them, the workload will last until next year.
How turnover in timber construction will develop in 2020 and beyond, and what impact the Corona pandemic will have, cannot be reliably assessed at the present time. Regardless of the current situation, the timber construction industry has assumed a further 5 percent increase in sales by the beginning of March. The value is also based on the cautious confidence of the entrepreneurs from the economic survey of Holzbau Deutschland.
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Situation report carpenters / timber construction 2020
Source: PM Holzbau Deutschland from 4.5.2020
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