Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

A question from someone clueless. Maybe the natural scientists here can give me a hint. We are currently experiencing water shortages almost nationwide. As a result, prices will soon rise. Can't a connection with the sea be made to refill our lakes? Of course, the water would have to be treated on the way. Isn't that possible? The water level is rising, but groundwater is falling...

Water cannot be transported over long distances. "Treating" does not help with that.
That is the problem for areas with severe dryness. Even with large pipelines, they could not be supplied with water.
In Germany, however, this is not a problem in 99% of cases - we have enough (rain)water. And that is not in danger either. Where do you get that idea from?

Water cannot be transported over long distances. "Processing" doesn't help here. That is the problem for areas with great dryness. Even with large pipelines, they couldn't be supplied with water. In Germany, however, this is not a problem in 99% of cases – we have enough (rain)water. And that is not in danger either. Where do you get that from?

Near us, close to Potsdam, the water management issued a flyer about saving water. Groundwater is constantly decreasing, lakes are drying up. For example, the Seediner See. The beach here grew from about 30m wide to 100m within a few years. At the latest by next summer, watering the garden with drinking water will be prohibited.

These are not the construction costs, but the construction prices. This also includes + especially the margin of the general contractor or developer and all trades. US data from the last 20 years show that even with these average values there have already been declines.

Look at the graphic again. It shows both the annual increase rate of construction prices and additionally that of construction costs. If you have other data, just show it to me (preferably data that reflect the development in this country, because that’s what we’re talking about after all).

I’ve been interested in this for a while as well. In our neighborhood, there are 3 hairdressers whose husbands also didn’t study (which doesn’t have to mean anything) and who were obviously able to afford these houses for 1 million. Sure, it could also be inheritance....

In our new development area (Munich commuter belt), there are quite a few builders who work as teachers or educators, are between their late 20s and mid-30s, and have two, sometimes three small children. The plots there cost on average half a million. Without family support and/or inheritance, in some areas it just unfortunately doesn’t work anymore.

Disgusting. Let me guess... most of the municipal council members are from a time when women still took care of the children at home?

I would also like to counter with a generalization: Many parents are lazy to the point of being complacent, and the easiest way is to let others take care of their own child. That is why places are scarce. In addition, daycare and kindergarten are usually a loss-making business, albeit one invested in willingly. The only thing that speaks against a (significant) increase in the (local) fees for me is the fact that socially disadvantaged families would be left behind. Best regards from the municipal council.

In our new development area (Munich metropolitan area), there are quite a few builders who work as teachers or educators, are between their late 20s and mid-30s, and have two, sometimes even three small children. The plots there cost on average half a million. Without family support and/or inheritance, it's unfortunately simply no longer possible in some areas.

The attached quote fits quite well, I think. Even though I find it a bit ridiculous, I appreciate it similarly to .

The most crying happens behind the most expensive houses... I learned this saying years ago. Often I believe it is true too.

A question from an ignoramus. Perhaps the natural scientists here can give me a little help. We are currently experiencing a water shortage almost nationwide. As a result, prices will also rise soon. Can't a connection to the sea be made to fill our lakes? Of course, the water would have to be treated on the way. Isn't that possible? The water level is rising, but the groundwater is falling...

Here, a cubic meter of fresh water costs €1.53 or so. There can be no talk of a shortage. Western part of the republic. But it also rains here from time to time :-)

But I know from acquaintances, for example in Brandenburg, that it looks different there. I was told that calculations have been made on how desalination could be done from the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is not that salty, so it would probably work relatively well. For Berlin, Brandenburg, and the surrounding area, the investment costs would be a few hundred million euros. One would think that money would be found immediately for something so essential to life. In relation to certain other construction projects in the region *cough*