Construction acceleration and precast construction: the industry faces a major reshuffle
The housing shortage problem in Germany contains a huge social tipping point, so the government will have to take action.
The “Bauturbo” (Building Accelerator), which will take effect from October 30, 2025, is a crucial step.
According to the newly revised Article 246e of the Building Code, local governments are allowed to approve residential construction projects in specific circumstances (such as increasing building density, managing abandoned land, adding floors to buildings, filling building gaps, converting office buildings into residential buildings, etc.
) without going through lengthy legal construction planning or modification procedures.
It should be noted that this’ construction accelerator ‘only involves the planning approval process and does not affect technical standards, subsidy funds, or construction costs.
Now, local governments must approve qualified building applications within two months – it’s time for businesses to take action!.