29:46 min., published 2/3/2021
In the new brochure "Finishing and Designing with Renewable Raw Materials" published by the Agency for Renewable Resources (Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V.). (FNR) provides a compact overview of bio-based building and furnishing products for interior designers, renovators and builders. The topics range from floor coverings, paints and wood protection systems to wooden windows and furniture for indoor and outdoor use. A chapter on the subject of 'Indoor climate and healthy living' and a brief classification of bio-based materials round off the brochure.
The brochure is available for 3 Euro (plus shipping costs) at mediathek.fnr.de and is available there as a free download.
A small excerpt of the contents:
Floors made of renewable raw materials hardly tend to build up static charge and are therefore suitable for house dust allergy sufferers: In rooms with a natural hair carpet, a cork or wooden floor, fewer dust particles float in the room air.
Casein inks, also known as quark inks, are now also available on the basis of vegetable proteins. After alkaline digestion with borax, soda or hydrated lime, they have a particularly high adhesive strength and can also be pigmented well.
Wooden windows are already available today with thermal insulation. Researchers at ift Rosenheim have discovered that an alternative could be offered in the future by woods with a low bulk density, such as poplar or fir, which are suitable for the production of highly thermally insulating windows without any additional insulating materials.
(as of 6/20/2016)
Keywords:
Building Biology, Building materials / Construction, DE-News, Wood construction, NaWaRohs, New books and studies
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
22 municipalities across Germany will develop and implement a climate protection master plan with funding from the Federal Environment Ministry. The so-called master plan municipalities unite the goal of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 95 percent by 2050 and halving their final energy consumption compared to 1990. In Schleswig-Holstein, the region of Flensburg and the state capital Kiel are among the funded regions.
Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks: "The pioneer municipalities are strong partners for us in the fight against climate change. They prove that long-term development towards 100 percent climate protection is feasible. To achieve this, the municipalities must involve their citizens and local businesses and pull together with them."
Commenting on the projects in Schleswig-Holstein, Hendricks said: "For us, the Flensburg region is the prototype for the transformation of a rural region. Its proximity to the city of Flensburg, which is also a Masterplan municipality, can show important examples of ambitious climate protection in an urban-rural relationship.
The Masterplan municipality of Kiel will play an important role in municipal climate protection, as it can lead the way ambitiously, especially in climate protection in ferry and cruise ship traffic. Its activities and goals so far suggest that we can expect a lot from Kiel."
The 22 new master plan municipalities will be supported and intensively monitored over a period of four years with funding totalling 12 million euros as part of the National Climate Protection Initiative of the Federal Environment Ministry. With their ambitious climate protection goals, they have a great impact as beacons of municipal climate protection.
In their first year of the project, the Masterplan municipalities will create a Masterplan that will show them the way to decarbonise the local economy and society by 2050 and set out measures for short-, medium- and long-term implementation. With their funding application, the Masterplan municipalities have submitted a resolution from their highest body that affirms the Masterplan goals.
At the heart of the project are the master plan managers, who ensure that structures are created both within and outside the administration during the project period that establish climate protection in the municipality.
The 22 new Masterplan municipalities are: Region Flensburg/Amt Eggebek, State Capital Kiel, University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald, Administrative Districts Hameln-Pyrmont with Schaumburg and Holzminden, Flecken Steyerberg, City of Emden, Administrative District Lüchow-Dannenberg, Zweckverband Großraum Braunschweig, State Capital Potsdam, State Capital Magdeburg, District of Lippe, City of Rietberg, City of Beckum, City of Münster, District of Gießen, Municipality of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, State Capital Mainz, District of Cochem-Zell, City of Kaiserslautern, Municipality of Birkenfeld, State Capital Stuttgart and District of Oberallgäu.
BMUB PM from 14.07.2016
Keywords:
DE-News, Climate protection, Environmental policy
