Status: 01/25/2023 1:40 p.m Anyone who plans to build in the near future and takes climate-friendly standards into account can receive up to 150,000 euros in funding from the federal government. It should run on low-interest loans. New rules for subsidies for new buildings will soon apply to builders in Germany. According to the plans of the federal government, builders for particularly sustainable residential buildings can receive a maximum subsidy of 150,000 euros per unit. Climate-friendly residential buildings without a...
Germany needs affordable, sustainable housing that is geared towards the common good. But the rising costs endanger precisely such projects. How can it still work?from Laura WeissmullerLess than ten euros rent per square meter - that sounded like an announcement last year that could hardly be kept. After all, the apartments should not be built just anywhere, but in the most expensive city in Germany. In the middle of Munich and then in a new wooden building, i.e. an ecologically...
A woman in a bathing suit jumps, no flies, through bright blue. The message is clear: this is where we head into the unknown. The cover picture doesn't just go well with Dana Spiotta's novel "Unpredictable", in which a middle-aged woman embarks on a radical new life. The symbolism can also be transferred to the new publisher, which has just published this novel as the first book: Kjona is the name of the small company that is beginning to change...
With skis, bus and trainAdmittedly, in this so-called winter they are rarely seen: these people standing on the S-Bahn or U-Bahn platform with skis and poles in hand and backpacks on their backs to set off on a ski tour. But for all those who (can) do it in the near future, there are tips: are long for a winter Michael Vitzthum and his comrades-in-arms Angelica Feiner such as Barbara and Sven Schmid traveled through the mountains by bus and...
Sea travel is not good for the environment. Many shipping companies therefore have to act more sustainably. Can this work? Access to all STERN PLUS content and articles from the print magazine Ad-free & can be canceled at any time Already registered? Sign up here source site-7
Plastic-free alternative How sustainable is using a bamboo toothbrush? Bamboo toothbrushes are all the rage right now, but are they all really sustainable? © Rostislav_Sedlacek / Getty Images Plastic toothbrushes are bad for the environment, that's no secret. Sustainable alternatives made from bamboo, on the other hand, are finding more and more enthusiastic supporters - but are they really better for the environment? After all, not everything about it is recyclable. Bamboo toothbrushes are mostly free of harmful substances, can...
Plastic-free alternative Bamboo toothbrushes in comparison: How sustainable is the application? Bamboo toothbrushes are all the rage right now, but are they all really sustainable? © Rostislav_Sedlacek / Getty Images Plastic toothbrushes are bad for the environment, that's no secret. Sustainable alternatives made from bamboo, on the other hand, are finding more and more enthusiastic supporters - but are they really better for the environment? After all, not everything about it is recyclable. Bamboo toothbrushes are mostly free of harmful...
Plastic-free alternative How sustainable is using a bamboo toothbrush? Bamboo toothbrushes are all the rage right now, but are they all really sustainable? © Rostislav_Sedlacek / Getty Images Plastic toothbrushes are bad for the environment, that's no secret. Sustainable alternatives made from bamboo, on the other hand, are finding more and more enthusiastic supporters - but are they really better for the environment? After all, not everything about it is recyclable. Bamboo toothbrushes are mostly free of harmful substances, can...
Status: 12/28/2022 3:52 a.m For the first time in two years, firecrackers and rockets are allowed to fly again at the turn of the year. That also means: thousands of tons of waste and a burden on the environment. Manufacturers are therefore working on sustainable fireworks. According to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the Germans bought 43,000 tons of pyrotechnics at the turn of the year 2019 - before the pandemic. On New Year's Day there is a lot of...
Does the municipality of Pullach ignore its decision to build sustainably in its own projects? The board will have to deal with this question at the municipal council meeting this Tuesday. The reason for this is a critical comment by the local agenda team on the award of the architect contract for the planned youth center, which is on the agenda. "Unfortunately, we do not find any award criteria for the planning and construction of the building in accordance with...
