In a condominium owners' meeting (WEG), a vote was held on structural changes to the common property. One of the unit owners asked for approval for the conversion of a shopping center, which would change parts of the common property. In the same condominium owners' meeting, it was also a question of levying a special contribution for modernization measures that would...

A glass facade on a building brings daylight into the premises and convinces with an unrestricted view. Whether in private homes, industrial buildings, universities or research centers, a mullion and transom façade is one of the most popular curtain walls and offers numerous possibilities for façade design. Even multi-story buildings can be designed due to the...

The building culture report "Public Spaces 2020/2021", published by the Federal Foundation for Building Culture (BSBK), focuses on public spaces and areas in cities and their future design and use. The term "public spaces" includes squares, parks, gardens, playgrounds and sports fields as well as publicly accessible (open) spaces or public...

A wooden house offers a good alternative to a house made of concrete and also brings other advantages. Especially houses made of solid wood look noble and convince with their robustness and durability. As a building element, solid wood has a high static load capacity and contributes to environmental protection through its CO2-reducing nature. Solid wood also independently regulates the...

There are numerous options for energy-efficient refurbishment of a residential building. With government financing subsidies and loans, owners can modernize their homes and thereby make a significant contribution to environmental protection. As part of the "Deutschland macht's effizient" campaign, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) published the guidebook "Energieeffizient...

The hygiene and safety regulations proclaimed by the effects of the Corona pandemic must also be observed in condominium owners' meetings. The regulations and rules of conduct for WEG meetings differ from state to state and are laid down in the respective applicable legal ordinances of the state governments. In addition, the association "Wohnen im...

Whether in the garden, on the balcony or on the terrace, a raised bed offers a good alternative or supplement to classic gardening and planting fruit, vegetables as well as plants and flowers. In addition, gardening at a raised bed is particularly easy on the back, because the work area is at a height of 80 to 100 centimeters. The length of the raised bed should be...

A May 2020 market survey conducted by the German Coworking Spaces Association (BVCS) shows that demand for coworking spaces in Germany has quadrupled in a two-year time frame. While there were just over 300 coworking spaces across Germany in August 2018, the association's May 2020 survey already recorded 1,268...

Anyone who comes into possession of a plot of land and soon wants to build their dream house on it must first equip the plot with numerous house connections. Lines for electricity, water and wastewater as well as for gas and a telephone line must be applied for and laid promptly. It is important to include this item in the calculation, because the connections can be expensive together with the...

According to calculations by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a total of 67.2 percent of all newly built properties in Germany were heated entirely or partially with renewable energies in 2019. In figures, this amounts to 108,100 properties that obtained their energy in an environmentally friendly manner. In particular, the use of heat pumps and energy generation through geothermal and environmental heating is growing in German...