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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ruppsn
27 Mar 2018 22:47
Perhaps some also consider that small children can play better on lawn areas than in flower beds [emoji6]
However, I tend to agree with you, ypg, that nice shrubs, trees, and flowers, which create beautiful colors depending on the season and attract birds, butterflies, bees, and bumblebees, add life and vibrancy to the garden...
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stefanc84
28 Mar 2018 01:06
Apparently, I’m quite old-fashioned again with my gable roof and vegetable garden. I don’t see a large tree on our tiny plot either, and I would also find that restrictive.
But why a gable roof with a 2m (6 ft 7 in) knee wall would offer less usable floor space than a two-story house is something someone would have to explain to me first. With a gable roof, you can also have a well-usable attic space upstairs.
11ant28 Mar 2018 01:11
stefanc84 schrieb:
Apparently, I’m quite old-fashioned again with my gable roof and vegetable garden.
But why a gable roof, with a 2m (6 ft 7 in) knee wall,

No, with the push-up design and a 2m (6 ft 7 in) knee wall, a gable roof is actually trendy – it’s no longer considered classic.
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Mycraft28 Mar 2018 08:44
A garden area also means additional time and effort, which most people in typical new housing developments neither have the time for nor want to invest.

That means a patio, hedge, lawn. Anything beyond that involves more work.

Here are a few more examples:

Osnabrück:


Aerial view of a suburb with houses, streets, a park with a circular path, and a playground


Landshut:


Aerial view of a residential area with many colorful houses and red, blue roofs.


Regensburg:


Aerial view of a residential neighborhood with many red roofs, green gardens, and a grid-like street pattern.


Gotha:


Bird’s-eye view of terraced houses with red roofs and green gardens.


Marktschwaben:


New development with red roofs and scaffolding; behind it, multi-family houses.
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ruppsn
28 Mar 2018 08:50
The owner with a green thumb will probably not see the time spent in the garden as a loss or even work, but rather as a hobby and therefore enjoyment. However, I also think that it is often as you say. A lawn area almost takes care of itself – especially with an irrigation system and a robotic lawn mower [emoji4]
kaho67428 Mar 2018 08:57
In our development plan, trees and shrubs are integrated from the start. Everyone is required to plant at least 3 fruit trees. However, we don’t have any plots smaller than 700m² (7,535 sq ft).

I think you’re being a bit too pessimistic. Fruit trees are quite common even on smaller plots. They don’t take up that much space. It would be terrible if all we had were lawns and thuja bushes everywhere.