Current Status EnEV 2014/2016

Germany’s new Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) will in all likelihood come into effect in spring 2014. At the current point in time, the ordinance has ­undergone the process of consultation between the Bundestag and Bundesrat, the German houses of parliament. It is therefore now certain how the future level of requirements, especially for housing construction, will be. On the basis of the cabinet decision of the German government dated 16 October 2013, the new EnEV amendment is presented and the possible consequences for solid construction with clay bricks examined. The question of how the...

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Issue 03/2009

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Issue 03/2013

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Issue 4/2017 Annual meeting Federal German Association of the Brick and Tile Industry

German Brick and Tile Industry under new leadership

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Issue 01/2021 Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry

Germany’s Buildings Energy Act: Optimally equipped for the GEG with bricks

In November 2020, Germany’s new Buildings Energy Act (GEG) came into force. This brings together Germany’s Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV), Energy Conservation Act (EnEG) and Act on the Promotion of...

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Issue 1/2018

Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry now in Berlin

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