Managing Director Thomas Hoinka is a DGNB Senior Auditor
March 27, 2025 HOINKA Managing Director Thomas Hoinka is one of 67 DGNB Senior Auditors. The German Sustainable Building Council has awarded Thomas Hoinka the title of DGNB Senior Auditor.…
HOINKA’s LCA software LCA Online is the first tool with LCA-DGNB interface
21.03.25 HOINKA’s LCA software LCA Online is the first tool with an LCA-DGNB interface to be tested and recognized by the DGNB. Our tool LCA Online is the first DGNB-tested…
Topping-out ceremony of the Estrel Tower Berlin
March 03, 2025 HOINKA GmbH is supporting the LEED Platinum certification for what will be Berlin’s tallest building. The topping-out ceremony marks another milestone in the project’s progress. On March…
A guest at BAU 2025
January 16, 2025 We were at BAU again this year and were able to discuss the latest developments in the field of sustainable construction with our colleagues. The insights into…
HOINKA project PANDION OFFICEHOME Zinc: New Work in Berlin Friedrichshain
December 04, 2024 With the OFFICEHOME Zinc, another PANDION project was completed, in which HOINKA GmbH was able to accompany the certification according to DGNB Gold Standard. OFFICEHOME Zinc is…
HOINKA project PANDION OFFICEHOME Soul
November 28, 2024 With the PANDION OFFICEHOME Soul, modern and sustainable office space is being created on around 45,000 m2 in the Werksviertel district near Munich’s Ostbahnhof. HOINKA GmbH is…
HOINKA project coleman 10 awarded the DGNB gold pre-certificate
December 4, 2023 With an overall degree of fulfillment of 71.6 %, the coleman 10 project was awarded the DGNB Gold pre-certificate in the new construction/office and administration building category.…
German Solar Prize for “Haus Hoinka”
30.10.2023 Following the “House of the Year” award, the straw bale house of builder and managing director of HOINKA GmbH Thomas Hoinka has now also been awarded the German Solar…
Thomas Hoinka’s “straw bale house” is House of the Year 2023
20.10.2023 Managing Director Thomas Hoinka’s building project won out against numerous other entries in the competition organized by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum and Callwey Verlag and was named House of the…
First WELL certification in Bavaria: WELL Gold certificate for MSD Germany headquarters
19.09.2023 The MSD Germany headquarters in the Macherei Munich has received WELL Gold certification. This makes MSD Germany one of the first companies in Germany and the first in Bavaria…
Now finalized: DGNB System New Buildings, Version 2023
08.05.2023 Following the conclusion of the comment phase, the DGNB has now finalized the comprehensive revision of its certification system for new buildings. Changes have been made in the following…
New BEG promotion “Climate-friendly new build” (KFN)
01.02.2023 The Federal Building Ministry is supporting the climate-friendly construction of new buildings with a new subsidy as part of the Federal Subsidy for Efficient Buildings (BEG). The funding is…
Changes to the Building Energy Act (GEG 2023)
20.01.2023 An amendment to the Building Energy Act came into force on January 1, 2023. A primary energy shortfall of 45% must now be demonstrated for new construction projects. Since…
DGNB System New Buildings, Version 2023
09.12.2022 The German Sustainable Building Council has fundamentally revised its certification system for new buildings. In addition to new minimum requirements, the focus is on climate protection, circularity and investment…
SmartScore – the first global certification for smart buildings
07.02.2022 With SmartScore, WiredScore offers the first global certification system for smart buildings that combine future-proof design, innovative technologies and an exceptional user experience. With the SmartScore certification, WiredScore has…
Thomas Hoinka as a guest at DGNB: Sustainable building in practice
26.11.2021 Digital solutions such as the life cycle assessment tool LCA Online and the building product platform Building Material Scout are becoming increasingly important in the realization of sustainable building…
Benefit from additional BEG subsidies with the “Sustainable building quality seal”
01.11.2021 As part of the Federal Subsidy for Efficient Buildings (BEG), the federal government is promoting sustainability aspects for the first time through a separate NH class for efficiency buildings.…
greenproperty – a holistic seal of quality for sustainable real estate
29.07.2021 With greenproperty, Credit Suisse offers investors a certified sustainable real estate portfolio. The greenproperty seal of approval is the first holistic seal of approval for sustainable real estate in…
Up to 22.5 % subsidy with the “Federal subsidy for efficient buildings” (BEG)
05.03.2021 From July 2021, attractive grants of between 15% and 22.5% of the construction costs can be applied for for energy-efficient new construction projects (including non-residential buildings). For refurbishments, the…
Bundestag passes new law to improve electric mobility infrastructure
03.03.2021 On February 11, 2021, the Bundestag passed the GEIG (Building Electromobility Infrastructure Act). The aim is to create an infrastructure for charging stations for electric vehicles in new buildings,…
LEED Platinum certificate on the Greencity site in Zurich, Pergamin II
14.02.2021 On 07.01.2021, the Pergamin II office building on the Greencity site in the south of Zurich was awarded LEED Platinum certification with 88 out of 110 possible points. …
First WiredScore AP in Germany
19.02.2021 Ramona Schuster (HOINKA GmbH) is one of the first trained WiredScore APs in Germany. The training and exam was offered for the first time in Germany at the end…
The Wired Score certification
27.01.2021 Digitalization plays a very important role, especially in these times. WiredScore certification is an important tool for integrating digital infrastructure and connectivity into building projects at an early stage.…
Building Energy Act (GEG 2020) replaces EnEV, EnEG and EEWärmeG
08.10.2020 The new Building Energy Act (GEG 2020) comes into force on November 1, 2020, replacing the Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV), the Energy Saving Act (EnEG) and the Renewable…
WELL Health-Safety Rating
31.07.2020 The WELL Health-Safety Rating was developed to give owners and operators in large and small companies the opportunity to take the necessary steps to ensure the health and safety…
Building Material Scout is official Partner of the LEED Better Materials Program
30.04.2020 One of the challenges facing global project teams is access to building material information. In order to make search for better building materials easy, Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) is…
WELL certification in a nutshell
10.02.2020 The WELL certification has an increasing demand in Germany and Europe. The standard with the building places a strong focus on the health and comfort of all building users. The…
Green Building Products Increasingly In Demand
27.06.2019 Since the launch of the digital service platform for healthy building materials, the Building Material Scout, a year ago, the number of these products in the database has grown to…
Building Material Scout
01.03.2019 From now on we offer our services from greenbuildingproducts.eu via our new platform Building Material Scout www.building-material-scout.com. Building Material Scout with its improved features is increasingly used in building projects…
DGNB Gold Certificate for the new office building of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in Aachen
30.06.2017 The new office building for the building product manufacturer Compagnie de Saint-Gobain at the Aachener Tivoli is awarded with the DGNB Gold certificate. Hence the building demonstrates the fulfillment of …
Greenbuild EuroMed – Verona, Presentation “LEED v4 materials and resources”
19.10.2015 The international congress “GREENBUILD EUROPE & THE MEDITERRANEAN” took place in Verona from the 14 to 16 October 2015. The GREENBUILD is the European largest trade fair for sustainable building,…
LEED® Silver Certificate for the manufacturing building of ARaymond.
03.12.2013 The new manufacturing building of ARaymond is awarded with the LEED Silver certificate. Hence the building demonstrates the fulfillment of high standards of sustainable construction according to LEED. The Green…
BREEAM In-Use – First office properties awarded BREEAM DE certificates
12.10.2012 To the beginning of Expo Real 2012 in Munich Stettiner Carré in Berlin and Campus Carré in Frankfurt am Main became the first existing properties in Germany to be…
HOINKA GmbH becomes BREEAM in Use auditor
20.03.2012 Thomas Hoinka has to be trained as BREEAM in Use auditor. BREEAM in Use is the perfect opportunity to certify existing buildings in its portfolio. …
BARiT floor coatings fulfill LEED and DGNB criteria
08.11.2011 Now you can find BARiT floor coatings and finishes in the product database on www.greenbuildingproducts.eu. The listet floor coatings do contribute to fulfill credits in the LEED and DGNB…
Knauf products fulfill LEED and DGNB criteria
19.09.2011 Now you can find Knauf products and systems for drywalls, plaster and flooring in the product database on www.greenbuildingproducts.eu. The listet products like plasterboards, metal stud walls or plasterboard…
PUR foam board purenit® fulfills LEED and DGNB criteria
23.09.2011 Now you can find the polyurethane board product purenit® 550 MD from puren GmbH in the product database greenbuildingproducts.eu. purenit® is a polyurethane product on (PUR/PIR) rigid foam basis,…
Wodego Chipboard fulfills LEED and DGNB criteria
15.09.2011 Now you can find the chipboard product “LivingBoard” from wodego in the product database greenbuildingproducts.eu. The low emitting particle board is free of formaldehyde resins and contribute to a…
Würth adhesives and sealants fulfill LEED and DGNB criteria
11.08.2011 Now you can find Würth adhesives and sealants in the product database on www.greenbuildingproducts.eu. The listed products do contribute to fulfill credits in the LEED and DGNB system. With…
KAIFLEX adhesive fulfills LEED criteria
03.08.2011 Now you can find KAIFLEX Spezialkleber 494 in the product database greenbuildingproducts.eu. KAIFLEX special adhesive 494 is a black adhesive on the basis of synthetic rubber with reduced VOC…
Pfleiderer Chipboard fulfills LEED and DGNB criteria
03.08.2011 Now you can find the chipboard product “LivingBoard” from Pfleiderer Holzwerkstoffe GmbH in the product database greenbuildingproducts.eu. The low emitting particle board is free of formaldehyde resins and contribute…
WAREMA roller blinds fulfill LEED and DGNB criteria
28.04.2011 Now you can find the WAREMA products Roller blind Trevira CS/Screen in the product database greenbuildingproducts.eu. …
Upofloor LifeLineTM Flooring fulfills LEED and DGNB criteria
17.05.2011 Now you can find the product Upofloor LifeLineTM in the product database greenbuildingproducts.eu. With their expressive pattern and durable ionomer surface, LifeLine tiles give the floor a long service…
contractworld – Hannover “Sustainable Products in the LEED und DGNB system”
01.12.2010 Thomas Hoinka – CEO of HOINKA GmbH – speaks on the contractworld-congress in Hannover on the 17.01.2011. The title of his speech is “Sustainable Products in the LEED…