Tag: GdW
Relief package from the Federal Environment Agency: This is how the affected sectors are reacting
The authority’s president, Dirk Messner, justified the tax relief package with climate protection. What is environmentally friendly should become cheaper, what is environmentally harmful should no longer be subsidized by…
Lack of staff jeopardizes housing and climate goals
Berlin The expectations of the construction industry are huge: the federal government wants to have 400,000 new apartments built every year – also to curb the rise in rents. Added…
CO2 price: Tenant relief does not convince consumer advocates
Berlin The traffic light government’s plans to relieve many tenants of the heating cost climate tax are met with sharp criticism from consumer advocates. Thomas Engelke, head of the energy…
Saving energy against Putin – which measures can help
Robert Habeck “The cheapest and most efficient contribution to more independence is less energy consumption.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Saving energy in order to become independent of Russian energy: That is…
CO2 sharing between tenants and landlords
Berlin From the federal government’s point of view, the participation of landlords in the heating costs aimed for by the traffic light coalition could become a case for the courts.…
Tijen Onaran: Migration background prevents job advancement
Berlin Tijen Onaran is one of the best-known founders in Germany. The 37-year-old has been campaigning for more diversity and inclusion in business for years. If you ask the head…
The economy, countries and tenants are demanding more speed
Berlin Rising energy prices, material bottlenecks on construction sites and a lack of living space in many German cities. This Wednesday, the “Affordable Housing Alliance” led by Federal Building Minister…
Why the return of first refusal is becoming a controversy
Frankfurt The announcement is short and clear. “In the fight against displacement, municipalities need functioning instruments,” said State Secretary Cansel Kiziltepe from the Federal Ministry of Building a few days…
These 7 measures should alleviate the problem in Germany
Frankfurt, Berlin Real estate prices in Germany have only known one direction for a long time: upwards. The tense housing market is now having tangible consequences in everyday life for…
Why the switch to climate-friendly heating systems is so difficult
The SPD, Greens and FDP want to change that and drive the heat transition forward, after all Germany wants to be climate-neutral by 2045. Newly installed heating systems should therefore…
Why the switch to climate-friendly heating systems is so difficult
The SPD, Greens and FDP want to change that and drive the heat transition forward, after all Germany wants to be climate-neutral by 2045. Newly installed heating systems should therefore…
Disarm when gendering!
Big excitement, small effect. This is probably the best way to summarize the reactions on social media to topics such as the quota for women. Some consider quotas to be…
The new KfW compromise has these consequences for house builders
Development area in Hürth in North Rhine-Westphalia House builders now have to adapt to the KfW funding for energy-efficient construction. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The hard no only lasted a week.…
Federal government finds compromise for house builders
Frankfurt, Berlin Many house builders can now count on money for their energy-efficient houses after the sudden halt to subsidies from the state-run KfW. The ministries involved agreed on Tuesday…
Klara Geywitz is facing major challenges
Berlin For Klara Geywitz (SPD), the coalition agreement reads like a specification sheet that is difficult to master. The SPD, the Greens and the FDP have agreed that building and…
Fight against climate change: criticism of the EU building directive
Berlin The Central Association of the Housing Industry in Germany (GdW) sharply criticized the building directive presented by the EU Commission on Wednesday. “A factual immediate doubling of the renovation…
Directive on the overall efficiency of buildings: What the EU Commission is planning
Brussels, Berlin You are one of the greatest culprits in the climate, but also an area with considerable potential for social divide: buildings. There are up to 240 million properties…
How to clean up the digital past
Dusseldorf The business of the entrepreneur Christian Scherg is booming these days: entrepreneurs, founders or footballers with reputational crises call him – and recently numerous politicians. “This year I completely…
Managers give away their worst advice
Successful managers and entrepreneurs Lawyer Anahita Thoms, boss Maria Zesch, entrepreneur Tijen Onaran, board member Britta Bomhard, banker Elisabeth Stheeman, lawyer Marion Welp, boss Mirka Wilderer (from top left to…
Challenges for traffic lights in housing policy
Berlin The possible new federal government has set an initial target in building and housing policy: 400,000 new apartments per year. “That means just under 1100 newly built, ready-to-move-in apartments…