The tenants' electricity campaign financed by the Hessian Ministry of Economics is entering its second round until 2020.
Info:
www.solarserver.de/...mieterstrom-in-hessen...
Permaculture
In this video from October 2012, the two pioneers of new ways of economy and life Margrit (who died in 2011) and her husband Declan Kennedy, explain in 6 minutes the basic principles of permaculture. The recordings were made at Margrit and Declan Kennedy's home in the Lebensgarten Steyerberg:
6:45 min, 2012
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Self-sufficient, Greening / climate adaptation, Cohousing, DE-News, Movies, Movies 4 to 10 Min, Lifestyle / Consumption, Near-natural open space design, News Blog Lower Saxony, Mix of uses, Permaculture, Resource efficiency, Settlements, Social diversity, Sufficiency, Transition Town, urban gardening, Wildlife/animal friendly construction, Residential, Housing projects
12/2011: Foundation stone laid for the 10 square kilometre ecology park in Qingdao, China www.detail.de/...
11/2011: Grants for integrated neighbourhood concepts and refurbishment managers: New KfW funding programme "Energy-efficient urban refurbishment". The pilot phase for the integrated energy neighbourhood concept was launched on 15 November. The new KfW programme "Energy-efficient urban refurbishment" is intended to develop and implement measures to increase the energy efficiency of buildings and infrastructure, in particular for heat supply in the neighbourhood. For 2012, 92 million euros are available from the special "Energy and Climate Fund".
11/2011: BUND Yearbook 2012 "Ecological building and renovation" Published
The 244-page, full-colour booklet combines ecological building principles and practical tips for all phases of construction or renovation - from planning and financing to implementation with appropriate building materials and technologies and furnishing. Written in an easy-to-understand and clear style, with many examples and practical suggestions, it offers an all-round service for building owners and renovators. Reading sample (pdf) Order directly for EUR 8.90 (plus EUR 2 postage) from: www.ziel-marketing.de
10/2011: Passive house residential complex with 155 flats in Austria
In Eisenstadt, the capital of Burgenland, the largest passive house complex in the Austrian province to date is being built on the Kirchäcker site: www.detail.de/...
9/2011: Gardening in the centre of the city. Christa Müller: "Urban Gardening - On the return of gardens to the city"
"Until recently, most urban planners reacted patronisingly to
urban mini-farming." How thoroughly the tide has turned
The book "Urban Gardening", which the journalist
and crime writer Susanne Billig for Deutschlandradio Kultur in a
in a revealing 7-minute conversation.
www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/kritik/1532625
9/2011: Climate protection in municipalities. The practical guide was funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and compiled by the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) in co-operation with the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (ifeu) and the Climate Alliance and is now available in a fundamentally revised version. The guide (514 pages, loose-leaf collection in a folder) can be ordered from Difu for a nominal fee of EUR 14.40 and is available to download free of charge as a PDF file:
www.leitfaden.kommunaler-klimaschutz.de
9/2011: Funding programme launched for energy-plus homes
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) has launched a new funding programme for model houses that meet the so-called "Plus Energy Standard". Around 1.2 million euros will initially be available for this programme in 2011. The programme supports developers who construct buildings that produce significantly more energy than is required for their operation.
www.forschungsinitiative.de
8/2011: Documentation of the "Ecovillages and Sustainable Living" Conference in Portugal from 7-11 July 2011 of the Global Ecovillage Network Europe:
7/2011: DGNB certification for sustainable urban neighbourhoods
The criteria for sustainable urban neighbourhoods were developed over the course of a year. More than 10 urban neighbourhoods are now on their way to a DGNB certificate. In October, the DGNB will present the first awards in Munich at the Expo Real commercial property trade fair.
www.dgnb.de/...
6/2011: Topping-out ceremony for the 8-storey timber house in Bad Aibling: Topping-out ceremony after 4 weeks of assembly on 10 June 2011 in the zero-energy city in Bad Aibling:
www.huber-sohn.de/...
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On 18 June 2018, almost 50 members from all over Germany founded the association Netzwerk Immovielien e. V. at the ufaFabrik in Berlin-Tempelhof. Since 2017, actors from civil society, the public sector, business, welfare, and academia have been working closely together in the network to promote a stronger focus on the common good in real estate and neighborhood development. The common good-oriented view of urban development issues and the heterogeneous composition of the members are the special features of the Immovielien network: the diversity of attitudes, discourses and formats makes it credible within the professional world, effective in the cause and attractive for new and old members.
"The interest in exchanging ideas and working together was enormous right from the start," says Jörn Luft from the Bonn-based Montag Stiftung Urbane Räume, which currently holds the coordinating position for the network. "Immovielien-Macher*innen and their partners want to become even more involved in the public discussion in the future through their educational and networking work".
Immovielien - real estate by many for many - are real estate and neighbourhood projects that create lasting added value for society and the neighbourhood. They are created in a participatory and interdisciplinary development process, mostly driven by civil society. They are to be strengthened by the network's activities, which range from events and publications to information and networking formats to concrete cooperations for real estate and urban development oriented towards the common good.
In the new association, the Immovielien network can now continue to grow structurally and financially independently. "We are extremely pleased that we were able to launch the association with almost 50 founding members. The same number of members is already in the starting blocks and wants to fill out the membership application in the next few days," says Rolf Novy-Huy from the Hattingen-based trias Foundation, who will take over the honorary board of directors together with Benedikt Altrogge from GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG in Bochum.
"Now we want to co-ordinate as fast as possible over our work emphasis and take up then with a new co-ordination place in Berlin speed , announce Benedikt Altrogge. Proposals for possible focal points of work were already collected at the founding event. In addition to public and networking events, educational and public relations work, as well as cooperation between and for community-oriented actors in urban development, should continue to play an important role.
The network also wants to continue to advocate for the fundamental improvement of framework conditions for real estate and urban development oriented towards the common good. In view of the tense situation in many municipalities, savings dictates in the wrong place and a lack of will to reform would be tantamount to a failure on the part of the state, said both Florian Schmidt, a city councillor for construction in Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, and Caren Lay, deputy parliamentary group leader and spokeswoman on construction policy for The Left Party in the German Bundestag.
The network had already started a critical monitoring of the federal political discussions before its foundation. The network wants to continue this in the future. It remains important not to play each other off, noted founding member Thomas Bestgen from UTB Projektmanagement GmbH in Berlin, referring to the successful Immovielien projects in Switzerland. Much more decisive than the arguments about the most suitable legal form is the visible result of the real estate development for the people in the neighbourhood. Jörn Luft, who will be managing the transition of the existing network into the association until the summer, announced that the Immovieliensammlung, which will be available on the network's website, is one example of what this can look like.
Board of Directors: Rolf Novy-Huy (Hattingen) and Benedikt Altrogge (Bochum)
Coordination Office Immovielien Network
At the brewhouse 2
12053 Berlin
For more information on the network, click here:
www.netzwerk-immovielien.de
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The Paris Climate Agreement involves all levels of government in addressing climate change. At the local level, these are cities and municipalities. The ICLEI network of cities, which includes 22 German cities, is meeting in Bonn from 26 to 28 April for the "Resilient Cities Congress". Around 400 participants will exchange their experiences on climate protection measures and climate cooperation. The congress is an official part of the Talanoa Dialogue. Talanoa is a Fijian principle of decision-making and refers to an open dialogue that involves all stakeholders.
BMU State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth: "Cities and regions have a key role in climate protection. Worldwide, 1,500 cities are linked in the ICLEI network. In Bonn, city representatives from all over the world discuss what can be done for climate protection at the municipal level and how climate change can be countered. Ideally, the climate activities of all levels of government are coordinated. The Talanoa Dialogue is one way to organise this. It is also an opportunity to bring together voices from different actors around the world - including the visions and commitments of cities and regions - to sustain the positive momentum of Paris and stimulate the improvement of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by 2020."
Two examples of a German ICLEI member and an Asian city network illustrate climate protection efforts at the municipal level. Münster is one of the 22 German cities that is a member of the ICLEI network. The city relies on cooperation for climate protection. The local "Alliance for Climate Protection" aims to bring together relevant actors to jointly develop concrete local climate protection projects. At the same time, the actors involved in the alliance commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. In doing so, they contribute to the implementation of the ambitious climate goals of the city of Münster. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 95% and final energy consumption by 50% compared to 1990. 21% CO2 reduction could already be achieved by 2015. The "100% Climate Protection Master Plan" translates the vision of the city of Münster into a concrete strategy until 2050. The Master Plan and the Alliance are funded within the framework of the National Climate Protection Initiative (NKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment.
www.stadt-muenster.de/umwelt/klimaschutzkonzept-2020.html
The project "Ambitious City Promises - Climate-friendly urban development in South-East Asian cities" is also about bundling the activities of local civil society actors in the sense of ambitious municipal commitments. The international city network ICLEI is involved in the project of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and supports the development of holistic climate strategies in Hanoi (Vietnam), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Pasig City (Philippines). An important project partner is the government of the Seoul metropolitan region (Korea), which already published an ambitious mitigation plan in 2015. The "Seoul Pledge" envisages greenhouse gas reductions of 25% by 2020 and 40% by 2030 compared to 2005 and defines concrete measures for the sectors of energy, transport, resource management, water, health, urban agriculture and urban planning.
Keywords:
100% EEs, Stakeholders, Bonn, Climate protection, Communities, News Blog Europe (without DE), News Blog NRW, SDG 2030, Environmental policy
