{"id":43700,"date":"2024-08-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/?p=43700"},"modified":"2024-08-27T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:34:05","slug":"cool-breezes-for-frankfurt-innovative-use-of-wind-currents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/cool-breezes-for-frankfurt-innovative-use-of-wind-currents\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool breezes for Frankfurt: Innovative use of wind currents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Frankfurt is one of the hottest cities in Germany, and the summer months are particularly stressful. To combat urban heat stress, the city is relying on innovative climate adaptation strategies. The use of local wind currents that blow between high-rise buildings and through residential areas plays a central role. These winds, while not particularly strong, contribute significantly to cooling the city and are critical to maintaining quality of life during the summer heat.<\/p>

Matthias Ratheiser, an Austrian meteorologist, has been instrumental in a new urban development plan for Frankfurt that emphasizes the importance of these air currents for the city’s microclimate. In particular, the so-called “Wetterau wind,” which blows into the city from the northeast at night, is essential for keeping nighttime temperatures bearable. This effect is particularly noticeable in dense areas such as the banking district, where high-rise buildings direct the air currents.<\/p>

Frankfurt has also developed a climate atlas that identifies the hottest areas and major wind corridors in the city. These wind corridors should be kept clear and connected to existing green spaces to improve air circulation. However, the increasing demand for housing makes it difficult to maintain these corridors. Especially in densely built-up areas such as Nordend and Westend, the wind alone is not enough to provide cooling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The city is therefore focusing on additional measures such as green roofs and facades, which are mandatory for new buildings. These green areas not only contribute to cooling, but also help save energy. While these measures are not without controversy, the number of green roofs in Frankfurt is growing steadily.<\/p>

However, the challenges of implementing these strategies are considerable. For example, there are many technical and logistical obstacles to overcome when planting trees. Nevertheless, greening remains a central part of Frankfurt’s fight against urban heat.<\/p>

Frankfurt is demonstrating how a city can proactively respond to the challenges of climate change by relying on both natural air currents and technological innovations such as green roofs. These measures are part of a comprehensive plan to keep the city comfortable despite rising temperatures.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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You can read the Bloomberg article here<\/a> (free registration required).<\/em><\/p>

Source: Bloomberg, 03 August 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bloomberg spoke to meteorologist Mathias Ratheiser about the rising temperatures in Frankfurt. The report shows how the metropolis can use natural wind systems to improve the urban climate and mitigate heatwaves through smart urban planning.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":43701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"template-fullwidth.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,200,211,105],"tags":[217,473,354],"class_list":["post-43700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-financial-centre","category-member","category-sustainable-finance","category-top-news","tag-financial-centre-frankfurt","tag-nachhaltigkeit-en","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-02 11:29:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43700"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43928,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43700\/revisions\/43928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-main-finance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}