… off. The most attractive aspect is the ranking: the marking scale is dynamically designed to adapt to current developments- which is something strict policy …

… UBA recommends that cities set up decentralised rainwater infiltration systems and design their surface areas such that they can be used for leisure time activities …

… live in the future? How can we make urban spaces more liveable in the long term and design them together? Results and impulses from the research project ‘Rethinking the …

… exercise outdoors or is it better to put it off until another day? Visit our newly designed web pages on current air quality and take part in our survey.  read more …

… to be awarded the Blue Angel. Award ceremony for winners of 7th German Federal Ecodesign Award Winning projects include sustainable silk production, a modularly … Noise Directive. To date, however, few cities have made use of the “quiet areas” designation. A new brochure from the UBA provides help with the selection of the … level International Mountain Day 2018: Sustainable Alps December 11th is the designated International Mountain Day. The day was designated by the UN to show the …

… A study has investigated which ways the technical infrastructures can be designed to be future-proof and sustainable. read more (in German) More …

… Environment Minister and President of German Environment Agency confer German Ecodesign Award 2019 The "SeeElefant" maritime waste collection ship, a house made from … A comparison of recalculated… Series Texte Page number 53 Year of publication 2019 Designing an International Peatland Carbon Standard: Criteria, Best Practices and …

… have been updated for other product groups. read more (in German) Federal Ecodesign Award 2024 launched Companies of all sizes and sectors, designers and students are once again invited to apply for the prestigious design …

… information on noise emissions. UBA believes the limit values for noise in the Ecodesign Directive are not especially ambitious. It therefore recommends that … Seasonal Coefficient of Performance. COP: Coefficient of Performance.Background: Ecodesign and labelling in the EU Directive 2010/30/EU allows the EU Commission to …