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PIK Director Demands Levy on New Oil and Gas Heaters Amid Building Modernisation Plan
Ottmar Edenhofer, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, has suggested a fee on new oil‑ and…
Hubertz Unveils Building Type‑E Law to Slash Construction Costs Targets 2026 Approval
Federal Construction Minister Verena Hubertz (SPD) confirmed that the planned Building‑Type E law aimed at cutting construction costs is still…
Cabinet Delays New Building Modernisation Law to Post Easter
The cabinet’s decision on the draft of the so‑called “Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz” (GMG), which had previously been known as the…
SPD Signals Change to Building Modernization Law as Climate Spokesman Pushes for Reform
The SPD climate‑policy spokesman Jakob Blankenburg has taken a distance from the planned Building Modernisation Act and has warned…
Nabu Slams Planned Building Energy Act Reform as Threat to Climate Protection
The Nature Conservation Federation (Nabu) has criticized the draft points presented by the black‑red coalition government for a…
German Coalition Agrees to Reform Building Energy Law Revoking 65% Renewable Heating Target and Old Boiler Ban
Union and SPD have agreed on a reform of the Building Energy Act. The new rule introduced by…
Germany Records Nearly 130,000 Digital Building Permits Filed Nationwide in 2025
Across Germany, almost 130,000 building permit applications were filed electronically last year, covering not only housing but also…
Schneider Fuels Building Updates and Climate Trades as Germany Heads for 2045 Net‑Zero
The German Federal Minister for the Environment, Carsten Schneider (SPD), announced a tightening of climate‑change measures aimed at achieving…
Green MP Urges Faster Building Energy Law Reform Amid Opposition Demand for Planning Certainty
Kassem Taher Saleh, the green spokesman for the Bundestag floor, is pressing the federal government to present the bullet points…
German Handcraft Union Criticizes Proposed Building Energy Law Overhaul
Jörg Dittrich, president of the Zentralverband Deutsches Handwerk (ZDH), warned that the reforms to the Building Energy Act could…
German Building Retrofit Rate Falls to Record Low in 2025
The share of buildings that have been energy‑retrofit in Germany fell further in 2025, reaching a new low.…
Former German Foreign Minister Fischer Warns Trump Is Building Oligarchy
Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer of the Greens believes U.S. President Donald Trump is actively working to dismantle democracy.“Trump…
German Economy Ministry Targets Rapid Building Energy Law Reform
The Ministry of Economics says it is aiming to reform the Building Energy Act (GEG) “quickly” and remains…
Property Groups Push for Faster Building Rules
Property sector associations are pressing for swift action to reduce construction costs, presenting their own draft legislation advocating…
New Building Type E Streamlines German Construction
The German government is pushing forward with a controversial new building standard, dubbed “Building Type E” aiming to…
EU Nations Delay Building Transport Emissions Plan
A coalition of EU member states are pushing for a significant delay in the implementation of the bloc’s…
Saturn Moon Harboring Life Building Blocks
A team of researchers from the University of Stuttgart and the Free University of Berlin have announced a…
German Minister Boosts Modular Home Building
Germany is actively exploring modular and serial construction methods as a potential solution to address housing shortages and…
Kyiv Strikes Kill Again EU Building Hit
Kyiv and other locations across Ukraine were subjected to a large-scale barrage of attacks on Thursday, involving drones,…
Man Injured After Falling From Oldenburg Building
A man sustained serious injuries after jumping from the roof of a high-rise building in Oldenburg’s city center…
Building Turbo” Fails to Turbocharge Real Estate Industry’s Expectations.
In a move to address the pressing issue of affordable housing, the German Social Association (SoVD) has welcomed…
Building Boom: Minister’s Shock Proposal to Speed Up Construction and Sacrifice Green Space
Minister of Construction, Verena Hubertz, has announced plans to significantly accelerate the building process and to rethink environmental…
SPD Secures Otto-Wels Hall in Reichstag Building
SPD Secures Control of Historic Reichstag Room In a significant victory, the SPD’s Bundestag faction has successfully negotiated…
Rainbow Flagging on Reichstag Building for Pride Day
Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner announces Rainbow Flag Flying on Reichstag Building on Saturday Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner (CDU) has announced…
Focus on Identity Building and Social Change
Ines Schwerdtner, the Co-Chairwoman of the Left party, has clarified that her goal is not to participate in…
New Chancellor’s Office Chief Supports Expensive Building Expansion
Thorsten Frei, the new head of the Federal Chancellery, plans to continue with the expansion of the building…
Building Boom: Economists Forecast a Game-Changer in the Construction Industry
The Construction Industry is on the Cusp of a Trend Shift. After five years of decline, the price-adjusted…
New Low: Home Building Permits Plunge in Shocking 2023 Real Estate Reversal!
In October 2024, the construction of 18,600 apartments was approved in Germany. This was 18.0 percent or 4,100…