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  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … is steadily increasing. Careful handling of the equipment at the end of its life is essential to avoid the emission of this quantity or partial quantities of it. Certification for … conducted on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMU) from 2016 to 2018. One major focus of the study …

  • Article from 11.07.2024 | Last changed: 11.07.2024

    Eco-friendly transport refrigeration

    … consumption but also in regards to the refrigerant. In the UBA report titled "Avoiding Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases – Prospects for Phasing Out", there is more … „Greener reefers“ for sea containers (2024) Truck refrigeration with CO2 and propene for distribution (2024) Refrigerated trailer uses CO2 (2023) Chill fish catch …

  • Article from 26.03.2019 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Building air conditioning

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … Building air conditioning Room air conditioners contain environmentally harmful HFCs … It is only recently that air conditioning has become relatively common in German buildings. The high standard of living has ramped up expectations concerning comfort … warm outside air flows back into the room. If the exhaust tube passes through an open window rather than a wall opening, the cooling effect is largely negated and …

  • Article from 21.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Heat pumps

    Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe

    … Source: Gerd / Adobe Stock Heat pumps are coming into increasing use for heating of buildings and for hot water production in commercial as well as industrial … In addition, the formation of long-lived degradation products of refrigerants is avoided and, also exceeding the limits of the Ecodesign Regulation, noise emissions …

  • Article from 30.06.2024 | Last changed: 30.05.2024

    Supermarket refrigeration

    indoor sight of a supermarket

    … for energy savings that can be realized both technically and economically. When building new stores, it is already common practice to consider the supermarket as a … for energy savings that can be realized both technically and economically. When building new stores, it is already common practice to consider the supermarket as a …

  • Article from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Application domains and emission reduction

    … (NF 3 ). HFCs are mainly used in closed systems (e.g. as refrigerants), in open systems (e.g. as propellants), and as process gas e.g. for semiconductor … right hand side for further information on their use in supermarkets, heat pumps, building air-conditioning, mobile air conditioning in cars, buses, and railway … Further reports can be found on our pages dedicated to certain applications. Avoiding Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases – Prospects for Phasing Out The UBA’s updated …

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 04.04.2024

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs

    blue sky and white clouds

    … which deplete the ozone layer have long been subject to an international phase-down on their production and use. In 2016 the international community took steps to … emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over the next decades. This scenario is avoided as a result of the HFC phase down stipulated in Kigali. Halons Halons are …

  • Article from 24.07.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2021

    Safe management of drinking water supplies

    Scheme of the Water Safety Plan concept: What can go wrong in our water supply? What risks does this cause for our supply? How can we control them? How do we know that they are under control?

    … agent in the water supply system which may cause harm to public health. Hazardous events in the WSP context are incidents or situations which cause hazards to … acknowledged technical rules and standards. Specifically for installations in large buildings, the Drinking Water Ordinance includes the requirement to conduct hazard …

  • Article from 02.08.2019 | Last changed: 19.08.2019

    Information on the O3 exceedance table

    … and Nutrient Nitrogen Environmental Monitor 2024 Creation of a harmonized land cover map as an example for the entire region of the Geneva Air Pollution …

  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    … and river basin-wide management. This includes precautionary measures (e.g., land use planning, floodplain designation, flood-adapted construction, technical … over many decades (probability approach). The damage potential describes values (buildings together with interior furnishing, industrial plants, traffic … the law. In the field of flood protection in Germany, the 16 federal states are essentially responsible for designing detailed strategies and measures preventing …

  • Article from 06.03.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Formaldehyde

    Gronspanplatten gestapelt

    … Pixelot / Fotolia.com Wood-based materials and consequently also furniture and building products made from them may contain formaldehyde as an adhesive component. … and materials, regular ventilation and damp wiping of surfaces in residential buildings and office workplaces can generally ensure healthier indoor air. This also …