I am interested in sustainable residential architecture in Germany. I
understand that green building techniques are encouraged by the
government and even  required through governmental ordinances. What
types of requirements exist? What specific policy requirements are
there? I would appreciate relevant academic articles.
Pertinent web pages would also be very helpful. Thank you so much!

---

Clarification of Question by alfredobinda-ga on 30 Apr 2004 10:47 PDT

Just as a note to make answering this question a bit easier, I do read
German and would be happy with references in either German or English.
Thanks so much for your attention!