Tag: Construction
A rapid reaction force for heavy projects
Berlin The federal government wants to reorganize the highway administration in order to rehabilitate dilapidated bridges and expand trunk roads more quickly. This emerges from a position paper by the…
A rapid reaction force for heavy projects
Berlin The federal government wants to reorganize the highway administration in order to rehabilitate dilapidated bridges and expand trunk roads more quickly. This emerges from a position paper by the…
Software, China competition and poor governance – the biggest construction sites at Volkswagen
Cariad Volkswagen’s software unit was overwhelmed with too many tasks. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf When Herbert Diess officially hands over the top post at Volkswagen to Oliver Blume at the end…
This is planned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Construction
Discarded radiators Numerous houses and apartments in Germany are still not up to date when it comes to saving energy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The building sector is one of the…
This is planned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Construction
Berlin The building sector is one of the major CO2 emitters in Germany. The heating of buildings and the provision of hot water alone are responsible for around 40 percent…
Federal government presents climate program for transport and construction – dispute over overall plan
Volker Wissing and Robert Habeck The large package of measures apparently failed, mainly due to a dispute between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Transport. (Photo: Reuters)…
High costs slow down the construction financing business
Detached houses are being built on the outskirts of Leipzig The high financing costs have an immediate impact. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt For German banks, construction financing has been one of…
High costs slow down the construction financing business
Frankfurt For German banks, construction financing has been one of the most important sources of income in the private customer segment for years. However, due to high inflation and rising…
Dilapidated bridges in Germany: the construction industry is waiting for orders
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing experienced his first surprise six days before he was even appointed Minister. On December 2, the federal highway company had to close the Rahmedetal…
Why Do We Have So Much Pleasure While Watching Construction Machines?
Let’s admit it, no matter how old we are, we all love to watch construction machines. Well, have you ever thought about what is the real reason behind this passion…
Interesting Details in the Construction Process of Anıtkabir
Have you ever wondered how Anıtkabir, the eternal resting place of the Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of our country and our Republic, was built? Throughout the…
China steps up construction of Tiangong space station
Many countries, especially China and the USA, focused on space studies. A crew of three was sent to build the Tiangong space station. Shenzhou-14 team Also known as the crew,…
The state-owned company will drive Peugeot in the future
Motorway near Munich Actually, it needs a powerful management. (Photo: IMAGO/xcitepress) Berlin If you take a look at the fleet of the federally owned Autobahn GmbH, you will be surprised:…
Siemens receives what it says is the largest order in the company’s history
Siemens Siemens has an order value of 8.1 billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Munich The industrial group Siemens has received another billion-euro order from Egypt for high-speed trains, among other things.…
“The big increase in costs is yet to come”: the construction industry fears massive slumps
Workers on construction site According to surveys, material bottlenecks in construction have once again become significantly worse. 64 percent of the companies expect further price increases. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf “There’s…
Construction work begins at the liquid gas terminal in Wilhelmshaven
Planned LNG terminal Wilhelmshaven Work begins on an LNG terminal at the Jade-Weser-Port (Photo: dpa) Wilhelmshaven Klaus-Dieter Maubach, head of the energy group Uniper, is cautiously optimistic: when the first…
boom without end? German banks rely on construction financing
cranes and T-beams The real estate business is particularly important for banks. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Frankfurt Despite rising interest rates and stricter requirements from the financial supervisory authority…
boom without end? German banks rely on construction financing
cranes and T-beams The real estate business is particularly important for banks. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Frankfurt Despite rising interest rates and stricter requirements from the financial supervisory authority…
The promotion of new construction urgently needs to be reformed
new building According to Kriese, only inner-city buildings should be funded. (Photo: dpa) After the additional billion euros provided by the federal government for the promotion of energy-efficient new buildings…
Sustainable construction: Interboden builds recycling office buildings
Dusseldorf Thomas Götzen pedals to the construction site in Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen on his racing bike. His dark hair sticks to his temples – the Interboden Group office in Ratingen is…