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Let's wait and see. Standards can also be established this way. It is not so new that industries/suppliers provide certificates for their stuff unsolicited. In other industries, this also happens, down to the last egg and the feed necessary to produce it. At least this subsidy seems to have a genuine funding goal (transparency about the ecological value of building materials / establishment of these data as a quality feature / incentive for the production of such building materials).

This effort will probably easily lead to additional costs going far beyond.

To be honest, I don't believe that in the end. It's no different from LEED or DGNB certifications. They are already common in the commercial sector and the larger general contractors no longer build any other way. As a bank, we now really place value on such "green" properties and, conversely, customers are already asking us as a bank whether we are green enough at all to finance the customer's property. It will lead to a change in thinking among the craftsmen (they will have to). Nothing more. The majority of the materials used already meet the requirements. Apart from that, in my opinion, it will become standard anyway with next year (and the new funding).

Honestly, I don't believe that in the end. It's no different than LEED or DGNB certifications. These are already common in the commercial sector, and the larger general contractors don't build any other way anymore. As a bank, we now really put value on such "green" properties, and conversely, as a bank, we are already being asked by customers whether we are green enough to finance the customer's property at all. It will lead to a rethink among the craftsmen (must). Nothing more. The majority of the installed materials already meet the requirements. Aside from that, in my opinion, it will become standard with next year (and the new funding) anyway.

At least this funding deserves its name for a change.

I wanted to read through it yesterday but stopped immediately when I saw the part about wood from sustainable forestry and that all companies involved in the construction must declare after completion of their work that they have complied with the requirements for pollutant avoidance. Currently, only very few companies can probably meet this!

Only very few companies can currently meet that!

Almost every reasonably large general contractor does this almost routinely today. And thus the small subcontractor is also used to it. However, the small owner-managed company with a few employees, which has always worked alone until now, has to adjust.

Every reasonably large general contractor does this almost routinely nowadays. And thus even the small subcontractor is used to it. However, the small owner-managed company with a few employees that has always worked alone must adapt.

provided the rest fits as well. I find that quite intense.... If I produce yogurt and have to prove my 3 ingredients + packaging and sell that 10 million times a year, that's quite different from an individual house construction. For me, the boundaries are very blurred.