Timber construction creates living space in the city
In the article, Susanne Jacob-Freitag presents the tallest and largest timber buildings worldwide, as well as the unique selling point of timber buildings in urban areas and their cost advantages.
The article was published in the Friday edition of 30 September 2016 in "DIE WELT" and can also be read at:
http://forum-holzbau.com/nl_pdf/nl126_diewelt.PDF
Interview with Rob Hopkins from 10 September 2016
Link:
www.transition-initiativen.de/...
Keywords:
Movies, Movies 11 to 45 Min, Lifestyle / Consumption, Media, Sufficiency, Transition Town
The master thesis "Living without a car - niche concept or future model for sustainable urban development? Planning and implementation of car-free and car-reduced urban development projects in comparison" by Andreas Blechschmidt (2016; 104 pages) is now available online.
Link: publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38429
Keywords:
Car Free, Bike-/Velo-City, DE-News, New books and studies, Transition Town
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.
The grant is linked to the KfW product "Energy-efficient construction and refurbishment" and can relate to various services within the scope of DGNB certification, such as auditor services, specialist planning and the performance of measurements of indoor air quality or air tightness.
More info:
www.dgnb.de/...detail.php?we_objectID=31174
Keywords:
DE-News, DGNB, Funding, Certification & Labels
It was only on 16 March 2022 that the Federal Cabinet approved the 2022 budget, the key figures until 2026 and thus also the record sum of 14.5 billion euros for social housing construction until 2026. On 18 March 2022, Federal Minister for Building Klara Geywitz signed the administrative agreement on climate-friendly social housing in the programme year 2022. This must now be countersigned by the Länder.
Federal Minister for Building Geywitz: "The creation of affordable housing is a task for the entire state. That is why the federal government supports the Länder with substantial funds."
For their part, the Länder undertake to provide Land funds amounting to at least 30 per cent of the federal funds used.
Federal Minister for Building Geywitz emphasises: "With the signing of the administrative agreement on climate-friendly social housing, the necessary foundations for the promotion of social housing in the 2022 programme year are now fully in place. Immediately after the entry into force of the 2022 federal budget, the Länder can dispose of the funds in the amount of 2 billion euros and issue approvals by the end of next year."
The administrative agreement that has now been signed regulates the use of federal financial assistance amounting to 1 billion euros, which the federal government grants to the Länder in implementation of the 2022 Emergency Climate Protection Programme adopted on 23 June 2021 for the energy-efficient construction of new buildings and the energy-efficient refurbishment of social housing. This means that the efficiency house standard 55 must be complied with for new construction and the efficiency house standard 85 for modernisations.
The administrative agreement supplements the administrative agreement on classic social housing already signed by Construction Minister Geywitz in December 2022. Here, in contrast to climate-friendly social housing, no energy requirements are imposed that go beyond the regulatory law. Federal funding of 1 billion euros is also available for classic social housing in the 2022 programme year.
For the programme year 2023, 2.5 billion euros are earmarked for social housing in the Federal Government's decision on the benchmark. The funds will increase to 3 billion euros in the programme year 2024. For the programme years 2025 and 2026, 3.5 billion euros are earmarked in each case.
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DE-News, Funding, Housing policy
