Building Type E: Investors are fed up: Draft bill for easier construction is delayed
The draft for building type E is intended to make construction faster and cheaper. But the project is stalled. Minister for Building Hubertz is dampening expectations of a quick outcome.
Germany's construction industry is still waiting for a law that would allow for simpler and more cost-effective building. The law, known as Gebäudetyp E, was announced two months ago by Federal Minister of Building Verena Hubertz and Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig, but has yet to be implemented. North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister of Building, Ina Scharrenbach, is calling for faster action, saying that the industry needs a clear perspective on the law to move forward.
The law aims to reduce building costs, which currently average €4,500 per square meter, by allowing for deviations from costly comfort and equipment standards without risking lawsuits.
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