Recognize rain risk: How to protect your home from water damage!

Recognize rain risk: How to protect your home from water damage!

Berliner Straße 88, 14163 Berlin, Deutschland - The 26th RegioTalk of the regional incubator Berlin Südwest has focused on the alarming challenges of weather resilience. The city of Berlin's heavy rain notification card is an indispensable tool for property owners to identify potential dangers from rainwater. Engineer Kott explains: "So I can see whether there are vulnerable points on my property - like lowering near my technology cellar." In order to avoid water damage, the flyer recommends "blatant, the wet" of the Senate Department is simple measures such as attaching thresholds on entrances and basement windows.

An impressive example of successful rainwater management is the housing estate at Berliner Strasse 88 in Zehlendorf. A rainwater storage with 650 cubic meters was already realized here before the turn of the millennium, supplemented by a public open space with a watercourse and pond. Engineer Harald Kraft described this initiative as "one of the most beautiful and effective ecological measures". At the Regiotalk, the funding opportunities for companies were also discussed in detail. Christine Hellerström explained that companies can apply for low-interest loans for environmental and climate protection measures. "The environmental program currently has a volume of 3.5 billion euros - the largest nature conservation program that the federal government has ever set up," said Hellerström.

company and their opportunities

Despite the enormous financial support, the use of companies is still low. Hellerström emphasizes: "We are looking for the causes and want to hear from companies that have gone through the application process." The Regiotalk has impressively showed how companies can recognize environmental factors as a business risk and at the same time open up new economic opportunities through targeted measures for weather resilience. It is clear: the time to act is now!