Verden Ecological Center

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Verden Ecological Center

The Ecological Center Verden eV is a self-administered project in Verden an der Aller . It is made up of various companies and institutions in the ecological and social environment. The focus of work is ecological building as well as educational and youth work . The association has existed since 1996 and is the owner of the building and site of the former barracks on Lindhooper Strasse , where it operates the 'Eco Center'.

History and activities

The origin of the eco center goes back to the concept of the project workshop . In addition to initiatives in Lüneburg and Bad Oldesloe , the eco-center emerged from the environment of environmental activists (partly organized in the BUNDjugend ). It was mainly founded by students. The core group included Sven Giegold and, as one of the few women, the geographer Dagmar Embshoff. The center was built from 1996 to 1999, and in 1997 the ecological housing cooperative AllerWohnen eG emerged from the group of active people . During the renovation of the barracks building, a solar system , a gray water system and a biological septic tank were installed. Attac Germany was also founded in the Verden eco center .

The North German Center for Sustainable Building GmbH (NZNB) has also been on the site since 2015 , with which Verden is to become the hub for sustainable building in northern Germany. Its construction was supported by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economics with funds from the European Union with around four million euros. The Ecological Center Verden eV is the sole shareholder of the GmbH.

Basic democratic claim

The eco-center was founded against the background of realizing grassroots democratic decision-making structures. All tenants have the right to vote and make equal decisions on important issues. According to the statutes, decisions are made by consensus. In the event of a conflict that cannot be resolved, out-of-court arbitration will apply.

Users

Entrance with panels of the user groups (November 2015)

Establishments

  • Allerwohnen eG: building cooperative for residential projects
  • North German Center for Sustainable Building
  • Ballet Studio polkadot (formerly Ballet Studio Christa Weise)
  • Biber GmbH, biological building materials
  • Institute for man and nature, advice, analysis, expert opinion
  • Liekedeeler, restaurant, lunch, party service
  • ö.contur, architecture office for architecture and nature

Initiatives

Living

  • Living group “ars vivendi”

Web links

Commons : Ecological Center Verden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Julia Friedrichs: Ideals. In search of what matters , Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-455-50187-2 , p. 263
  2. ↑ Ulrike Herrmann: Another life is possible , Taz November 24, 2006
  3. ↑ Allerwohnen eG
  4. ↑ Ökozentrum Verden, Ecology
  5. ↑ Kirsten Brodde: Protest! How I can change the world and have fun at the same time , Ludwig Buchverlag 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-28016-8 , p. 19
  6. ^ North German Center for Ecological Building, newspaper article on the opening
  7. ^ The project North German Center for Sustainable Building ( Memento from October 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) June 26, 2013
  8. ↑ Exceptionally high funding. EU millions for Verden flagship project , Weser Kurier June 3, 2011
  9. ↑ Ministry of Economic Affairs supports the Center for Sustainable Building, press release of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs from May 31, 2011
  10. ↑ North German Center for Sustainable Building
  11. ↑ North German Center for Sustainable Building, website Network Sustainable Building
  12. ↑ North German Center for Sustainable Building, project description 2013, 1.2 Sponsorship and network (pdf; 1.9 MB) ( Memento from October 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  13. ↑ Ökozentrum Verden, self-presentation on the website Bewegungsstiftung ( Memento from August 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 52 ° 55 ′ 37.2 "  N , 9 ° 14 ′ 49.3"  E