Residential wood heating

Wood heating not only provides for comfortable temperatures at home but also generates emissions like particulate matter. With the ambitious legal stipulations of the Ordinance on Small and Medium-Sized Firing Installations (1st BImSchV), the Federal Environment Ministry aims to reduce air pollution loads detrimental to human health while at the same time allowing for a more environmentally friendly use of wood as a fuel. Everyone can help by taking into account some tips that are easy to implement when heating with wood.