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DE Opening balance sheet climate protection
On 11 January 2022, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck presented the opening climate protection balance sheet to show where Germany stands in terms of climate targets in the various sectors, the expansion of renewable energies and grid expansion. The opening review shows how far climate protection is lagging behind expectations. Germany is starting with a drastic backlog, the climate protection measures taken to date are [...]
Looks harmless, but has it all
In Pirmasens, the demolition of a former residential building on the premises of a building materials company was planned on behalf of the property owner. During the preliminary waste investigations, the visually inconspicuous plaster on the EPS thermal insulation composite system was found to contain asbestos. The adhesive patches of the EPSW panels were also identified as being contaminated with asbestos fibres. Findings of this kind have become more frequent recently. As part of the [...]
Industry solution "Asbestos in existing buildings" published
The former "miracle building material" asbestos continues to pose major problems for tradespeople today, almost 30 years after it was banned from production and use on 31 October 1993, especially when it comes to construction and maintenance work in older buildings. This issue affects all buildings that were built, converted or modernised before 31.10.1993. The use of asbestos in plasters, [...]
We have a titmouse...
...because it is nesting under the windowsill of the M&P office in Hanover. Our colleague Till Gorgs managed to capture them on a short video. The curious tits are cavity-nesting birds that mainly use nesting boxes on trees for breeding in addition to their original tree and woodpecker cavities. Occasionally they also look for nests in cracks in walls, under roof tiles, under flat roofs or in [...]
Change in the Seecon management
The Leipzig-based engineering firm @Seecon Ingenieure GmbH, part of the M&P Group, is now under new management. Dr Martina aus der Beek and Marcus Richter joined the M&P Group as managing directors of Seecon GmbH on 15 May. The long-term corporate goals, above all maximum customer satisfaction, as well as sustainable growth and reliability are [...]
Detective work for a better tomorrow: Historical research as the basis for today's planning
Historical sources form an important basis for the reconstruction of historical land use and explosive ordnance contamination. Historical research can be used to identify possible contamination or structural relics in advance and can be taken into account in the time and financial planning. In this way, construction delays and unpleasant surprises - such as the unexpected discovery of explosive ordnance - can be reduced. The [...]
Interpretation of historical aerial photographs from the time of the Second World War - Explosive bomb craters
Even more than 70 years after the end of the war, there are still numerous underground explosive ordnance in the Federal Republic of Germany. These pose a considerable risk to public safety (in particular life and health, freedom, property of individuals) or public order in the event of ground interventions. In addition to various types of written sources, historical aerial photographs, which [...]
Safety and health at work - 2020 reporting year
On 5 January 2022, the Federal Cabinet adopted the Federal Government's report on the state of occupational safety and health and on the incidence of accidents and occupational diseases in the Federal Republic of Germany in 2020. This report must be submitted annually by 31 December in accordance with Section 25 (1) of the German Social Security Code (SGB VII). This report includes the reports of the accident insurance institutions [...]
Life is colourful - we protect it
We at MuP Naturschutz are often the first people from the MuP Group to visit a project site. Long before a project area becomes a construction site, we investigate whether protected or "planning-relevant" animal and plant species are present or - as here in Brandenburg - erect protective fences so that animals are not endangered. Sometimes the MuP construction site jacket lights up from a [...]
Headline: Twelve employees acquire expertise in health and safety when working in contaminated areas
Together with the Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft, an in-house seminar was organised from 25 - 29 April at the VBG premises in Seligmannallee in Hanover to acquire the expertise for safety and health protection when working in contaminated areas. The lecturers were Mr Kupka and Dr Stange-Bopp from the VBG and Mr Hartmann from M&P for the [...]
