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  • Press release 34/2013 from 30.08.2013 | Last changed: 08.09.2013

    UBA moves into the Federal Government's first zero-energy building

    Two-storey square building with wooden façade and solar panels on the roof

    … Quality of construction was a key prerequisite to the success of the project: testing of the building shell’s airtightness surpasses even the highest of standards as does testing for indoor air quality.   The record of the building’s energy production …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … commands an effective integrated emergency relief system which has been tried, tested and proven its worth: Organisations at Federal, Länder and municipality … weather events such as, in particular, heavy precipitation can become stress tests for the emergency relief responders, in view of the fact that any resulting …

  • Press release 3/08 from 14.01.2008 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    Exposure to traffic and aircraft noise are recipes for illness

    … basis of flight activity and aircraft data.  Night-time aircraft noise exposure of test subjects was at levels of 30-60 dB(A). Spot tests included persons who are not exposed to any significant levels of noise, thus …

  • Press release 32/2023 from 15.09.2023 | Last changed: 30.11.2023

    European Mobility Week: Sustainable mobility saves energy

    A banner reads: "European Mobility Week 16 to 22 September Mix and Move! - climate-friendly mobility."

    … sustainable mobility can look like on the ground: Mobility options are presented, tested and the street environment is changed in such a way that the focus turns to … celebrating its first anniversary, and in Darmstadt, a large-scale traffic trial is testing what it would be like to have a traffic-calmed neighbourhood. In the …

  • Press release 10/10 from 01.03.2010 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    New energy saving seal divulges power guzzlers

    … does not necessarily mean high electricity use, or greater costs. According to the test data by COMPUTERBILD, there are devices with similar performance but with a … the seal will also soon be used by AUDIO VIDEO FOTO BILD magazine. The publication tests consumer electronics such as televisions, DVD players and receivers. A …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … limited service capacity. The aggravated working conditions imposed a severe test of endurance on emergency responders. Nevertheless, the reduction in numbers of … limited service capacity. The aggravated working conditions imposed a severe test of endurance on emergency responders. Nevertheless, the reduction in numbers of …

  • News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.03.2023

    Advanced materials: steadily sustainable and safe

    Coloured area changing from pink to blue. Hexagonal shapes appear on different levels of the image and which reminiscent of chemical structural formulae. The shapes are shown either only in outline or filled in area.

    … to integrate these approaches in the innovation process, methods such as the OECD Test Guidelines and Guidance Documents are needed that allow for an adequate … These could be provided, for example, within the framework of a European Test Guidelines Strategy. In order to ensure that advanced materials are and remain …

  • News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 30.03.2023

    Scrubber discharge bans would protect oceans

    5 laboratory bottles with differently coloured liquid from transparent to brown-black.

    … and can lead to genetic mutations or poisoning in marine organisms. In laboratory tests, the total toxicity of the discharge was examined on marine luminescent … non-toxic" to "highly toxic" and "extremely toxic". In addition, specific tests were carried out for mutagenic and dioxin-like effects, which were also …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

    The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

    … by an inadequate occurrence of mosquitoes 26 . For the zika virus, laboratory tests have shown that the vector competence of Aedes albopictus is distinctly … by an inadequate occurrence of mosquitoes 26 . For the zika virus, laboratory tests have shown that the vector competence of Aedes albopictus is distinctly …

  • Press release 29/2019 from 11.09.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Real nitrogen oxide emissions of diesel passenger cars remain too high

    Stau in der Stadt.

    … specified by the EU, also in real world conditions. These are the results of the latest emissions measurements performed on vehicles and based on improved calculations … data available than for Version 3.3 HBEFA of 2017, with 52 vehicles having been tested in real-life conditions. For all other Euro 3 to 5 vehicles, emissions have … with the type approval in effect until 2018. "The changes which the EU made in testing procedures and cycles of CO2 emissions in new passenger cars, effective …

  • Newsletter from 26.07.2024 | Last changed: 26.07.2024

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 2/2024

    … News Recently published Dear Reader, We’re pleased to inform you about our latest publications addressing ongoing and upcoming discussions on European … possibility of integrating non-CO2 effects into the EU ETS. Since 2020, intensive testing has been carried out of how non-CO2 effects of single flights can be …

  • Press release 26/2017 from 24.07.2017 | Last changed: 07.08.2017

    Good indoor air quality is in jeopardy

    A craftsman laying a wooden floor.

    … | 24.07.2017 The Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) had required thorough testing of construction products which affect indoor air until autumn 2016. Product …