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Why isn't greener housing the new normal?

Natalie Muller
October 5, 2022

In Germany, buildings are responsible for around 40 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions. Making housing more sustainable can help save money in times of rising energy costs. But where to start? (This episode has been republished and updated).

https://p.dw.com/p/4Hl3w

*This episode was first published in November, 2021*

Interviewees featured in this episode:

Sabine Engels & Arnd Houben - owners of a "passive house" in Germany

Dr. Anna Braune, Director Research and Development at German Sustainable Building Council

Irina Brehme, Project Manager at myclimate Deutschland gGmbH

Michele Barbato, Professor of Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics at University of California

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