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Nowadays, clay as a building material is finding more and more uses in the construction sector. Whether as clay panels for drywall construction, as clay plaster on walls, or in the form of clay blocks or clay paint, the natural building material is becoming increasingly popular. Clay can also be used in a variety of ways as a mixture with straw, wood or minerals. In the process, clay is characterized above all by its...

If you want to keep the heat in the interior of your house on cold days, you can achieve good results with the help of energy-saving pleated blinds attached to the windows. The installation of this additional insulation is suitable not only for single-glazed windows, but also optimizes the thermal protection in the interior with double or triple glazing. Compared to other...

In the present case (AZ 67 S 230/19), the tenants of a rented apartment near Potsdamer Platz in Berlin sued their landlord for payment of rent reduction claims. Due to a large construction site on the neighboring, large property, there were high noise immissions over several months. When the tenants moved into the apartment, the property had not been built on and there were no concrete...

When furnishing the kitchen, the selection of a suitable countertop also plays an important role. It should not only look good and provide enough space for cooking, baking and storage, but also have a high material quality. Because the worktop is the most loaded surface in the kitchen and mostly even in the whole household and must meet many requirements....

According to the Student Housing Report 2020 published by the financial services provider MLP in cooperation with the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW), student housing is becoming increasingly expensive even during the Corona crisis. A total of 30 cities in Germany were examined for the analyses of price developments for rents of model student apartments in the second quarter of 2020. In order to assess the affordability of...

In order to protect private builders from defects and damage during the planning and construction phase of a single-family or multi-family house, the Bauherren-Schutzbund e. V. (BSB), together with the Institut für Bauforschung e. V. (IfB), has published a study of the ten most frequently occurring construction errors. This is intended to provide builders with an overview of the areas in which they...

Just in time for the heating season, it's worth thinking about effective energy-saving measures. A simple and lucrative means of saving costs and living energy-efficiently is hydraulic balancing of the heating system. Here, a craftsman determines how much heat each individual room in the house or apartment actually needs to create a comfortable room temperature. Accordingly...

Proper waste separation is one of the duties and obligations of all tenants in a rental housing complex. However, not all tenants always comply with the stipulated requirements for proper waste separation. A case in Frankenthal (AZ 3a C 288/18) shows that misconduct can have financial consequences. After the landlady of a residential building had informed the tenants of one of her...

On the website of the online guide wohnen.de, interested parties can find helpful tips on the subject of "clean living". In order to keep your own home clean and tidy and spend as little time as possible on cleaning, it is worth taking a look at the advice section. Whether it's advice on cleaning the apartment or on the subject of carpet or...

With the project "Nationwide Network Housing and Mobility", the Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies (Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen e. V. - GdW) would like to encourage residents of residential quarters to use environmentally friendly means of transport in their daily lives and to refrain from driving. The aim when planning modern and mobile residential quarters is therefore that residents should ideally be able to get around by...