New standards in new construction and their impact on us

Addendum: The guideline for building type E has been published and the measures can be implemented by the construction industry (e.g. multi-storey residential buildings).

There will be no decrease in construction costs. Rather the opposite.

By now, one can speak of a housing shortage. Rents are exploding and becoming unaffordable.
Millions of apartments are missing, and we are very, very far from the government's target of building 400,000 new apartments annually.

And that has been the case for many years. The situation is worsening more and more. Do we have a reduction in bureaucracy and the elimination of building regulations?
No. Do we have special programs like increased depreciation (AfA) or tax relief? For rental housing construction? No!
Have we heard anything about legal relaxations in building law, such as regulations for more plots to also build in outer areas? No!

Blah, blah, blah and nothing happens. Nobody should be surprised.

And now many professional groups belonging to the middle class wonder why you can no longer afford or want to afford a house with two good incomes.

My rental house could easily be extended by 3 - 4 residential units. Great apartments that I could even rent out inexpensively, i.e., in an affordable social range.

But what do I get from it? Maybe 500,000 euros of new debt that I have to pay off over 20 years, now that I have paid off the house.
Do I get tax advantages or funding? Nothing. The risk and investment costs remain with me.

As a landlord, I then even have multiple problems. If sooner or later pensions and health insurance contributions are levied on my rental income, the tax burden increases or further pointless measures and regulations are enacted.

My investment then also increases the value of the property. Logical. I am in my mid-50s, and when I die, inheritance tax will come. So let's just leave it. It simply makes no sense.

There will be no decrease in construction costs. Rather the opposite.

Why? Please provide a reason.

By now, one can speak of a housing shortage. Rents are exploding and becoming unaffordable.
Millions of apartments are missing, and we are very, very far from the government's goal of building 400,000 new apartments annually.

Currently, about 1.9 million apartments in various buildings are vacant (Census + Empirica). Overall, we do not have a housing shortage. Of the mentioned vacancies, about one-third were ready to move in within the next three months.
But the apartments are not located where many want to live. That is the much bigger problem.

And now many professional groups belonging to the middle class wonder why they can no longer afford or even want to buy a house with two good incomes.

No, people wonder why they can no longer get the absolutely necessary 180 sqm with superior equipment. You can afford a house, but the demands are still extremely high.

But what do I gain from that? Maybe 500,000 euros in new debt that I have to pay off over 20 years, now that I have paid for the house.
Do I get tax advantages or funding? Nothing.

Yes, there is special depreciation – you have tax advantages. Funding is available in various forms. From KfW to the funding banks of the federal states.
For social housing, the money is also practically available free of charge for up to 30 years.

Summary of your post: Whining, but not a single concrete and factually correct statement.

How are construction costs supposed to decrease when wages are rising sharply at the same time?

How do you see the new standards in new construction and what that means for u

I don't find the statement fitting for today's times at all. "Energy-saving houses" existed before 2000, the Energy Saving Ordinance has been in place since 2002. It has been tightened several times. So there has been an opportunity to engage with the subject, and I find the question somewhat belated. Welcome to life.

The Energy Saving Ordinance is not to blame for the high prices. In 2017/2018, we built a passive house with then average prices. The companies have gotten used to the requirements and can implement them. There is nothing exotic or unusual about it anymore. If you have read in recent years what is standard and why a normal house is so expensive, you can only shake your head. Dressing room, children’s bathroom, gallery, sqm better too much than too little. No rain shower – social housing. Fingerprint, KNX, new matching furnishings, of course ready to move in. At the latest then the garden and landscape gardener has to come. Why don’t more people build simply with own labor? Then it no longer fits the current lifestyle, but it fits the wallet. If you look at the sometimes large houses of the 60s-80s, they were designed for children and grandchildren to live in the house. They didn’t build just for themselves, but also for their descendants. Multi-story apartment construction is something else.