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Jun 2022
20m 32s

Graue Energie und der Beton in den Köpfe...

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Mit der "Bauwende" sollen Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsziele in der Bauwirtschaft Einzug halten: pflegen, sanieren und umwandeln statt Abriss und Neubau. Doch von der Umbaukultur ist oft nicht viel zu sehen, berichtet Stephan Beuting am Beispiel des Stadthauses in Bonn.  
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