Energy efficiency

Putting on a sweater, wrapping up in a blanket and heating less - two thirds of Germans would be prepared to do this in winter to make Germany more independent of energy supplies from Russia. This is the result of a survey conducted by the forsa opinion research institute on behalf of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) for the DBU Environmental Monitor "Energy...

With the interdisciplinary project "MEnergie - Meine Energiewende", the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (TH Köln) is working with cooperation partners from the education, energy and technology sectors to create greater acceptance for the energy transition in society. Social media as well as virtual and augmented reality will be used for this purpose. "The AR and...

In view of rising energy prices, the Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies (GdW) is calling not only for a temporary moratorium on layoffs, but also for support for financially overstretched households in the form of a trust fund. However, the GdW emphasizes that this support should not be limited to recipients with housing entitlement certificates...

Hajo Schörle from W&D Schörle has given some thought to how the next generation can be involved in energy consulting. The result is the book "There's a lot of energy in it". On 40 pages, children learn more about the topic - from energy-efficient refurbishment to storing energy and generating their own energy. The book...

Companies that have developed innovative and sustainable technologies for the renovation of existing buildings can still apply for the "German Renovation Award". The technologies must be designed in such a way that they meet the EU climate targets for the renovation of existing buildings. Companies can present their ideas on Friday, August 26, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the "1st German...

The association Wohnen im Eigentum (WiE) is calling for legal simplifications for the supply of electricity to condominiums. WiE has two specific concerns in this regard. Firstly, homeowners' associations (WEG) should be defined as "self-suppliers". Secondly, there should be an obligation to purchase self-generated solar power for all residents of a WEG. With regard to the first point...

The "Real Green Award" from the German Energy Efficiency Initiative for Businesses (DENEFF) was recently presented to several companies that are already building residential and non-residential buildings in a climate-neutral way or are creating corresponding strategies for this. The award was presented in two categories: the "Real Green Award" for "Ambitious Corporate Approaches" and the "Performance...

The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), in collaboration with the University of Stuttgart, provides information on the measures that can protect residential buildings in Germany from extreme weather events such as flooding, hail and storms. In the brochure "Climate-adapted buildings and properties - recommendations for planners, architects and property owners", the BBSR...

Renate Sachse recently received the €10,000 Bertha Benz Prize from the Daimler and Benz Foundation for her dissertation "Variational Motion Design for Adaptive Structures" (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Stuttgart). In her dissertation, she presents a mathematical method that can be used not only by those responsible in the construction industry, but also...

Together with citizens in 338 cities and municipalities, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has submitted applications for a filter obligation for new wood-burning stoves and an obligation to retrofit old wood-burning stoves. Particularly in cities such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Bonn and Freiburg, DUH criticizes the excessive fine dust pollution caused by wood firing. Due to the war in Ukraine, more and more people are currently...