The energy transition does not work without a heating transition. More than 80 percent of households' energy consumption is due to the provision of space heating and hot water supply. The average age of heaters in residential [...] More

A resource-efficient economy based on renewable resources, with less or even no use of fossil resources at all – that is the objective of the German “National Policy Strategy on Bioeconomy”. The German Federal Government [...] More

The acceptance of renewable energies is a central condition for a successful German "Energiewende". Therefore, this project aims to investigate the question whether a nature and environmentally friendly expansion of renewable [...] More

Housing and mobility are closely interlinked in everyday life. They shape land uses, environmental quality and quality of living. In order to minimize social and ecological impairment, it is useful to consider housing and [...] More