… at room level”, explains Jakob Metz, Project Manager at ifeu. “The tool shows, for example, whether radiators in individual rooms should be replaced before installing … project database “So geht's mit Wärmepumpen!” (How Heat Pumps Work) now includes 75 examples of existing buildings that have successfully been converted to heat pump …

… remains a major cause for concern. We urgently need to do more in this area – for example, by expanding electromobility and reducing company car privileges and other … also had a positive effect on the trend in emissions in the building sector, for example because less natural gas and heating oil were used. The transport sector … efforts in the individual sectors are having varying degrees of success. For example, the transport sector has a cumulative reduction gap of 180 million tonnes …

… me again and again every year. The contest generates a growing stock of excellent examples of ecodesign." Some 200 guests from government, industry, science and the … The robust banana plant is grown in the Philippines using sustainable forestry practices. https://vimeo.com/374204659 WormUp_HOME - WormUp GmbH (based in Zürich, …

… general, digitisation holds great potential for recycling. In addition to providing practical information for operation, maintenance and recycling, the product passport …

… Products and services with the Blue Angel put less strain on the environment, for example by being low-energy, reducing emissions to soil, water and air as much as …

… implementation of integrated pest management should be promoted more strongly, for example with the funds earmarked for this purpose in the EU's Common Agricultural … Furthermore, UBA proposes the introduction of a pesticide tax following the example of Denmark in order to create incentives to reduce pesticide use in …

… environmental protection is producing many exciting projects. The projects are real examples of the many advantages – including cost – of sustainable construction …

… mobility. Many subsidies which harm the environment are also socially unjust. For example, there is the privileged status of company cars, subsidised by the state … are known to be endocrine disruptors or toxic to the reproductive system, for example nonylphenol polyethoxylate (NPE), which is sometimes used for dyeing. Its …

… entails risks that are often not obvious at first glance. Networked products, for example, need regular updates to fix bugs or close security and functional gaps. If … certain connected products can only be controlled with the help of others, for example a heating thermostat that can only be controlled via the smartphone of a …

… to consumers, and that fewer end-of-life appliances are disposed of improperly, for example in household waste, packaging waste or in nature, where they do not belong. … flow or in their presentation media (e.g. website) or with shipment of their goods. Collection and take-back points in the retail sector and in the …

… global supply chains of raw materials and intermediate products as well as domestic goods traffic via waterways may be more strongly affected by climate change in the … therefore address climate-related risks and take appropriate precautions – in this example, through adapted shipbuilding or a modal shift to rail. Among the risks that …