Tornados in Germany are increasing sharply

And unfortunately it is a bit undercomplex and not effective. Surface sealing simply has absolutely nothing to do with the formation of tornadoes. And "new housing concepts" sounds great – just do it. The world will follow you. Just like in all those "New Human" systems. Otherwise, the last 3 months show what probably remains of all those pipe dreams when prices continue to rise and the "We are all so rich, the state will support it" fails to materialize. And it would also be news to me if old buildings were no longer used. Only, strangely enough, they never really reach new build levels, and are often not even worth being brought close to that. But no one is stopping you from buying the 1970s pollutant bungalow and living there with two families on 80m².

Oh dear... are you so frustrated that you have to get personal right away??? Surface sealing (and everything connected to it) does very much have something to do with the climate. And ultimately also with extreme weather events. And on the subject of new housing concepts: that’s exactly what we do! We do not build new but refurbish old stock. I don’t want to judge anyone who wants to build a single-family house new. Only it is certainly no longer a future-proof concept. One should be honest about that.

Oh man, now the next scare is being driven through the village: climate change... there have always been flood disasters and storms in Germany as well... in NRW back then, all cars and windows were completely damaged by hail... a few years ago, supposedly the oil was gone, so you were only allowed to drive every other day... I don’t want to deny that we humans have to take care of nature and the environment, but in 2009 weather maps on the evening news were marked with 36 degrees in green and a shining sun... today the map is red just because it’s sometimes 30 degrees….

I would rather prefer that the great things in the [BPlänen] (with us 2 native trees per 400sqm and enclosure with a hedge) would both be implemented and controlled…. nobody here has planted a tree except me... fence around it and stones in the front garden... nice.

Paderborn is not that far from us. Fortunately, we only had rain and not even any significant wind. I hope the affected people find enough roof tiles to quickly repair the damage!

Afterwards, I just wondered, during a tornado warning: shutters up or down?

The aluminum armor will probably stop very little of what was seen on the phone videos yesterday. If my windows are shattered, at least I can still create some relative protection afterwards; the guides would probably survive?

In a normal storm/hurricane, I would put them down – but a tornado is not normal at all….

Oh dear... are you so frustrated that you have to take it personally right away???
Sealing of surfaces (and everything connected to it) definitely has something to do with the climate. And ultimately also with extreme weather events.
And on the subject of new housing concepts: that’s exactly what we are doing! We are not building new but expanding the existing stock.
I don’t want to judge anyone who wants to build a new single-family house. But that is certainly no longer a future-proof concept. One should be honest about that.

How do you come to the conclusion that I am frustrated? I just always find it interesting when the simplest slogans (“land consumption!!!”) are broadcast completely inappropriately, without even having remotely understood the topic. That does not contribute to the solution, quite the opposite.

How many social housing units do you have in your project? The minimum 33%, or more? How many classic residential functions have been dissolved? Shared laundry room with communal washing machines (sharonomics), communal kitchen? Project carried out completely without parking spaces, i.e. car-free? Communal meeting area instead of own living room? What about inclusion? How many children per residential unit?

Or just condominium or quasi terraced house in a perfectly normal multi-family house complex with solvent owner-occupiers? I’m curious, I like to take a closer look at building group projects.

I only wondered afterwards, in case of a tornado warning: shutters up or down?

In the event of a tornado, one certainly doesn't worry about the shutters... My motto is/would be, seal the building, head to the basement (if available), and when the ordeal is over, hope that the ground/upper floors are still there.

Oh man, now the next scare is being spread: climate change ... there have always been flood disasters and storms in Germany ... in NRW, back then, all our cars and windows were completely pelted ... a few years ago, supposedly the oil was gone, so you were only allowed to drive every other day ... I don’t want to deny that we humans have to take care of nature and the environment, but in 2009 weather maps on the Tagesschau were marked with 36 degrees in green and a shining sun ... today the map is red just because it sometimes reaches 30 degrees ....

I would rather prefer that the great things stated in the development plans (for us, 2 native trees per 400 sqm and fencing with a hedge) are both implemented and controlled ... nobody here has planted a tree except me ... fence around it and stones in the front yard ... lovely.

Two native trees per 400 sqm? Cute :-) For us, it’s one tree per 100 sqm.

You can combat climate change very simply and actually cost-neutrally by abstaining from meat or significantly reducing it. I myself am a heavy meat eater, but will reduce it to max. 1-2 times a week.