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Smart Thermostats: Initial Landlord Experiences

Smart thermostats promise significant energy savings without compromising the comfort of residents. A member of the cooperative board, whose properties are part of the noventic group's lighthouse project, shares his hopes, experiences and initial results.

Thomas Ahlborn

Reading time:8 min
01/03/2024
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Weihnachtliche Spendenaktion: #wärmegeben in Hamburg

COVID has disrupted many things, including our Christmas traditions and customs. One thing remains unaltered, though: not everybody will see their wishes come true this Christmas. That is why we, the employees of the noventic group in Hamburg, would like to help by donating to the regional charity “Der Hafen hilft!”. Through its “Aktion Tannenbaum 2021!”, the charity aims to make the Christmas wishes of people living in social care institutions come true.

18/12/2023
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Carbon pricing and CO₂ cost allocation in the buildings sector: the Carbon Dioxide Cost Sharing Act

The discussion to introduce CO2 pricing for the building sector in Germany ran for several years at specialist level before politicians took up the idea and put it into practice. The German government's "Climate Protection Program 2030 for the Implementation of the Climate Protection Plan" stipulates that Germany should emit 55 percent fewer greenhouse gases by 2030. To achieve this, CO2 emissions are to be reduced across all sectors. Various laws are paving the way for this, such as the CO2 Cost Sharing Act, which is the focus of the following section.

Thies Grothe

Reading time:6 min
31/08/2023
Themenbeitrag

Energetische Sanierung: Notwendig, aber teuer – was tun?

Beim Thema Energie kann einem in der Wohnungs- und Immobilienwirtschaft derzeit schwindelig werden. Mit der Novelle des Gebäudeenergiegesetzes (GEG), ihren kurzfristigen Umsetzungsfristen und kaum erreichbaren Fördermitteln, ist die Branche am Anschlag. Dennoch: Rasant gestiegene Energiekosten lassen sich nicht wegdiskutieren, ebenso wenig wie der notwendige Beitrag der Immobilienwirtschaft an der Energiewende. Fakt ist: Von den knapp 19 Millionen Wohngebäuden in Deutschland ist der Löwenanteil mit rund 12,4 Millionen Gebäuden 1979 oder früher errichtet worden – und damit mindestens 44 Jahre alt.

Reading time:5 min
31/08/2023
Background

Milestone: noventic group publishes second DNK Report

The noventic group's second DNK Report is now available. Once again, all departments involved and the Group's CSR Committee worked closely together to produce a wide-ranging report on the 2021/22 financial year complying with the standards of the German Sustainability Code (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitskodex - DNK). We have had the formal completeness of the report checked and certified by the Office of the German Sustainability Code (Büro Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitskodex).

Nelly Bubenheim

Reading time:5 min
14/08/2023
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Climate protection in buildings: using sustainability as a driver of innovation

Sustainability involves much more than just maintaining the status quo. It can also be a key driver of innovation. One sector that could benefit from that is real estate: if the industry is to achieve the goal of virtual climate neutrality by 2045, it must rapidly undergo fundamental transformation.

Reading time:5 min
26/07/2023
Backgrounds

EU climate policy and its implementation in the building sector

The climate protection policy of the European Union (EU) is now one of the most important, most present and most publicly discussed policy areas of the EU institutions and the subject of a wide range of EU legislation.

Thies Grothe

Reading time:6 min
19/06/2023
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Berliner Energietage: smart thermostat control actively involves residents in climate protection

On May 5 2023 the digital version of Berliner Energietage came to a successful end. More than 60 events took place over the three days of the online congress. In the panel discussion “Digital Control: Housing Companies and Tenant Households Working Together for the Heat Transition in Existing Buildings”, Dr. Dirk Then, CEO of the noventic group, together with Dr. Christian Osthus, General Counsel (Justiziar) at the IVD Federal Association, Ralf Michels, Member of the Executive Committee of the VDIV and Professor Kunibert Lennerts, Professor of Facility Management at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), looked into the role of residents in climate protection in the housing industry and how to involve them in the heating transition.

Thomas Ahlborn

Reading time:8 min
07/06/2023
Article

Smart Thermostats: Initial Landlord Experiences

Smart thermostats promise significant energy savings without compromising the comfort of residents. A member of the cooperative board, whose properties are part of the noventic group's lighthouse project, shares his hopes, experiences and initial results.

Thomas Ahlborn

Reading time:8 min
02/06/2023
Technology & Innovation

Climate-friendly home living

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has sounded the alarm: the 1.5-degree target will be missed without more resolute action by the international community. There is no shortage of ambitious targets, with Germany aiming to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65 per cent by 2030.

Thomas Ahlborn

Reading time:6 min
21/04/2023
Background

Building Energy Act (Gebäudeenergiegesetz, GEG): what will the next amendment involve?

The Building Energy Act (GEG) came into force in 2020, harmonising the regulations governing energy saving law for buildings.

Thies Grothe

Reading time:5 min
28/03/2023
Topic contribution

The digitalization of the energy transition

Building owners and managers face various challenges when trying to manage their building stock in an energy-efficient and sustainable manner. Short-term results with a lasting effect cannot be achieved through modernization. The digitalization of the energy transition is the key to making the housing stock energy-efficient and energy-saving as quickly and as low-investment as possible.

Thomas Landgraf

Reading time:5 min
18/01/2023