But let’s take a look at implementation!
36% of total energy consumption in Germany is attributed to buildings. The (in our view) weak target of reducing energy consumption by 20% between 2008 and 2020 was missed spectacularly.
Why is that? We cannot fully analyze this in a one-hour discussion, but it is certainly not due to a lack of interest among young people (perhaps you have even attended a Fridays for Future demonstration yourself?).

What unites our distinguished panelists is that they educate young people to tackle the energy crisis. This takes place in engineering degree programs at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences and Westfälische Hochschule, as well as in the business sector at M&P and aedifion. What also unites them: there is a lack of young talent (perhaps start-ups can still find a building or energy engineer more quickly – but if these professions are no longer being trained, things will become difficult for everyone in the long term).

Together with Prof. Dr. rer. oec. Markus Thomzik, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars Kühl, Vivian Zabel, Thomas Grynia, and Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fütterer, we discuss how to attract the future implementers of the “energy engineering professions.” We explore what exciting projects and digitalization approaches companies offer, and how universities are innovating in education. Because only with a sufficient number of implementers will we be able to achieve the energy targets and keep the tipping point at bay!