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BuGG-Market Report Building Greening 2020 published
Building greening is no longer a niche product. The building greening market is growing and is reflected in a large number of projects. Furthermore, green roofs and facades play an important role as climate adaptation measures, especially concerning heat stress reduction and flash flood prevention.
Below are some key figures. Many more are described in detail in the market report.
- In 2019, 7.217.720 m² of roof area was greenes in Germany
- In Germany, the total of greened roof area over the years has accumulated to approx. 120.000.000 m²
- There was also about 90.000 m² of facade area greened in 2019
- Munich leads the BuGG Green Roof National League with 3.148.043 m² of green roof area
- Stuttgart leads the BuGG-Green Roof National League, based on the green roof index (square meters of green roof per inhabitant), with 4.1 m² of green roof per inhabitant
- The average green roof index is 1.2 m²
Concerning cities with more than 50.000 inhabitants:
- 26 cities or 24% promote green roofs and facades and provide subsidies
- 72% support green roofs indirectly by reducing the stormwater fee if green roofs are present
As an additional service, the market report includes an industry directory that lists more than 50 companies and associations as building greening experts.
The BuGG-Market Report on Building Greening 2020 comprises 29 pages and contains over 45 graphics, photos and tables and is available as a free download at https://www.gebaeudegruen.info/english/.
Fig. 1: The BuGG-Market Report on Building Greening 2020 with information and figures on the market for roof, facade and interior greening.
Source: Bundesverband GebäudeGrün e.V.
Author/Contact
Dr. Gunter Mann
Bundesverband GebäudeGrün e. V. (BuGG)
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10117 Berlin
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E-Mail: info@ bugg.de
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Berlin, den 06.07.2021