The government has been urged to delay another round of deep cuts to the feed-in tariff for solar electricity, after new figures revealed the number of businesses and homes installing photovoltaic panels has crashed following the latest cuts to incentives on 1 April.

Die Preise für die fossilen Energieträger Heizöl und Erdgas steigen stetig. Das macht den Brennstoff Holz immer interessanter, im Betrieb wie auch im privaten Bereich. Für unterschiedliche Anforderungen gibt es moderne und zuverlässige Anlagen: das kann ein einfacher Scheitholzkessel sein, eine ... read more

Die Windenergienutzung steht vor einem Boom. Bis 2021 soll die Windenergie allein in Bayern bis zu 10 Prozent des bayerischen Stromverbrauchs decken. In Baden-Württemberg sind die Pläne sogar noch ehrgeiziger. Eine großartige Chance für Grundbesit-zer, Hersteller, Planer, Investoren, ... read more

This paper gives an overview to the design principles and construction methods for building airtightness. Its primary objective is to disseminate basic information on steps to follow at design stage as well as on tightening products and frequent field issues. It stems from the MININFIL ...

Recent experiments have shown that poor indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in office buildings can reduce the performance of office work by adults. It is thus reasonable to suspect that poor IEQ can also negatively affect the performance of schoolwork by children. It is well documented that IEQ ...

The basic purpose of developing this guide is to raise awareness of commercial building owners/managers in India on the benchmarking/energy audit/assessment process, and also guide them on the process of identifying and implementing energy savings opportunities that exist in their buildings. The ... read more