Distinguished guests,
The construction sector, and the manufacturers of concrete and precast concrete elements in particular, are challenged in special ways by the requirements imposed by climate change. In this context in Germany, the building sector has as best performer topped the list since 1990, by reducing its CO2 emissions by 43 %. Industry (-36 %), the energy economy (-23 %), agriculture (-18 %) and in particular the transport sector (0 %) have clearly lagged behind. But the industry must not rest on what it has already achieved: new technological solutions are needed in the design of energy-intensive...
