Tag: construction industry
“Frightening numbers”: 74 workers died on German construction sites in 2022
“Scary Numbers” 74 workers died on German construction sites in 2022 4/8/2023 4:43 p.m Statistically, every three and a half working days, a worker dies in an accident on a…
Expert on the causes of the construction crisis: “That was the death of housing construction”
Expert on the causes of the construction crisis “That was the death of housing” 04/08/2023, 06:48 p.m Purchase prices fall. Building permits are falling drastically. rents go up. The real…
Traffic light decision on 144 projects: Ricarda Lang doubts accelerated motorway expansion
Traffic light decision on 144 projects Ricarda Lang doubts accelerated highway expansion 04/01/2023, 10:15 am After a long struggle, the traffic light coalition agrees on an accelerated expansion of the…
Energy efficiency in buildings: “We don’t need this renovation hammer”
Energy efficiency in buildings “We don’t need this redevelopment hammer” By Clara Suchy 03/15/2023 7:03 p.m Energy efficiency classes like refrigerators and dishwashers: The EU plans to introduce these for…
Lowest level since 2018: Federal government clearly missed its housing construction target
Lowest level since 2018 Federal government clearly misses its housing target 03/10/2023 10:26 am In the medium term, the federal government wants to create 400,000 new apartments per year. An…
“Good news for the region”: Rahmede viaduct is to be blown up in May
“Good news for the region” Rahmede viaduct is to be blown up in May 02/28/2023 4:32 p.m The Rahmede viaduct on the A45 near Lüdenscheid has been closed since December…
Layoffs after a slump in orders: the construction industry is threatened with a permanent loss of skilled workers
Layoffs after a slump in orders Construction industry threatened with permanent loss of skilled workers 02/24/2023 1:17 p.m The construction industry is registering fewer and fewer orders. The union IG…
Too expensive even for investors: the granting of construction loans collapses massively
Too expensive even for investors Allocation of construction loans collapses massively 2/6/2023 11:13 am In view of rising interest rates, fewer people are getting enough equity for mortgage lending. Their…
“Ten more years of housing shortage”: The real estate industry is preparing for more hard years
“10 more years of housing shortage” The real estate industry is preparing for more difficult years 01/22/2023, 08:10 am 400,000 new homes per year is the declared goal of the…
Association criticizes politics: companies are building far fewer apartments than planned
Association criticizes politics Companies are building far fewer homes than planned 01/18/2023 3:32 p.m Germany needs apartments, the population in this country is growing, and above all there is a…
Real sales decline expected: construction industry pessimistic for 2023
Real sales decline expected Construction industry pessimistic for 2023 1/16/2023 7:31 am High material prices and rising mortgage interest rates are causing headaches for the construction industry. The main association…
Housing industry raises the alarm: “Can no longer build affordable housing”
The housing industry is sounding the alarm “Can’t build affordable housing anymore” 12/29/2022 3:46 am The federal government would like to create up to 400,000 apartments per year in Germany.…