Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/baukosten-gehen-aktuell-durch-die-decke.38976/post-550059

Huh? I don’t understand the connection...

Federal Minister of Construction Klara Geywitz (SPD) admits that the government will not achieve its targeted goal of 400,000 new apartments this year. "It will take some time until we have expanded the production capacities from currently 300,000 to 400,000 apartments," Geywitz told the "Handelsblatt" (Thursday edition). "But once we have achieved that, it will indeed be a considerable boost." Geywitz explained that the economy, associations, trade unions, and politics have jointly identified 187 measures that should be addressed to accelerate construction in Germany. In doing so, the alliance could not focus on a single question. "For example: How can something be built as cheaply as possible on the meadow? Just like how a large quantity was quickly built with a lot of concrete in the 1970s in housing construction," Geywitz told the "Handelsblatt." Today, it has to be done "smarter." At the same time, climate protection must be kept in mind. One of the most important decisions named by Geywitz was the digitization of the building application process. However, "complete digitization in the building authorities will not happen by the turn of the year." As another essential decision, the minister referred to public procurement law, which will in the future allow time-limited negotiated awards of contracts without public tender. There will also be restricted tenders without a participation competition and the option to hire a general contractor. "Additionally, we are making it easier to convert former office spaces into apartments," the SPD politician told the newspaper. "This is resource- and space-saving - and it also goes quickly."