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How can participants in building construction best work together? This question is addressed by the Working Group on Digitized Construction (AKDB) of the German Construction Industry Association in its paper "Successful collaboration with BIM in building construction". "BIM" stands for "Building Information Modeling." This is a planning and control concept for the planning, execution and management of...

An electric car can be charged not only at public charging stations, but also at home - for example, with the help of solar power. This is pointed out by the energy consulting service of the consumer advice center. The first step is to install a photovoltaic system. If owners plan to charge their electric car at home, they should bear in mind that this will increase the proportion of...

If a married couple separates and not the owner, but the other partner remains in the property, he or she must apply for the transfer of the property within one year. This was decided by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH; XII ZB 243/20). In the case at hand, a married couple separated in 2014, the divorce followed in 2015. Since the separation, the wife used the apartment, which belonged to her husband, alone. An apartment...

Owners who want to lay tiles in small bathrooms can take some tips to heart. The portal "schoener-wohnen.de" gives them advice on what they can pay attention to. For example, bright, large and uniformly designed tiles provide more width in the room. In addition, it is also possible to lay tiles only on the floor and to use different colors to...

The Federal Statistical Office reports that building land has never been as expensive as it will be in 2020, with buyers paying an average of 199 euros for a square meter of land ready for building. In 2010, it was still 130 euros. This represents a percentage increase of around 53.08 percent. In the federal states, however, land buyers must be prepared for enormous price differences. While building land in Bavaria and...

Felix Pakleppa, General Manager of the Central Association of the German Construction Industry, criticizes material shortages and rising raw material prices following the figures recently presented by the Federal Statistical Office. These would continue to burden the construction industry. Among other things, sawn softwood became 111 percent more expensive than in the previous year, reinforcing steel in bars increased by 82 percent and plastics...

A new European Union energy label for lamps has been in effect since September 1. They must now be labeled with the energy efficiency classes A (highest efficiency) to G (lowest efficiency). In return, the energy efficiency classes A++ and A+ no longer apply. Since the most energy-efficient lamps will only achieve energy efficiency class D according to the new label, new lamps with a better...

In a draft law to accelerate the expansion of solar systems for power generation on buildings (Solar System Expansion Acceleration Act - SolarBeschlG), the Greens demand that in future the installation and operation of photovoltaic systems on roof surfaces of new and, in the case of renovations, also existing buildings, be mandatory throughout Germany. The new law is intended for new buildings...

The portal "livingathome.de" looks into the question of how employees can set up and design their home office and provides them with several tips. First of all, employees should find the right desk. This must be adapted among other things to the body size. While a 1.65 meter tall person needs a 68 centimeter high desk, this must be adapted to the height of a 1.80 meter...

According to the F+B Residential Index Germany Q2, prices for new-contract rents rose by 0.5 percent year-on-year (Q2 2020 to Q2 2021). New contract rents in Germany's 50 most expensive cities are also on the rise: Whereas prices for new leases there still fell in 25 of the 50 cities in Q1 2021, the same is true of only 11 of the most expensive 50 cities in Q2 2021....