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  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Public building law

    Building law helps conserve resources in the planning, construction or modification of residential settlements

    … Excessive energy consumption or inadequate adaptation to climate change can now also be exploited as an opportunity to carry out urban renovation work. UBA is … Excessive energy consumption or inadequate adaptation to climate change can now also be exploited as an opportunity to carry out urban renovation work. UBA is …

  • Article from 05.02.2018 | Last changed: 05.02.2018

    What qualifications are needed for environmental protection?

    … mobility, new qualification requirements are set to emerge along the entire value chain. This example also shows that “environmental qualifications” are not … mobility, new qualification requirements are set to emerge along the entire value chain. This example also shows that “environmental qualifications” are not …

  • Article from 08.07.2014 | Last changed: 08.07.2014

    Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency

    A man with the calculator calculates the costs.

    … similarly estimates that a 20 percent increase in material efficiency by 2015 is within reach. Given the fact that €500 billion worth of materials are … similarly estimates that a 20 percent increase in material efficiency by 2015 is within reach. Given the fact that €500 billion worth of materials are …

  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to develop guidelines for the testing and evaluation of products and methods against certain … Pests of Public Health Importance were introduced to the OECD and published as OECD guidelines for testing the efficacy of bait products against cockroaches and ants … with experts from European scientific institutes, authorities and companies, a guideline for testing and evaluating rodent traps has been developed under the …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … to be met in precautionary soil protection. The establishment of precautionary values and of requirements for the introduction of materials into soil is important … are also relevant in this context. The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature …

  • Article from 26.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values

    An attic floor will be finished.

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values Materials used for interior fittings must not pose a risk … and may instead refer to common European LCI values as necessary. In November 2015 the European Commission has issued a mandate to the EU-LCI Working Group for …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines last update on 20.11.2025 Introduction Pursuant to the 2nd amendment of … materials, UBA has published an information: Information: Rationale for parameter values To help with the process of consideration of new materials in the evaluation …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … plants and animals result.  The three-stage waste water treatment process that is now standard practice in Germany has been optimised for the reduction of nutrients, … cubic metres of reclaimed waste water per annum is the leading country ( BIO 2015 ). This practice is also in use in Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and France - … that significantly exceed the requirements defined in the aforementioned EU guidelines on microbiological risks (see 2 above). The requirements of the …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … activities, or the use of bioenergy combined with carbon capture and storage, also known as BECCS. An example of an offshore approach is ocean fertilisation, which … provide the statutory framework for an international exchange and development of guidelines for global control of geoengineering. Under the umbrella of the … provide the statutory framework for an international exchange and development of guidelines for global control of geoengineering. Under the umbrella of the …

  • Article from 08.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Environmental Compliance Assurance

    A red barrel lies in a river and is examined by a person in a green protective suit.

    … (federal states) and the local-level is explained among others in “ A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany “ developed by the German … – Austausch über mögliche Veränderungen im Vollzug des EU-Umweltrechts A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany Umweltdelikte 2016: Auswertung von … (federal states) and the local-level is explained among others in “ A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany “ developed by the German …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … Chemicals The group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exceeds the values of the environmental quality standards for chemicals regulated in the German … the AA-EQS is only applicable when collection of biota data is not possible. Up to now the Federal states have applied concentrations in mussels for the purpose of …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … be recovered at end-of-life. This gives the opportunity to increase the creation of value in an economy, if materials can be recycled within the same economic system … be recovered at end-of-life. This gives the opportunity to increase the creation of value in an economy, if materials can be recycled within the same economic system …