Germany's building stock is expected to be almost climate-neutral by 2050. To date the road to that goal has been very costly – and not successful enough. Now the GdW and the Economic Council are calling for a paradigm shift on the Federal Government's part.
The schoolchildren's initiative Plant-for-the-Planet was created in 2007 by nine-year-old Felix. His goal was to join together with children all round the world to plant trees and thereby contribute to saving the climate. The noventic group is glad to support this goal, and donated 2,500 trees at Christmas.
The reconciliation of climate protection and economic concerns is what Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, calls for in his opening speech at the 2020 Energy Transition Congress. His 20-point plan "Protecting the climate & strengthening the economy" lays the foundation for these concerns. The spotlight also falls on the real estate industry: how can the necessary efficiency potential in the building stock be realised through refurbishment concepts and digitisation? For the economy, Altmaier notes, the biggest problem is uncertainty, which could lead to a failure to make the investment needed. His approach is to create a clear framework over the long term, extending across several electoral terms.
From January 1st, 2021, CO2 emissions trading will be expanded to include the heating and transport sectors: This should make heating with fossil fuels such as oil and gas less attractive. In order to keep the increase in gross warm rents at an acceptable level, the discussion about the distribution of costs was initiated: The Federal Ministries for Finance, Environment and Justice propose that the costs incurred should be allocated to tenants to a maximum of 50 percent limit. Landlords should therefore bear half of the additional costs. The General Association of the German Housing Industry (GdW) warns: This could delay the necessary investments in energy-efficient renovations. The GdW relies on considering the cost allocation depending on the renovation status of the property.
Am 1. Juli 2020 hat Deutschland für ein halbes Jahr die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft übernommen. Neben dem Schwerpunktthema der Bekämpfung und Bewältigung sozioökonomischer Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie stehen auch Themen der Immobilienwirtschaft im Fokus. Welche das sind, beantwortet RA Thies Grothe, Head of Public Affairs der noventic group im Interview.
Discussions over recent weeks have shown that, alongside Covid-19, familiar issues such as climate protection, digitisation and integrated energy have not gone away. The protective measures taken against the pandemic in recent months have created new impetus, for instance the federal government's stimulus package. What does that mean for the climate-smart transformation of our building stock?
The federal government finally launched the new COVID-19 contact tracing app at the start of this week. The aim of the app is to notify people that they have come into contact with infected individuals before they develop any symptoms themselves.
As the smart meter rollout proceeds, the energy industry and the real estate sector are growing ever closer. At the Berliner Energietage (Berlin Energy Days), which took place for the first time this year as the “digital summer of the energy transition”, it was once again clear what opportunities the smart meter rollout had opened up for companies from both sectors. On Tuesday 9 June the sectoral experts Axel Gedaschko (President of the GdW (Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen, Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Enterprise Registered Associations)), Michael Wübbels (Deputy Managing Director of the VKU (Verband kommunaler Unternehmen, Association of Local Public Utilities) and Ingo Schönberg (director responsible for energy technology at ZVEI (Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie, Central Association of the Electrical and Electronic Industry) and managing director of PPC (Power Plus Communications)) came together for a virtual dialogue. Where do we stand today, almost six months after the official launch of the smart meter rollout? What opportunities can municipal utility providers and housing associations see? And how can potential opportunities best be exploited by municipal players?
School trips to the Klimahaus (Climate House) in Bremerhaven are something special: exciting, because that’s just the way it is with school trips. Intriguing, because the climate is transformed from something abstract into a tangible force. That is why noventic invited Hamburg fourth-year schoolchildren on a memorable day trip traversing different climatic zones along the eighth parallel of longitude.
When swimming is more than just splashing around: the talented young swimmers from TSV Reinbek train hard and spend a lot of time in the pool. But they also have fun and learn valuable life lessons. It’s great to give them some support. noventic is delighted to do just that, providing the team with financial aid. This enables TSV Reinbek to go on excursions during their training camps and to pay the expensive rental on a lane at the swimming pool.
In open technology systems, data can be exchanged via agreed interface standards, regardless of the manufacturer. This is the basis for economical and future-proof solutions in climate-smart building control.
