ᐅ Current Building Practices and New Residential Developments Compliant with Energy Efficiency Regulations

Created on: 24 Mar 2018 14:36
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Fuchur
New development areas and how they look nowadays due to energy saving regulations, etc.

It used to be a huge site in an old district of East Berlin (former military area and restricted zone).

In 2006, things still started off quite reasonably. In the end, there are now around 500 houses. What’s interesting is that each year the plots got smaller, but the houses built on them became larger.

This was the beginning in 2006, as mentioned, still quite moderate:


Aerial view of a residential area with colorful roofs, streets, cars, and construction work along the waterfront.



Aerial view of a construction site with a crane, new houses, and adjacent row houses in autumn.



Aerial view of a construction area with new buildings, streets, trees, and red roofs.



Now, around 2017 and after about four construction phases, this is what it looks like:


Aerial photo of a new residential neighborhood: many modern houses with dark roofs, streets, and vehicles.


There was no real zoning plan there. Practically anything could be built that was available in the portfolio.
Fuchur schrieb:
OT: I would feel claustrophobic with these plots. The best ones are almost always in the shade...


Combining and rearranging didn’t go perfectly smoothly but it’s alright...
Regards, Mycraft
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Kekse
2 Apr 2018 15:03
And due to glare affecting road traffic, high-gloss roofs are also a safety risk that could easily be avoided. I see a fundamentally different quality here compared to the pink facades mentioned by @Nordlys and similar, which are really a matter of personal taste and do not inherently cause any issues. It’s more like the category of small wind turbines, which I would also not want in my neighborhood, even though I think wind power itself is great.
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Nordlys
2 Apr 2018 21:15
Well, cookies, isn't that a bit far-fetched? I’ve never been dazzled by a roof like that.
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Kekse
2 Apr 2018 21:29
I have asked myself this several times, so no, I don’t think so.
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Müllerin
2 Apr 2018 22:27
No, that is definitely not far-fetched.
There are glossy and semi-glossy types; maybe you have only seen the semi-glossy ones so far.
Glossy surfaces are really intense depending on the angle of light; I don’t understand why anyone would need, want, or even be allowed to have that on the roof.
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Nordlys
2 Apr 2018 22:39
Pink Floyd, Shine on you crazy Diamonds....
11ant3 Apr 2018 17:01
Kekse schrieb:
I wonder what experts were involved.

In building authorities: civil engineers and administrative specialists. In building committees: railway union official, teacher, career soldier, secretary, master baker, lawyer, retired industrial locksmith.
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