Nicola Halder-Hass

German cities become more and more sustainable compared to other global cities, and so achieve a great rank in our latest #sustainablecitiesindex 2024

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EU election: Die Linke wants to make real estate impossible as an investment “Apartments are people’s homes, not investments,” says Die Linke on their website. In its EU election manifesto, Die Linke states that it wants to campaign for the abolition of tax advantages for real estate, a ban on index rental agreements and restrictions on real estate funds. They also want to forcibly expropriate real estate companies that own more than 3,000 apartments. In all seriousness, I ask myself where this is supposed to be democracy? They want to take their property away from those who have worked hard to earn it. They want to prevent middle-class people from achieving financial freedom in their fifties. They want everyone to feel equally bad. What do you think about it? Source 1: https://lnkd.in/e5HTuxCq Source 2: https://lnkd.in/ehSUqmtU #euelection #europe #germany

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⚠ WARNING ⚠ - This might be a political and controversial post! I recently read an article about Berlin districts' fight against rent gouging, so here’s a brief summary: Berlin's local government has launched a new test phase to combat rent gouging, inspired by Frankfurt am Main's successful measures. The strategy involves a specialised IT system to identify and address excessive rent increases. In Frankfurt, this approach led to 1,400 proceedings and substantial financial penalties for landlords, resulting in considerable refunds to tenants (rbb24). Now, sharing my perspective on this issue: The rising rents in cities like Berlin pose a significant challenge for residents. While it is commendable that the local government is attempting to tackle rapid rent increases, to me, this seems more like a temporary fix rather than a long-term solution. The core issue is a significant mismatch between the demand for living space and the available supply. It appears that political players are trying to mask their own incompetence and inability to truly combat the problem at its root. They seem to be using a populist approach to win votes by targeting landlords with quick measures, while hiding the much bigger underlying problem behind a smokescreen. Political instability, exemplified by measures like the Mietendeckel (rent cap), combined with sluggish planning permission processes and high construction costs driven by increased inflation and Germany's numerous building regulations, have made it challenging for developers to undertake profitable residential projects that include sufficient reasonably priced rentals and social housing. The Mietendeckel, although well-intentioned, led to a significant drop in investment from the private sector, causing a decline in building permit applications. This, in turn, exacerbated the housing shortage and increased rent pressures over time. Moreover, the hike in interest rates has pushed many potential home buyers back into the rental market, further intensifying competition for rental properties. Addressing these fundamental issues—streamlining construction approvals, reducing regulatory burdens, and creating incentives for developers—would be more effective in resolving the housing crisis in the long run. Only then can we expect a significant and sustainable improvement in the rental market conditions in Berlin and similar urban areas. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to defend rent gouging. I still find it alarming that the local government is not taking responsibility for the situation it has clearly helped to create. Instead, it is focusing on yet another instrument that is likely to reduce private sector investment in residential real estate. https://lnkd.in/eg2wKagH #HousingCrisis #BerlinRent #AffordableHousing #RealEstate #UrbanDevelopment #Political #GermanRealEstate

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🚀𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆🚀 Exciting times ahead for coworking spaces! Madeleine Gummer von Mohl and Maximilian von der Ahé, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Berlin's betahaus share their insights on the evolving coworking landscape. Here are some highlights from their recent interview with Immobilien Zeitung: 🏆𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 Betahaus boasts over 100% occupancy with 480 workstations and around 500 members. Events and consulting services contribute to half of their revenue. 💥𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙢 With remote work becoming relevant, there's a demand for coworking spaces that offer more than just office space. Companies are investing in retreats and team events, bringing diverse teams together. 🔥𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 High energy prices and rents remain obstacles, but management agreements, rather than traditional single-tenant rental contracts, offer a viable solution that benefits both property owners and coworking operators. 🖋️𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 Operators collect all revenues and manage operational costs, including utilities and maintenance. Property owners receive a share of the profits instead of a fixed rent. This model reduces single-tenant risks for property owners and eliminates fixed rent burdens for operators. However, banks need to adapt to these contracts, as financing conditions are less favorable for owners of properties with management contracts. 🚀𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 Betahaus is thriving in Berlin and expanding to other cities like Munich. They focus on industrial-style buildings in well-connected areas, perfectly suited for their target audience. As coworking spaces continue to evolve, management agreements could redefine the industry, offering flexibility and better utilization of commercial real estate. #Coworking #FlexibleWorkspaces #RealEstate #Innovation #Betahaus #FutureOfWork #ManagementAgreements #ExpansionPlans

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🔥 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 Today I met with Nadja Hofmann from Bricksdock AG and Harald Horrmann from Phantom Blocks for a coffee talk in Munich. We are united by our passion for the #digitalization of the #realestate industry and so we had plenty to talk about. ❓It was about how you can manage to take a very exciting but same time very traditional industry into the digital world? Where do you start? 💻 Is it the internal standard processes, such as document management and communication with owners, tenants, managers and other shareholders, or do you go directly to the process of the value chain of a property and start with #tokenization ? 🤔 What is your opinion? ⛓️ Following our discussion, we continued with the Bundesblock webinar on the topic of #RWA tokenization. We discussed the definition of the term and how Bricksdock and tokenforge 's businesses relate to it, particularly as it relates to real estate tokenization projects. 🏦 The focus was on the added value, which can be outlined using the value chain of real estate projects. 📕 Germany has definitely secured a locational advantage here with the appropriate regulatory framework ("eWpG"; electronic securities act) We will continue to shed light on which projects have potential in the future and report on them. Moritz Stumpf Sebastian Becker Markus Kluge Daniel Wernicke Jan Fordan German Platform for Technology & Innovation (gpti) #proptech #fintech Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI)

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Why Green Roofs ✅ are a Wise Investment Here are 10 compelling (!) reasons... „As the Managing Director of DIADEM®, I wholeheartedly support sustainable solutions that make our cities more livable and our buildings more efficient. Green Roofs are a key aspect here. Here are my top arguments:   ✅ Temperature Regulation: Green roofs contribute to cooling the building in summer and providing insulation in winter, significantly reducing energy costs. ✅ Extension of Roof Lifespan: By protecting against UV radiation and extreme temperatures, a green roof can double or even triple the lifespan of a conventional roof. ✅ Water Management: Green roofs can absorb up to 75% of rainwater, thereby reducing the burden on urban wastewater systems. ✅ Improved Air Quality: Plants on green roofs filter pollutants and particulate matter from the air, leading to a healthier urban environment. ✅ Promoting Biodiversity: Green roofs provide habitat for numerous insects and birds, promoting urban biodiversity. ✅ Noise Reduction: The soil and plant layers on green roofs act as effective sound absorbers, reducing outdoor noise by up to 40 dB. ✅ Aesthetic Enhancement: A green roof not only improves the aesthetic appeal of a building but also increases its property value. ✅ CSR and Image Enhancement: Companies investing in green roofs strengthen their commitment to sustainability and enhance their public image. ✅ Promotion and Financial Incentives: Many cities offer grants and financial incentives for the installation of green roofs, reducing initial investments. ✅ Contribution to Urban Microclimate: Green roofs can help reduce the urban heat island effect by lowering ambient temperatures.” At DIADEM® greenroofs, we advocate for sustainable construction practices that are both environmentally and economically viable. Green roofs are a fantastic way to realize this vision. Let's green up the Roofs of the World together! 😃 #Sustainability #Greenroof #Environmentalprotection #DIADEM

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Hoping for cheaper housing in Switzerland? Developing in #switzerland has many positives but one major negative - frequent objections. The system today makes it beneficial for a person or organizations objecting. If they lose, they face no to minimal financial cost. The owner face a guaranteed financial loss and years of potential delay irrespective of a win or loss. This has created a system prone to misuse. One way of improving this is for the losing party to carry the financial loss of the winning party. This would level the playing field, weed out bad actors and reduce cost. What do you think? Are there other better ways incentivizing fair play? https://lnkd.in/dMRMKqnT

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So geht Innovation...

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We are getting closer to a funding journey for startups in Bavaria, covering everything from idea to scaleup 🥳 Want to learn more about how TUM supports early-stage startups with their first funding? Follow the 🧢

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🥳 Interim Presentations at d-school Foundations Program – what can you take away from a Design Thinking course for your studies and what project partners will gain from it? 🎯   🎬 Last Friday at the HPI d–school, the stage was 🎤 “stage clear” for the interim presentations in front of the project partners: Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Michels Kliniken, Data4Life, Cula Technologies and "Brandenburg zeigt Haltung". Like every semester, this is always a very special highlight on the 16-week path to the final presentation of the solutions – for the students and the project partners.    💬 Program lead, Lukasz Lata, summarizes his personal eye-openers: „I particularly appreciated the creativity and unfiltered presentation of the research results and potential solutions. It was fascinating to see the project partners' reactions as they experienced their challenges through the fresh, unbiased perspectives of the students. The students brought entirely new interpretations to the project challenges.“   📋 Analogue solutions can be found as well as  🖥️ digital approaches: „We are very happy to have four project partners this year. Eight teams are addressing their challenges, each building its own prototype. The students are very empathetic and good listeners, which empowers them to decide on their own what type of prototype to build that would best fit the stakeholders or the challenge. This year, we have four physical prototypes and four digital prototypes.”   ✏️ How can you, as a student, benefit from this practice-oriented learning approach? „Beyond the obvious opportunity to learn a new methodology and work on a real-life challenge with a business or institution, the biggest impact of design thinking is on the students themselves. Students learn to develop new habits such as team spirit and collaboration, listening and empathy, adopting a "yes, and..." mindset, and celebrating failures,” observes Lukasz, who, together with Dr. Claudia Nicolai, developed the program “Design Thinking Foundations.”   🔎 The project partners can also gain a lot from bringing in a practical question – a so-called design challenge. Lukasz’s thoughts: „They learn about design thinking, what it means to be innovative, and how this can trigger internal transformation. Partners benefit from research and solutions developed by students, who are more objective than internal stakeholders. They also have the opportunity to connect with d-school’s network of organizations and institutions, which can lead to collaborations, knowledge sharing, and access to new talent.“   Are you interested in studying design thinking 😎? Then register with our “Reminder” and we will inform you about the start of applications: https://lnkd.in/eZtNc6kh   📞 Interested project partners can find the right contact person here: https://lnkd.in/dhgiZV3G

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Hup, German Mittelstand, Hup! If innovation was a sport, German Mittelstand is not losing badly to US Innovation Centers. I had the pleasure to meet Steffen Bartschat a few weeks ago. Steffen did a field trip for the American Council on Germany. In Steffen's view, Germans are doing well on mindset (lean, strategy, business modelling & design thinking). This assessment is based on visiting innovation hubs like Campus Founders in Heilbronn. German Mittelstand is behind on "Open Innovation" and setting up "Listening Posts". This is why spaces like IPAI are critical to boost entire ecosystems. Mittelstand companies get a double-whammy by engaging not just in networking (note: talk is cheap) but also actual collaborations, bundling of resources, and the creation of open spaces and communication outposts. The big pain point for the Mittelstand, as Steffen reports, is the shortage of skilled labor (Fachkräfte). In a world, where the only constant is change, it is important to learn how to learn. This is why project-, peer-to-peer-based learning at 42 Heilbronn is attractive for many Mittelstand companies in our ecosystem. Link to the study: https://lnkd.in/gcXyFmXX Note: Steffen started his journey to Germany, based on Gunther Wobser's book about his impressions of living one year in Silicon valley. Thanks, Gunther, for facilitating this exchange!

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Alexander Bloch Agree that we have to stop talking about forbidding internal combustion engines and leave it up to the market and customers to decide what they want to purchase. The EU should set CO2 targets but stay open to new technologies. This being said, e-fuels are of course not zero CO2 because during the combustion the once captured CO2 will again be emitted, but they are not worse than coal-fired generated electricity either. It is very likely that electric vehicles will win the race sooner rather than later but only by convincing consumers and not by forcing consumers to buy something they do not want. #mobilityinsider

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Virtuality meets reality: when the metaverse revolutionizes production 🤖   VR and the metaverse are not just for fun. They are helpful solutions for reducing planning and optimization costs and ensuring realistic simulations at an early stage. In the industrial metaverse, real working and industrial environments are digitally simulated and processes are optimized - a trend that is also revolutionizing the automotive sector by increasing efficiency, reducing costs and creating production reliability. In his keynote speech at New Manufacturing World, Bernd M., Siemens AG will explain how the Industrial Metaverse and AI can help here. 🤝 This is where experts from the manufacturing industry meet to exchange ideas, share knowledge and discuss strategies for the future. See you on 📅 June 11 and 12 in Stuttgart!    https://dreso.com/nmw    #dreso #industrialmetaverse #automotive #sustainability #manufacturing #NMW #NMW2024 #ai #metaverse

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SAVE THE DATE: Digital Diversity | Multiperspectivity on Digital Bodies Mittwoch, 10. Juli 2024, 19.30 Uhr, diffrakt | zentrum für theoretische peripherie https://lnkd.in/e2MzmkD5 With: Marlene Bart | Johannes Breuer | Cecilia Falkman | Swantje Martach | Tabitha Swanson | Emilia Tikka – Die Veranstaltung findet auf Englisch statt. – Investigations concerning the interplay between body representation and bodily experience continue to be a focus of numerous disciplines. With the advent of digitalization and the increasingly pervasive presence of interconnected health apps, social media, data-collecting wearables and extended-reality devices, questions about the societal impact of the generation and dissemination of data bodies only continue to grow in significance. Taking the publication of the anthology Atlas of Databodies 2 as their point of departure, our guests will discuss how pluralistic data bodies and body images can contribute to diversifying concepts of bodies. They will consider aspects of biopolitics as well as body mysticism and in how far such a concept of mysticism can productively oppose quantifiable and economic data with new understandings of data bodies. How does multiperspectivity on digital bodies succeed? Is a unified concept of data bodies necessary? To what extent do aspects of body politics and body mysticism interact with our contemporary use and understanding of technologies? These questions will form the starting point for the evening. Atlas of Databodies 2: https://lnkd.in/eipsDwm9

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Architects and engineers seem to be apprehensive about what the future holds. I attended the BDB-Congress 2024 by the BDB - Bund Deutscher Baumeister, Architekten und Ingenieure The congress, called "BDB-Dialog" (BDB-Dialogue), focused on climate change adaptation and urban resilience, all within the context of practice and education in transition. Prof. Frank Kasprusch delivered a great keynote on sustainable urban planning, underlining the importance of space efficiency and visualizing the impact of densification using Kassel as an example. Reflecting on the amount of area we can unseal and the number of trees we can plant, considering how pathways can be minimized and buildings constructed using biogenic materials to be low in CO2 or even CO2-positive. There was a certain anxiety about the future of digitalization, particularly due to the rise of AI. An uncertainty about what the future holds, especially towards AI that can design buildings and possible take away jobs of planners. In his keynote, Matthias Zühlke showcased that historically, technology often eliminates redundant tasks. AI will not replace our creativity but rather free us from routine work, enabling planners to concentrate on designing our built environment. My key takeaway: AI will provide us with new tools that won't replace but rather support us. It's hard for me to believe that AI will soon be able to replicate a well-thought-out creative process. As of now, the results shown by image-generating AI (not even mentioning functional designs) are highly generic and obviously unimaginative. Every AI tool I've tried so far has been a disappointment, with ChatGPT being the only one I regularly use somewhere in the process, but usually not for the final result.

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