Tag: construction industry
Housing crisis: Number of building permits continues to fall
Status: 18.06.2024 10:36 a.m. There is still no sign of a turnaround in German residential construction. In April, the number of building permits was also significantly below the previous year’s…
Collective bargaining conflict: More money for construction workers – Economy
The wage dispute for the approximately 930,000 employees in the German construction industry has been resolved at the second attempt. Following the IG BAU union, the employers also agreed to…
Construction industry cuts 10,000 jobs | tagesschau.de
Status: 04.06.2024 11:20 a.m. The construction industry is more skeptical about the current year. The industry association is preparing for the loss of at least 10,000 jobs. And the housing…
How the concrete industry wants to become climate neutral
Mixing concrete is like baking a cake, says Antonio Catarino, one of Bton’s managing directors. “If you only mix the liquid ingredients of a dough, it’s easier than with flour.…
Agreement reached in collective bargaining dispute in the construction industry
Status: 29.05.2024 13:12 Construction workers are getting more money: After failed negotiations and warning strikes, the collective bargaining parties have reached an agreement. Wages are to rise in three stages,…
Collective bargaining agreement in the construction industry – Economy
There is a collective bargaining solution for the approximately 930,000 employees in the German construction industry. In the third week of the warning strike, IG BAU and employers agreed on…
Wood and structural steel cheaper – is the construction industry recovering?
Status: 25.05.2024 13:10 The construction industry has been groaning under high costs for years. Thousands of construction projects have been canceled nationwide. But now it seems as if the industry…
295,000 new homes built in 2023 – Economy
Housing construction in Germany did not pick up in 2023, despite the high demand, especially in metropolitan areas. 294,400 apartments were completed last year. That was 900 or 0.3 percent…
Homeless artists: The Botanikum in Moosach is being demolished – Munich
There is something unique that is disappearing here with the Botanikum in Moosach. Everyone actually agrees on that. A special symbiosis of art and nature has developed here over almost…
Housing shortage: Building permits in Germany are plummeting
As of: May 17, 2024 10:29 a.m Thousands of apartments are missing in Germany. Nevertheless, there are fewer and fewer building permits. Expensive materials and financing deter potential home builders…