Ralf Schack retired after 47 years - changes in the building authority!

Ralf Schack retired after 47 years - changes in the building authority!

Ottersberg, Deutschland - Ralf Schack, the long -time head of building on Ottersberg, ends his career and is retiring. Schack has headed the building and planning department since 2008 and looks back on an impressive career of 47 years in the municipal administration. His term was characterized by numerous projects, including the development of commercial and residential areas as well as public institutions. Schack started his professional career in the town hall in 1983 and was previously deputy head of office for 17 years.

his successor will be Frank Bielefeld, who will change from Thedinghausen on June 1, where he has managed the building authority in the past six years. Schack will support Bielefeld in the first ten days of his term. At the end of his career, Schack has 15 major procedures to hand over a new land use plan and the construction of a rescue center.

challenges in construction

Although Schack retires, there is the possibility that he will remain project -related for the municipal administration. In particular in the areas of heat planning and flood protection, its knowledge could continue to be of great benefit.

The role of heat planning

Local heat planning is becoming increasingly important in Germany and is focused on the debate. It comprises four central steps: from the inventory analysis, to potential analysis to the development of a climate -neutral target scenario for heat supply in 2045 and the subsequent strategy.

As part of the “Kowap-Pro” project, instruments were developed to implement municipal heat planning. The goal is to supply greenhouse gas heating of the building stock. Community administrations, in particular smaller communities, receive support in heat planning, which also includes the identification of conflicts of interest and the development of proposals for solutions, as is documented on the website of the Environmental Energy Law Foundation (

For the implementation of effective heat planning, it is essential to respond to the legal framework and the possibilities for the further development of the legal framework. This coincides with the information on heat planning, which can be found in detail on the website of heat planning NRW ( heat planning nrw ).

With the pension of Schack, a chapter in the building history of Ottersberg comes to an end, while at the same time the challenges of municipal heat planning are becoming increasingly important for the future. The coming years will be decisive to achieve the climate goals and to ensure sustainable heat supply.

For further information and background to the role of Ralf Schack and his successor, Frank Bielefeld, you can read the article from Kreiszeitung ( Kreiszeitung ).