Wie bauliche und organisatorische Strukturen die Zeitnutzung verändern

In Heidelberg entsteht ein selbstverwaltetes Wohnheim, das durch kurze Wege, flexible Grundrisse und günstige Mieten einen selbstbestimmten Umgang mit Zeit ermöglichen soll. Eine Analyse zeigt, welche qualitativen Auswirkungen im Zeiterleben und quantitativen Verschiebungen in Zeitbudgets sich daraus ergeben

Energy sufficiency policy : how to limit energy consumption and per capita dwelling size in a decent way

Energy sufficiency has recently gained increasing attention as a way to limit and reduce total energy consumption of households and overall. This paper presents selected results of a research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research that examined the potentials and barriers for energy sufficiency with a focus on electricity in households, how household members perceive sufficiency practices, and how policymakers could support and encourage these. Bottom-up calculations for an average 2-person household in Germany yielded a total electricity savings potential from energy efficiency and sufficiency combined of theoretically up to 75 %. The continuous growth of per capita living space was identified as one important driver for additional energy consumption both for heat and electricity. The paper will present findings of a representative survey of 600 persons responsible for the housework. It revealed that a part of the households is already practicing sufficiency options or are open towards these. Up to 30 % of these households can imagine, given the right conditions and policy support, to move to a smaller dwelling or to share an apartment with others when they are older. Results of a first comprehensive analysis of an energy sufficiency policy to encourage and support households to sufficiency practices form the second part of the paper, with a focus on the feasibility and potential effectiveness of instruments for limiting the growth in average living space per person. This includes a case study on fostering communal housing projects as a measure to reduce living space. Further, the feasibility of a cap scheme for the total electricity sales of a supplier to its customers was examined. Instruments supporting energy-efficient and sufficient purchase and use of equipment complete the integrated energy sufficiency and efficiency policy package. The paper will finally present the project's conclusions on an integrated energy sufficiency policy package resulting from this analysis

Energy sufficiency in private households enabled by adequate appliances

Energy efficiency of a range of domestic appliances covered by the labelling and ecodesign directives has improved significantly over the last 15 years. However, the power consumption of the German residential sector has remained relatively constant over this period. Besides other factors, such as decreasing average household size, the main reasons for this development were the increases of the types, features, size, equipment stock and usage times of appliances and devices in private households. The project "Energy Sufficiency - strategies and instruments for a technical, systemic and cultural transformation towards sustainable restriction of energy demand in the field of construction and everyday life" investigates how the complementation of energy efficiency with energy sufficiency could lead to more user adequate domestic products and product-service systems and thereby result in an absolute reduction of power consumption. In this project, energy sufficiency is defined as a strategy to reduce energy consumption by three approaches: 1. Quantitative reduction of sizes, features, usage times of devices etc. 2. Substitution of technical equipment in households by e.g.urban services. 3. Adjustment of technical services delivered by appliances toutility needed and desired by users. The energy saving effects of an application of these approaches were modelled for different types of households and the energy saving potentials of energy sufficiency quantified. Innovative approaches for user adequate products and services were developed in open innovation workshops by the Design Thinking method. The paper summarizes some of the intermediate results of theoretical and transdisciplinary investigations of the project that runs until May 31, 2016. Furthermore, a first set of design criteria for user adequate appliances enabling energy sufficiency are developed based on these results. The paper concludes with suggestions for the future development of energy labelling and ecodesign derived from the design criteria and supplemented by examples of existing requirements according to the voluntary environmental label "Blauer Engel"

Gemeinschaftliche Strukturen in Wohnquartieren

GEMEINSCHAFTLICHE STRUKTUREN IN WOHNQUARTIEREN Gemeinschaftliche Strukturen in Wohnquartieren / Dingeldey, Miriam (Rights reserved) ( -

Ressourcenschonung für Berlin

RESSOURCENSCHONUNG FÜR BERLIN Ressourcenschonung für Berlin / Knappe, Florian (Rights reserved) ( -

Lebensqualität, Teilhabe und Ressourcenschonung durch soziale Diffusion von Suffizienzpraktiken in Stadtquartiere (SuPraStadt)

LEBENSQUALITÄT, TEILHABE UND RESSOURCENSCHONUNG DURCH SOZIALE DIFFUSION VON SUFFIZIENZPRAKTIKEN IN STADTQUARTIERE (SUPRASTADT) Lebensqualität, Teilhabe und Ressourcenschonung durch soziale Diffusion von Suffizienzpraktiken in Stadtquartiere (SuPraStadt) / Brischke, Lars-Arvid (Rights reserved) ( -

Genug bezahlbarer und zukunftsfähiger Wohnraum für alle: Suffizienzansätze für das Bauen und Wohnen

Suffizienz zielt im Handlungsfeld Bauen und Wohnen darauf ab, die Bedürfnisse der Menschen nach attraktivem und bezahlbarem Wohnen unter Einhaltung lokaler und globaler ökologischer Grenzen zu befriedigen und damit neue Wege für die Bau- und Wohnwende aufzuzeigen. Neben der Bestandsentwicklung vor Neubau sind die Reduktion der Pro-Kopf-Wohnfläche, die Anpassbarkeit, Lowtech und einfaches Bauen sowie das energie- und ressourcensparende Nutzungsverhalten weitere Schwerpunktthemen für die Umsetzung von Gebäudesuffizienz. Im Anschluss an die Diskussion dieser Maßnahmen werden in einem Ausblick acht politische Handlungsfelder benannt, in denen Suffizienz im Gebäudebereich durch die Bundesebene unterstützt werden kann.In the field of action of building and housing, sufficiency aims at satisfying people\u27s needs for attractive and affordable housing while respecting local and global ecological limits and to show new ways for the transformation of building and housing. In addition to the development of existing buildings before new construction, the reduction of per-capita living space, adaptability, low-tech and simple construction, as well as energy- and resource-saving user behavior are further key issues for the implementation of building sufficiency. After discussing these measures, the outlook names eight political fields of action in which sufficiency in the building sector can be supported by the federal level