While the Christmas season is a time for joy and celebration, it is also a time when many individuals and families face challenges in fulfilling their wishes. It is therefore particularly gratifying when support is provided in a way that is responsive to identified needs. In 2024, the employees of the noventic group once again participated in the campaign „Aktion Tannenbaum“ organised by the Der Hafen hilft! association. This initiative aimed to bring a little Christmas joy to people in social institutions.
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.
Experts and industry stakeholders alike agree that there is huge potential for energy savings in the existing building stock. However, without the professional housing industry the energy and heating transition cannot succeed. To date, though, real estate has lagged dramatically behind on the decarbonisation front, and much greater efforts will be needed to achieve the goal set by politicians of reducing all CO2 emissions to net zero by 2045 in Germany and by 2050 in Europe.
Increasing the transparency of consumption to achieve greater savings - and at the same time create more climate protection in the housing sector. Can it work?
Climate protection in the building sector needs quick successes. A study commissioned by the noventic group on the role of tenants in climate protection shows that tenants are willing to make greater climate protection efforts within their own four walls, provided the cost, convenience and simplicity are right. To achieve rapid CO2 savings, the 1,000 tenant households surveyed showed a high level of acceptance of both the automation of heating and hot water supply and sharing of their own consumption data.
Professor Dr. Andreas Pfnür, of Darmstadt Technical University (TU Darmstadt), and noventic Managing Director Dr. Dirk Then discuss the noventic study, in which 1,000 tenants were asked about their role in climate protection in the housing industry. How great is their willingness to participate in residential housing climate protection? And what role do costs, automated processes, digitisation and sharing consumption data play?
CDU Member of Parliament Rüdiger Kruse and noventic Managing Director Dr Dirk Then in conversation: The focus is on an exchange between politics and business on current developments and challenges in the property sector.
What challenges and opportunities will the EED throw up for housing companies? At the GdW WohnZukunftsTag (Future Living Day) 2021 noventic Managing Director Stephan Bause discussed this issue with KALO Managing Director Frank Reschke and SMARVIS Managing Director Stefan Gärtner.
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.
On 1 July 2020, Germany took over the six-month presidency of the EU Council. In addition to the priority topic of combating and overcoming the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues relating to the property industry are also in the spotlight. Thies Grothe, Head of Public Affairs at noventic group, answers these questions in an interview.
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?
