The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) has published two brochures providing information on the portals ÖKOBAUDAT and WECOBIS. WECOBIS - Web-based ecological building materials information system Download (PDF, 5MB) www.bbsr.bund.de/...2014-16/band-07-dl.pdf ÖKOBAUDAT - Basis for life cycle assessment Download (PDF, 7MB) www.bbsr.bund.de/...2017/band-09-dl.pdf
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International agreements and implementation programs to limit climate change often fail to do justice to the importance of cities in CO2 mitigation, as solution approaches dominate that primarily target the level of states. Nevertheless, in some countries, national climate change targets and Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are already consistently applied to regions [...]
Some cities subsidize 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. The overview lists the cities that grant an extra subsidy for certified natural insulation materials: Düsseldorf 10 - 25 EUR/m² Hamburg 10 EUR/m² Hanover [...]
The prize has been organised since 2005 by the Senator for the Environment, Building and Transport in cooperation with the Federal Chamber of Architects. Previously known as the Bremer Bauherrenpreis, the competition honours the commitment of builders in Bremen and Bremerhaven. The aim is to showcase the range of services offered by housing construction in the state of Bremen [...]
Firstly, there are 80 photos taken by Ludger Dederich in 2013, when the district was as good as completed. The urban integration of the "Turning Torso" by Santiago Calatrava can be clearly seen in some of the photos: https://siedlungen.eu/galerien/fotogalerie-2013-malmoe The second photo gallery consists of 30 photos [...]
How can cities develop sustainably? How can they limit traffic, reduce pollutants and make attractive use of urban areas, and how can they create affordable, attractive housing for all? These and other questions are at the heart of a project just launched by the Öko-Institut in cooperation with the Institute for Regional and Urban Development Research (ILS, Dortmund), the [...]
The closing date for entries is 1 June 2017 Housing construction has become a public issue like it hasn't been for years. That is why the competition for the German Building Owner Award 2018 has come at the right time. It is organised by the working group COOPERATION GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen, Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA and Deutscher Städtetag (DST).
The potential of photovoltaics (PV) has not yet been exhausted; industry and research are working intensively on further increasing the efficiency and reducing the costs of solar cells, the heart of PV power plants. For multicrystalline silicon, the workhorse of the solar cell industry, researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have now achieved an efficiency of 21.9 percent, breaking the world record [...]
Ansbach, Herbartstrasse Two buildings in timber construction with a highly insulated building envelope, together with two adjoining buildings in a simple, clear architectural language, form a striking, extremely energy-efficient block around a lively courtyard, from which all flats and ancillary rooms can be accessed barrier-free.
(2017) Over the last 30 years, numerous tools have been developed to assess the environmental or sustainable aspects of buildings. This book discusses the role these tools can play in the implementation of the UN's 'New Urban Agenda'.
„Was ist das eigentlich, „das gute Leben“? Am 27. Februar 2017 sprach der Soziologe Hartmut Rosa über Wachstumszwänge, Entfremdung und das Moment der Unverfügbarkeit als Bedingung der Resonanz.“ Quelle: www.boell.de/de/2017/02/28/resonanz-eine-soziologie-des-guten-lebens
15.02.2017 SRU member Prof. Dr. Messari-Becker speaks today in the Bundestag as an expert on the amendment of the Building Code. The SRU welcomes the new area category "Urban Area". However, the noise protection level in these areas must not be lowered. It is also problematic that the amendment is also intended to promote construction activity on the outskirts of settlements.
Today, almost everyone has a mobile phone; that was different 20 years ago. Sometimes, contrary to forecasts, technical change can happen very quickly. In 20 years, scientists say, one in two of us will be driving an electric car. Read the Feb. 22, 2017, article in Perspective Daily [Editor's note: In [...]
33 architectural firms from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, among others, have presented the design for WerkBundStadt Berlin. Around 1,100 new apartments are to be built in 38 buildings on 2.8 hectares of land. A critique of it in the deutsche bauzeitung (db) reminds readers of the historical legacy in which the project stands: "There [...]
According to the PC Price Index, prices for photovoltaic modules from all regions of the world fell by an average of over 15 % to between €0.40 and €0.57/Wp in the last 12 months.
In stark contrast to the political reality, the designs for the WerkBundStadt Berlin are characterized by the longing retro chic of a 19th century bourgeois residential culture.
More than 1.7 million CarSharing users in Germany The number of CarSharing users in Germany rose sharply again in 2016. On 01.01.2017, a good 1.7 million customers were registered with German CarSharing providers. This is 36 percent more than in the previous year. The federal government now wants to promote the further spread of the service by [...]
In the Federal Republic of Germany, more than 720 million square metres of building space have been covered with polystyrene since the Second World War. Now, according to manager magazin, a series of major fires in the industry has startled the insurance industry. According to the report, the insurance industry is now openly advising against the use of Styrofoam not only as an insulating material for commercial buildings, but also [...]
With the targets for the Climate Protection Plan 2050, the German government is pursuing ambitious plans. For the building sector, this means that a nearly climate-neutral building stock is to be achieved by 2050. The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs has launched model projects, such as Efficiency Houses Plus in Old Buildings, with which ways of achieving this [...]
Classic building material in a flexible system Wood is considered a visually and haptically appealing material, it is sustainable, renewable and usually readily available. However, the fact that wood is also suitable almost without restriction for use in multi-storey building construction is new and requires a creative approach to the previously practised method of building construction. Modern timber construction [...]
Since January 2017, building owners who have a residential building constructed and certified in accordance with the requirements of the DGNB have the opportunity to receive a grant for construction support from KfW. This covers 50 percent of the eligible costs up to a maximum of 4,000 euros per building project.
KfW is looking for builders who think about tomorrow. The motto for 2017 is: "Expand, add on, convert - create and modernise living space efficiently". Apply now until 01.03.2017 and win prize money worth a total of EUR 30,000.
City planners present two new scenarios for Patrick Henry Village at the IBA Citizens' Forum. Both plan with more residents.
At least 18 million birds die each year from bird strikes on glass. It is more than disconcerting that the 100,000 to 200,000 victims of wind energy are discussed so intensively, but the main causes of bird deaths are not.
The blog against the building mania Daniel Fuhrhop published the book "Verbietet das Bauen!" by oekom Verlag on August 24, 2015. The blog bears the same title and messages on the subject are published accordingly. The central thesis in Fuhrhop's book and blog: "Building new is often associated with waste and prestige addiction [...].
Publication of the final report The project "Energy Sufficiency - Strategies and Instruments for a Technical, Systemic and Cultural Transformation to Sustainably Limit Energy Demand in the Consumer Field of Building/Housing", funded by the BMBF, was successfully completed at the end of 2016. The project investigated how energy-sufficiency-related everyday routines, social practices and lifestyle aspects can be reconciled with the requirements of a [...]
How people live and what mobility services they find in their surroundings determine the costs and the environmental balance of their daily journeys. Municipalities and companies can reduce housing costs with measures for sustainable mobility.
A new "Export Initiative for Environmental Technologies" of the Federal Ministry for the Environment is to support the foreign business of the German environmental industry and thus promote the development of environmental infrastructure. Interested companies and organisations can apply until the end of April. The BMUB is making a total of five million euros available this year.
Broadcast: 11.12.2016 Talk: KenFM Running time: 1 h 37 min 31 s Content overview: 00:10:25 The secret of trees: the perfect cycle 00:27:13 Lunar wood: how the moon influences growth 00:37:52 Real energy transition 00:41:16 Energy self-sufficient houses and: Why wood doesn't burn 00:50:06 Common good, big corporations and tax avoidance 01:02:55 Modern thermodynamics: the model of [...]
Ireland no longer wants to make money from fossil fuels. With 90 votes and 53 against, the members of the Irish parliament voted in favour of a corresponding law last Thursday. According to the law, the state-owned Strategic Investment Fund is to withdraw its money from fossil investments. The island state would be the first country to [...]
The German Architecture Prize is awarded to buildings that are "exemplary for the development of building in the present day". 60,000 euros in prize money are available. Submission: 31.03.2017
In Norderstedt, there is a housing project where you can only live if you have a special electric car with a rechargeable car charging box. Small catch: this doesn't even exist yet.
How can people be helped to leave their cars behind more often for short journeys? Answers to this question are to be provided by a new project funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment. The project "Living Leads Mobility" aims to create new opportunities and offers for climate-friendly mobility in the residential environment.
With the Sustainable Small House Building (BNK) quality seal, there is now a standard for detached and semi-detached houses that you can use, for example, to optimise the conditions for insurance and financing of your own home. At the first official award ceremony, our "Room for Healthy Ideas" was also awarded the top grade of 1.4.
According to information from SPIEGEL ONLINE, Deutsche Bank does not want to put any more money into mines and power plants. Existing loans in projects are to be gradually reduced.
The DGNB blog highlights sustainable building in all its facets. Leading experts from the construction and real estate industry discuss topics that move the industry. Pioneers of sustainability provide impulses that encourage people to rethink. Click here for the DGNB blog: http://blog.dgnb.de
The media portal MassivKreativ reports on the society-shaping impulses of the arts, cultural and creative industries with inspiring case studies. "Stories of success" encourage imitation in texts, podcasts, interviews and films - on topics such as sustainability, circular economy, bioeconomy, common good, social innovation, creativity and unconditional basic income. One of the three main topics on the homepage is KreativQuartiere. [...]
Back in December, with the votes of the red-red-green coalition, the state parliament passed a resolution on how the state intends to implement the 2030 Agenda for Global Sustainable Development and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the ground.
