Tag: Klara Geywitz
Housing construction targets missed – These are the biggest government cost drivers
Construction of apartment buildings Many cities oblige private investors to create price-regulated housing. (Photo: imago images/teamwork) Berlin The number of newly built apartments in Germany has only increased marginally. According…
Associations warn of discrimination against large landlords
Berlin The plans to replace the heating system continue to cause unrest. The Central Association of the German Housing Industry (GdW) and the German Tenants’ Association (DMB) accuse the federal…
“I don’t see how that can work” – Minister of Construction Geywitz against stricter energy standards
Klara Geywitz (SPD) The Minister of Construction advocates carefully considering how a building can become more environmentally friendly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Building Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) has expressed skepticism about…
Minister of Construction Geywitz: Digital building application coming
Klara Geywitz (SPD) The Federal Building Minister supported the development of the digital building application with federal funds. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Around 220,000 building permits are issued in Germany every…
How the law on heating replacement could be improved
Berlin On Friday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) was undeterred with regard to the Building Energy Act (GEG): There may still be one or the other smaller question, “but I think…
A striking number of SPD employees find new work in the Ministry of Construction
Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz The number of social democrats in the central department of their ministry is increasing. (Photo: IMAGO/snapshot) Berlin At the beginning of the week, some new…
A striking number of SPD employees find new work in the Ministry of Construction
Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz The number of social democrats in the central department of their ministry is increasing. (Photo: IMAGO/snapshot) Berlin At the beginning of the week, some new…
No peace in the coalition: traffic light leaders meet again
Berlin The last marathon meeting of the coalition committee was barely four weeks ago when the next meeting is already imminent. The top representatives of the SPD, Greens and FDP…
“The situation is worse than ever”
Berlin, Dusseldorf In the construction and housing industry, concerns about a reduction in capacity in companies are growing in view of the stagnation in housing construction. “The housing market is…
Housing start-up Nokera receives 200 million euros
Apartment building by Nokera Nokera produces houses made of wood, among other things, for publicly subsidized housing. (Photo: Nokera) Stegelitz, Zurich Norbert Ketterer prefers actions to words. Instead of giving…
First calls for state aid for property owners
The SPD legal expert Zanda Martens is now bringing state aid for real estate buyers into play who are getting into financial difficulties because of rising interest rates. “In this…
Government postpones subsidy program for non-profit housing
housing The SPD believes that social and non-profit housing companies must be better off than players who aim for maximum returns. (Photo: dpa) Berlin If housing companies commit themselves to…
How affordable housing could be created quickly
building modules Adding storeys, closing gaps or densification can be achieved faster with serial construction than with conventional construction. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Berlin Prefabricated bathrooms float as a room module…
“The money is far from over”
Klara Geywitz The Federal Minister of Construction calls for a supplement for the new building subsidy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) has applied to Federal Finance…
How the party scares voters away with its climate protection plans
Berlin The pictures from Weimar are intended to convey a message: We stick together, we will get through this. At the start of the three-day Green parliamentary group retreat, not…
Planned law ensures boom in demand
Gas heater chimney Interest in oil and gas heating systems, which collapsed last year in the course of the gas crisis with Russia, is gradually increasing again. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf…
Real estate: More cancellations in residential construction
Construction site Too few apartments are being built in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In residential construction in Germany, the number of cancellations of orders is increasing again, further exacerbating the…
New oil and gas heating systems are to be banned from 2024
Robert Habeck The Economics Minister wants to ban the installation of new oil and gas heating systems. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin, Dusseldorf Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Federal…
New pure oil and gas heating systems are to be banned from 2024
Maintenance of a gas boiler Almost half of the approximately 41 million households in Germany heat with natural gas, followed by heating oil with almost 25 percent and district heating…
Ten cases in which the new Germany pace fails
Bundeswehr, mobile network, charging stations So much for a new pace: Germany is lagging behind in many areas. Berlin, Dusseldorf Chancellor Olaf Scholz even wanted to be celebrated at the…