{"id":4800,"date":"2025-09-07T07:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T05:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.claus-blumenauer.de\/the-amendment-of-the-hessian-building-code-is-progressing-and-that-gives-cause-for-hope\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:44:17","slug":"the-amendment-of-the-hessian-building-code-is-progressing-and-that-gives-cause-for-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.claus-blumenauer.de\/en\/the-amendment-of-the-hessian-building-code-is-progressing-and-that-gives-cause-for-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"The amendment of the Hessian Building Code is progressing \u2013 and that gives cause for hope."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Decisive developments are currently taking place in the “Innovation in Construction \u2013 HBO Amendment” expert commission, which is working intensively on the biggest cost drivers in the construction industry.<\/p>

Special thanks go to Alexander von Arnim<\/a>, Managing Partner of WPV Baubetreuung GmbH<\/a>, who has been volunteering in the IHK expert commission for over two years. Together with IHK President Ulrich Caspar<\/a>, he is driving important impulses for a modern building code in Hesse. <\/p>

On September 16, 2025, Alexander von Arnim<\/a> presented the current status of the HBO amendment to the IHK Committee for Construction & Real Estate at the Deutsche B\u00f6rse<\/a> in Frankfurt \u2013 and the developments are encouraging.<\/p>

\ud83c\udfaf What is it about specifically?
\ud83d\udd39 Reduction of excessive regulation
\ud83d\udd39 Simplification of complex permit procedures
\ud83d\udd39 Reduction of excessive documentation requirements
\ud83d\udd39 Realistic reassessment of fire protection, sound insulation, and energy requirements<\/p>

\ud83d\udca1 The goal: A noticeable reduction in construction costs without compromising on quality and safety \u2013 as a basis for making new construction projects in Hesse economically viable and attractive for buyers again.<\/p>

As real estate agents, we experience daily how great the challenges are in the current market \u2013 particularly in the marketing of new buildings. A leaner, more practical building code would be an important step toward bringing more movement into the market and creating more supply again. <\/p>

\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f My conclusion: When practical expertise meets political creative power, real change happens. I wish the commission continued success with the implementation \u2013 so that everyone involved in the construction and real estate industry can benefit. <\/p>

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