2023

The "schoener-wohnen.de" portal shows in a series of pictures how a dark semi-detached house in an old building can be transformed into a modern and light-flooded home. Various measures such as removing a wall between the kitchen and dining room, remodeling the bathroom and kitchen and choosing matching furniture give the old semi-detached house a new lease of life. The measures have...

Around six percent of households in major German cities have to make do with too little living space. This is according to the short report "Mismatch in the housing market" by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (iw Köln). Families and households with a migration background are particularly affected. On the other hand, six percent of households in large cities live in apartments that are actually too large for them.

The Federal Office for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) has announced the 29 entries that have made it to the final of the ideas competition "Join in, do it together. We are shaping structural change in our region". The competition was looking for ideas to improve the quality of life in the Lusatia, Central German and Rhineland regions affected by the coal phase-out.

Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZ Jülich), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are currently investigating how innovative printable solar panels can be used in the future. To this end, they recently launched the "Solar Technology Acceleration Platform for emerging Photovoltaics" (Solar TAP innovation platform). The aim is to work together with partners from the...

A tenant may not rent an apartment in order to sublet it to a third party. This also applies if the letting is only for a short period of time. This was recently decided by the Local Court of Frankfurt am Main (AZ: 940 OWi 862 Js 45753/22). In this case, the defendant rented a three-room apartment in Frankfurt am Main and sublet it. He offered the three-room apartment to...

The portal "brigitte.de" has now identified which accessories bring a spring feeling into the home. In addition to vases, wooden trays, candles and fairy lights, cushion covers can also be used. Vases can be made of either glass or terracotta. They also look great on a wooden slice. Tulips in both types of vase make for a beautiful...

If you want to buy an existing apartment of around 80 square meters in a major German city, you will have to work for around 8 to 11 years; for a new-build apartment, it is even around 10 to 14 years. This is the result of an analysis by Immoscout24. In Munich, prospective buyers have to work around 11.2 years for a 5-day week (40 hours each) for an existing apartment and around 10 to 14 years for a new-build...

A special area for modular construction can be seen from Monday, April 17, to Saturday, April 22, at the "BAU" trade fair in Munich. The special area can be found in the atrium between the A and B halls. In addition, manufacturers and architects will be presenting various projects in the Communication Area in Hall B0 from Monday to Friday at 1 pm. Serial construction has been...

The Münch Foundation has now published a guide to "Energy efficiency in hospitals". In it, it has investigated where there is room for improvement with regard to the factors "light and lighting", "circulation and circulation pumps", "solar energy and photovoltaics", "room climate and cooling", "combined heat and power units", "heating and steam boilers", "building insulation" and "energy-saving...

Removal companies that drop unauthorized advertising material in letterboxes or in front of houses could be in for a price. The Munich Local Court has now threatened a removal company with a fine of up to EUR 250,000 or, alternatively, imprisonment for up to six months (case reference: 142 C 12408/21). In the case in question, all the letterboxes of a...