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The role of SRI in the future of the housing industry

The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) is a comprehensive assessment tool designed to evaluate the technological intelligence of buildings. It is specifically intended to assess a building's capacity to integrate smart technologies. Since its introduction in Germany in 2020, based on the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the SRI has been designed to optimise the potential of smart technologies in the building sector. A higher SRI rating indicates greater efficiency in automated self-management and energy consumption adaptation. This is intended to encourage both owners and users to capitalise on the benefits of smart building technologies.

Christan Wehrmaker

Reading time:3 min
22/10/2024
Interview

CO₂ reduction in existing buildings: Interview with Univ.-Prof. Dr Kunibert Lennerts

Prof. Dr. Kunibert Lennerts is head of the Institute for Technology and Management in Construction at KIT. In this interview he talks about the importance of a long-term sustainability strategy, the importance of short-term measures and the topic of holism in the housing and real estate industry.

Thomas Ahlborn

Reading time:6 min
24/09/2024
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Berliner Energietage: smart thermostat control actively involves residents in climate protection

From 16 to 18 April, leading experts met on the digital stage at the Energy Days 2024 to discuss solutions for the energy turnaround in Germany. In the panel 'Digital solution perspectives for the heating transition in existing buildings', Dr Rostami (KALO), Dr Metz (othermo) and Mr Wehrmaker (imovis) presented concrete solutions for climate protection that is sustainable for everyone. Dr Vogler (GdW) contributed the perspective of housing companies.

Reading time:8 min
16/04/2024
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GdW initiates showcase for 'intelligent heating systems

The German housing industry umbrella organisation GdW is launching a showcase entitled 'Shaping together: the smart heating showcase for the housing industry' for rented apartment blocks. The framework is designed to assist small and medium-sized housing companies in becoming familiar with the use and effects of smart thermostats, which have been developed specifically for use in the housing industry, in their own housing stock. The noventic retrofit solution achieves average energy savings of 15.5% at building level and the legally required hydraulic balancing is implemented in a legally compliant manner.

Thomas Ahlborn

Reading time:8 min
01/03/2024
Christmas post | Ho ho ho · Reading time 2 min.

Christmas fundraising campaign: #wärmegeben in Hamburg

Poorly insulated' and #GivingWarmth are two slogans with which Hanseatic Help is drawing attention to the needs of Hamburg's needy. Exactly our theme. Because while the weather outside is miserable, we continue to work in the warmth to ensure that Germany finally heats in a climate-friendly way. But many people can neither make themselves a hot cup of tea nor turn up the thermostat to their heart's content. That's why this year we're supporting the campaign of the charity Hanseatic Help together with employees, management and our canteen in Hamburg.

18/12/2023
Interview

Energieoptimierung im Gebäudebetrieb: Interview mit Christian Wehrmaker

Christian Wehrmaker beschäftigt sich tagtäglich mit Themen wie dem ganzheitlichen Vernetzen von Lösungen, der Integration erneuerbarer Energien und der Energieoptimierung im Gebäudebestand.

Nelly Bubenheim

Reading time:6 min
05/12/2023
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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

Energy-efficient renovation: a necessity, but expensive - what can be done?

When it comes to energy, the housing and property industry can be dizzy at times. With the amendment to the German Building Energy Act (Energieeinsparverordnung - EnEV), its short implementation periods and almost unattainable subsidies, the industry is at breaking point. Nevertheless, the rapid rise in energy costs cannot be ignored, nor can the property industry's necessary contribution to the energy turnaround. The fact is that of the almost 19 million residential buildings in Germany, the lion's share of around 12.4 million were built in 1979 or earlier - and are therefore at least 44 years old (source: Statistikportal).

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