The City of Nuremberg's Environment and Health Officer, Britta Walthelm, accompanied by her colleague Dr Nicola Mögel, visited wbg Nuremberg for the first time. She paid particular attention to the climate target path to climate neutrality, the heating strategy for supplying the housing stock, the photovoltaic concept and rainwater utilisation. She showed particular interest in the topic of biodiversity and species protection.
At the end of 2023, wbg Nürnberg launched the pilot phase of the "Animal Aided Design" project, or AAD for short, in order to live up to its guiding principle "We design living spaces", and not just in relation to people. The aim is to consider 11 animal species that have their habitat in the city in construction and redevelopment processes in the Langwasser Süd neighbourhood and also to resettle them.
The inspection focussed on the area around Reinerzer Strasse. Benjes hedges (deadwood hedges) were installed and a hard court unsealed during the modernisation and new construction activities there. The façade of the car park deck has already been greened, and further roof areas will follow. "wbg Nürnberg is living up to its role model character in terms of sustainability. Its commitment to species conservation is very impressive. wbg's approach fits in perfectly with the city of Nuremberg's biodiversity strategy," said Britta Walthelm.
wbg Managing Director Ralf Schekira emphasised: "We are working hard to ensure that the topic of sustainability is becoming increasingly important to us.
The focus on environmental and species protection, which we have always had, is being significantly strengthened once again.In doing so, we are making a significant contribution to urban society."
