Construction industry

The Association of Private Builders (VPB) criticizes the fact that there are still considerable deficits in the awareness of consumer rights in connection with turnkey construction. In its third study on construction contract law entitled "The new construction contract law - turnkey construction for consumer builders - investigation into implementation in 2020", the VPB found that...

The German Institute of Urban Affairs (difu) has developed a new guide as part of the "Controllable urban material flows" project funded by the Federal Environment Agency. It is entitled "Urban planning and urban development as a lever for resource and climate protection: municipal instruments, case studies and potential for reducing resource consumption". The guide...

The German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the construction industry (BG Bau) provides tips on safe working for construction workers in the cooler months of the year. To prevent accidents, construction sites should be prepared in good time for the fall. Due to the poor lighting conditions in the morning and from late afternoon, artificial light sources must be used. The BG Bau recommends a...

Researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen (UED), the Institute for Applied Construction Research Weimar and the Kalk-Sand Research Association have developed a new type of rope robot. They spent two years working on it. The result is a cable robot that can build a storey of standard sand-lime bricks in just a few hours. It can also move bricks, prevent falls and...

There is a new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for sand-lime bricks. Environmental Product Declarations provide information on the environmental impact and life cycle of individual components. The new EPD was created in accordance with ISO 14025 and the new DIN 15804+A2 standard and includes data records from 52 German sand-lime brick manufacturing plants from 2019. It is valid until 2026. According to information from the...

Creating the conditions for more digitalization and less democracy in construction - this is what Tim Müller, Managing Director of the German Construction Industry Association (HDB), and Oliver Wittke, Managing Director of the German Property Federation (ZIA), are calling for from politicians. Among other things, they are proposing a digital completeness check of application documents for...