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  • Press release 35/2024 from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.09.2024

    German SUSTAINABLE BUILDING Award 2025 focuses on design and construction in existing contexts

    Luftbild eines Wohngebäudes mit drei Flügeln in einem U. Zwei Vollgeschosse und ein Walmdach mit mehreren Gauben und PV-Anlagen. Im Innenhof ein großer Baum, in der Umgebung Kleingärten. Vor der Öffnung des U ein linienförmiger Wohnbau ähnlicher Kubatur.

    … initiative – sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion. With immediate effect, role models for design and construction in existing contexts are being sought in four … 2025 at the Federal Ministry for the Environment in Berlin. They will become role models for sustainable building and can have a positive influence on political … initiative – sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion. With immediate effect, role models for design and construction in existing contexts are being sought in four …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-1 + 2: Soil water in agriculturally used soils and in forest soils

    … during critical development phases can adversely affect yields. The soil moisture  modelled for selected arable crops during the growth period has diminished, … on cultivated ground, thus making timely harvesting impossible. The DWD uses models of soil moisture in respect of agricultural crops on the basis of a 1 km x 1 … during critical development phases can adversely affect yields. The soil moisture  modelled for selected arable crops during the growth period has diminished, …

  • Press release 23/2023 from 03.07.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    UBA study: This is how Germany can achieve its 2030 climate targets

    Emissions from an industrial plant

    … can be saved in the buildings, mobility, energy and industry sectors. "The model analysis clearly shows that we have a lot of catching up to do in some … gas emissions in the coming years. The climate protection instruments used in the model analysis in these sectors only meet the minimum requirements. In the case of … targets can still be achieved: The predominantly economic instruments in transport modeled in the ⁠ Scenario ⁠ should be accompanied by a comprehensive expansion of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-2: Heat-related mortalities

    The picture shows an elderly woman wearing a white blouse. The lady is holding on to a rollator with one hand, while she is holding the back of her left hand to her forehead. In the background, a few fuzzy treetops or bushes are visible in bright light.

    … are extraordinary events involved. The number of heat-related mortalities – in the model underlying the indicator – is estimated as the difference between the modelled mortality and a hypothetical mortality regime. The latter would occur, if …

  • Press release 33/2025 from 17.09.2025 | Last changed: 22.09.2025

    Design for the future

    Group photo

    … design in all areas of life—from innovative materials and circular business models to social design approaches. Press release No. 33/2025 | 17.09.2025 149 … design in all areas of life—from innovative materials and circular business models to social design approaches. … In 2025, the German Ecodesign Award will once …

  • Press release 22/2019 from 17.06.2019 | Last changed: 03.07.2019

    2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value

    city center of Munich, in the background the Alps

    … the software updates now taking place, we really need speedy retrofitting of older model diesel cars with efficient catalytic converters to reduce NO2 emissions. The … explains the basics of air pollution control, and introduces measuring methods and modelling applied to determine the burden of disease. The magazine is available for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BAU-R-2: Green roofs in cities

    The picture shows the metal facade of a modern commercial building almost completely covered with a climbing plant.

    … in combining satellite images in a 10 metre resolution with data from 3D building models. To put it in a simplified manner – by using satellite images, the vegetation … and tailored to buildings with flat or monopitch roofs, with the aid of 3D building models. It was not possible to consider any greened basement car parks on the basis …

  • Press release 12/2015 from 18.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Can a fourth waste water treatment stage be financed by the waste water charge?

    a waste water treatment plant in the city Dresden

    … of large-scale waste water treatment plants. The overall success of this "Leipzig Model" also depends on introducing waste water regulatory requirements in the Waste … at large treatment facilities would have to be adapted in order for the Leipzig Model to succeed. German water legislation has the necessary instruments to do so … of large-scale waste water treatment plants. The overall success of this "Leipzig Model" also depends on introducing waste water regulatory requirements in the Waste …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-4: Adaptation to climate change at the municipal level

    The picture shows a slightly hilly landscape characterised by agricultural activity. The centre of the picture shows a village embedded in the landscape. In an almost cloudless sky which is already tinged with orange, you can see a low sun wrapping the landscape in a warm light.

    … of sustainable adaptation management in municipalities and on innovative model projects for the adaptation to climate change. The establishment of a … municipality. As of 2022 municipalities can apply for funding to support innovative model projects. This is particularly aimed at local projects – which can serve as … of sustainable adaptation management in municipalities and on innovative model projects for the adaptation to climate change. The establishment of a …