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  • Newsletter from 28.06.2017 | Last changed: 28.06.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2017

    … zero-energy high-rise Older and unusual structures can also achieve the zero-energy building standard with energy-saving modernisation, which means yielding as much … (in German)  The City of Aachen’s sewer becomes a source of heat for residential buildings Whether it’s showering or washing laundry – there’s valuable heat in waste …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Building Sector

    The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

    … Cluster Building Sector Building Sector Source: Stephan / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring … activity, trades and services, culture and education, health and leisure – the buildings are used for, or closely connected with, a great variety of human …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BAU-R-2: Green roofs in cities

    The picture shows the metal facade of a modern commercial building almost completely covered with a climbing plant.

    … have many beneficial effects – both on the climate in an urban district and on the building itself, also on rain retention, the air quality and on biological diversity … zones or to the greening of roadsides and private gardens. Façades and rooftops of buildings also provide a lot of space for greening. For façades there is a range of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-R-4 + 5: Utilisation of raw timber and timber construction quota

    … und Forstökonomie (Einschlagrückrechnung) FW-R-5: Timber construction quota The building sector plays a major role in the material utilisation of timber. Especially … potentials remaining to be opened up, especially in respect of non-residential buildings. Owing to its more favourable properties, it is predominantly coniferous …

  • Press release 43/2025 from 17.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Building check: Is my house ready for a heat pump?

    A technician is standing on a ladder and servicing a heat pump.

    … Building check: Is my house ready for a heat pump? New online tool checks whether a … a heat pump. Source: JulPo / GettyImages While heat pumps are now standard in new builds, many homeowners remain hesitant when it comes to replacing heating systems … and natural gas continue to rise. This is why heat pumps are now widely used in new buildings. When heating systems in existing buildings need replacing, many people …

  • Press release 29/2018 from 02.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    Who are the winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2018? Jury announces nominees

    Gruppenfoto der Jury

    … The jury selected 24 projects from about 130 competing entries in the areas of building, home, interior design, communication, mobility and fashion. The nominees … The jury selected 24 projects from about 130 competing entries in the areas of building, home, interior design, communication, mobility and fashion. The nominees … The jury selected 24 projects from about 130 competing entries in the areas of building, home, interior design, communication, mobility and fashion. … Who are the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-3: Cooling degree days

    The picture shows the glass frontage of a house reflecting the sun. Some of the windows are part-shaded by means of external roller shutters.

    … days Among others, roller blinds can be employed to reduce the heat influx into buildings. Source: MATTHIAS BUEHNER / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains

    The picture shows a building pit where the walls of a cellar have already been built. Steel girders are seen supporting wooden beams which extend across the ceiling of the cellar. The bottom of the building pit is filled with brown muddy water reflecting a tree.

    … In spite of the existing flood water hazards, settlement pressure is so high that building continues even in flood plains, thus counteracting the regulation laid down … to exceptional cases only. The number of municipalities where more than 5 % of buildings in settlement and transport areas is located in flood plains, is even now …

  • Cover from 04.08.2022

    ERF Review

    … efficient and circular economy ERF 2020 Parallel session 9: Presentation Akenji 10 Buildings & infrastructure 10 Buildings & infrastructure Parallel session 10: …

  • Appointment from 24.03.2015

    EnviroInfo 2015

    … are University Copenhagen and the European Agency. Theme of the conference is: “Building the knowledge base for environmental action and sustainability”. The … Programme and the transition towards sustainable development. The knowledge base builds upon high-quality data, adequate and relevant analyses and up-to-date and … are University Copenhagen and the European Agency. Theme of the conference is: “Building the knowledge base for environmental action and sustainability”. … …