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Updates from the FLAUSBAU project
With the first meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG), a central component of the project’s technical and scientific support structure has been launched. Within projects funded by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, project advisory groups bring together a range of professional perspectives. The aim is to connect science, administration, practice, and planning […]
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Bats are fascinating neighbours – they eat insects at night, thereby helping to reduce mosquitoes and other pests in a natural way. However, many old buildings are lost during energy-efficient refurbishments. This is where our FLAUSBAU research project comes in: we are developing modular bat boxes that are integrated directly into external thermal insulation composite […]
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Buildings are being renovated to save energy and protect the climate. This is important. However, for bats, this can be precisely where the problem lies. Many species use crevices and cavities in buildings as roosts. When these are sealed or removed during renovations, the animals lose their refuges – often permanently. This is where FLAUSBAU […]
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