April 2022

Decoration: This is how the wall greening succeeds inside

Plant lovers who want to green their walls inside can plant indoor plants in special hanging systems. The portal "bauen.de" points this out. These hanging systems are, for example, box modules, textile bags or prefabricated plastic panels with bulges. However, before you mount the hanging systems on the wall, according to the portal - if...

Study: Building 2030

How does a sustainable construction turnaround succeed? This was recently examined by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Organization IAO together with several real estate industry associations and chambers. They identified over 100 trends, which they summarized in three future scenarios. According to the ILO, the three scenarios are "#innovationiskey",...

Building tip: The perfect staircase

Good planning is required to ensure that the stairs in the house do not become a risk of accidents. This is mostly done by experts. However, it is also advisable for builders or owners in the course of renovation measures to find out about staircase construction. The "bauen.de" portal provides information on how to calculate stairs and what to look out for when building stairs. With this one you have to...

Saving energy: GDW provides tips

The GDW Federal Association of German housing and real estate companies recently published various tips on the topic of "saving energy". These include, among other things, lowering the room temperature. According to the Federal Association, temperatures of 20 to 22 degrees are sufficient during the heating period. If the apartment is aired, the heating should be turned off beforehand in order to reduce energy costs.

Judgment: Landlords may have to disclose complainants

Roommates in a shared house had complained to their landlady about their roommate. She then sent him a letter with the following content: "Due to complaints about strong odors and vermin in the stairwell, we would like to carry out an inspection of your apartment. On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10 a.m., our employee, Mr. K., will...

Trend: outdoor kitchens

According to the working group Die Moderne Küche (AMK), preparing food outdoors is becoming increasingly important. Interested parties can purchase outdoor kitchens in different variants. Among other things, you should make sure that they are made of weatherproof and UV-resistant materials and that the devices and accessories are designed for outdoor use....

Study: DIW examines the effect of rental price controls

A study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) comes to the conclusion that rent controls can only reduce economic inequality in the short term. It is based on the assumption that poorer households that pay high rents face richer households that have rental income. If the legislator limits the growth in rents, according to...

Tip: This is to be considered with a ventilation system

The Berlin consumer advice center knows what needs to be considered when installing a ventilation system. Among other things, she points out that appropriate specialist planning is required, that the most efficient devices have the EU efficiency label A+ and that the acquisition costs for ventilation systems with heat recovery are financially supported by the federal funding program for efficient buildings (BEG)...

Research: Improving solar systems with the help of artificial intelligence

A technology for optimizing solar systems is the goal of the so-called joint project Dig4morE, to which the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg and the photovoltaic companies Sunsniffer, Aquila Capital and Sunset Energietechnik belong. Using artificial intelligence, the project partners want to develop a methodology that suggests optimization measures for solar systems. Thanks to the...

Right of first refusal: BGH strengthens tenant rights

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has strengthened the pre-emption rights of tenants in a recent judgment (VIII ZR 305/20). In the present case, a tenant of a 46.60 square meter unrenovated apartment in a multi-party building in Berlin, which the owner divided into condominium units, wanted to exercise her right of first refusal. According to the purchase contract, she should pay 163,266.67 for the apartment...

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