In a four-point plan "Economic stimulation through innovation and building culture", 21 associations of the planning and building industry, including the bdla, have summarised their proposals for politicians to overcome the Corona crisis.
On 26 May 2020, representatives of the Federal Chamber of Architects (BAK) and the Federal Foundation for Building Culture presented the plan to Anne Katrin Bohle, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Home Affairs.
"The planning and construction industry can help to create sustainable added value for society in the economic recovery that is now imminent, for example in the areas of mobility, digitalisation, housing or climate protection," says Reiner Nagel, Chairman of the Board of the Federal Foundation for Building Culture.
Climate protection, upgrading urban green spaces, strengthening public spaces
Among other things, it is a matter of implementing climate protection in terms of construction. "Economic measures should be directly linked to social and environmental concerns; here, the consequences of climate change are a priority. Particularly in the case of interior developments, measures to improve acceptance and the environment should be implemented simultaneously to enhance the urban green and biodiversity in the residential environment."
Another point aims at strengthening public spaces. "The importance of public spaces has been brought into focus by the Corona crisis. The municipalities should be financially supported in qualifying these as recreational areas and places of social participation, communication and meeting for the population and in developing them further in line with requirements. In terms of the cost-benefit ratio, these investments are particularly effective and can be implemented in the short term."
Quality and sustainability
BAK President Barbara Ettinger-Brinckmann emphasises that "a requirement for quality and sustainability should be attached to any funding. In doing so, the public builder must act as a role model and invest specifically in the value of our built environment, both in urban and rural areas."
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