Author: Sarah Völkl
Home construction financing to count
Equity must be contributed to most construction financing models. In this article, we explain how much equity capital must be when building a house, how it is calculated and what the annual and monthly financing rate is all about.
Accessibility in building and living
If you think about your future when building your house and build it barrier-free, you save a lot of time and money. Here you can find out what you should pay attention to.
Do you want to build a mud house?
The building material clay ensures an ideal indoor climate. In addition, clay is environmentally friendly, thermally insulating and ideal for allergy sufferers, as the building material filters pollutants and fine dust from the room air. In this article you can find out how clay is used and what costs builders have to reckon with.
Residential Riester subsidy
Wohnriester grants consist of government grants in the form of allowances and tax breaks. You can find out here which rules these are linked to.
KFW 85, 70, 55 or 40?
The energy efficiency of new buildings has steadily increased in importance in recent years. Houses are divided into different KfW efficiency classes: KfW 70, KfW 55, KfW 40 and KfW 40 Plus. This article sheds light on the different standards, as well as their costs and price differences.
The perfect lot
Before looking for a property, there are a number of basic questions that should be clarified. Because when you build a house, you often tie yourself to a certain place for the rest of your life. So what about your wishes - and does the area around a property really correspond to them. Explore this question in this article!
The solid house prefabricated house
More and more builders are choosing to build a massive prefab house. We explain the most important features of the solid house in prefabricated construction and which advantages of both worlds will benefit you.
natural power
For environmentally conscious builders, there is usually no question that they want to get their electricity from a green electricity provider. Find out in this article how the green electricity providers Polarstern, Naturstrom, Lichtblick, EWS and Greenpeace do in our ranking.
Turnkey, ready for technology or ready to expand – what does that mean?
Most providers use the terms turnkey, technology-ready and ready-to-build for the expansion stages of solid and prefabricated houses. Although there is no binding definition, in the following article we explain what many providers mean by turnkey, technology-ready or ready-to-build house.
Home financing
When financing your own home, it can quickly happen that you lose sight of some cost items that, in the worst case, endanger the entire construction project later on. In order to avoid nasty surprises, we have summarized the three most important factors with which you can organize the financing of your own home smoothly.
Ecological insulation materials
Many builders doubt the environmental friendliness of conventional insulating materials and therefore prefer ecological alternatives such as jute, hemp, coconut, flax or cellulose. But which ecological insulating material should you choose and what costs do you have to reckon with?
passive houses
A passive house is more expensive to build than other houses. In return, it consumes up to 90% less energy, which saves on heating costs. To make the decision easier for prospective builders, we have compiled the most important pros and cons for building a passive house here.
green roof
With a green roof you install a protective and insulating layer and save energy costs. You can find out here which requirements your roof must meet and which subsidies you receive.
mud building
Clay, a building material that is actually environmentally friendly and particularly suitable for households with allergies, has fallen into disrepute due to the radioactive contamination it may emanate. In this article you will find out whether the fears are justified and how you can best protect yourself and your family from pollutants in the indoor air.
Check heaters
Gas heating or heat pump? Solar thermal or maybe wood heating? In this article you will find out what options there are for keeping your own house warm and where the respective advantages and disadvantages of the numerous heaters lie.
insulation
At the latest since the energy transition, every prospective builder has probably thought about ways of thermal insulation in their own home. Even with houses that are already finished, it may be worth retrofitting again. In short: Everyone benefits from the correct handling of insulating materials. Here we tell you what you should know about […]
Natural building material wood
Wooden houses have a high thermal insulation requirement and thus save energy costs. More pros and cons here.
Ecological building
Several hot topics come together under the heading of ecological building : healthy living , energy efficiency and, last but not least, climate protection. For many years now, the world has been debating global warming and finite resources that we will have used up sooner or, so the quiet hope, later. Again and again we […]
Heat up sustainably with heat pumps
How does a heat pump work? How efficient is she? And how expensive is the purchase? Get the answers here.
healthy living
Headaches, frequent sneezing, coughing and dizziness can be symptoms of an unhealthy environment. You can find out here how you can optimize your interior to this effect.