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After six years of planning, a new grief center has opened in Bad Soden-Salmünster. Technology and filter systems ensure climate-neutral cremations.
Bad Soden-Salmünster – With Bad Soden-Salmünster's mayor Dominik Brasch (CDU) and his counterpart Andreas Weiher (SPD) from Waechtersbach, two town hall bosses came to the opening of the funeral hall of the “Feuerbestattungen Main-Kinzig” alongside numerous representatives from local politics.
Host Philipp Geist paid tribute to Mayor Brasch for his support in recent years. After six years of planning and development, the new facility now makes a modern type of cremation possible. The number of cremations has also recently increased in Fulda. He also thanked Matthias Engelkamp from the city's building authority, construction manager Armin Buss, the general contractor Aktas Bau, the leading planning office Cremtec from Stade and for the smooth installation of the technical system including training the team from IFZW.
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After a “turbulent construction period,” Geist promised to be a reliable partner and absolute service provider. Dominik Brasch remembered a first conversation six years ago and admitted that the entire process “cost a lot of nerves”. Because a funeral hall near residential development didn't just find friends. The old mourning hall was still a dignified place, but was in need of renovation. The town hall boss expressed his gratitude to the local politicians that it had been possible to capture the positive sides of the new mourning center. The result is “absolutely impressive”.
Brasch, who was elected independent of party, praised the trusting relationship between operators and the city administration. The municipal building yard was also involved. The sanitary facilities in the funeral hall could be used, which would relieve the city of the costs of building a new toilet. The operators “kept everything they promised”. He is therefore looking absolutely positively into the future.
With this start, the mourning center can only become a success as a respectful and dignified place. Apart from the urn packing room, archive and cold room, which remained closed at the opening, guests were able to take a look at all the rooms themselves, including the mourning café and farewell rooms. The grief center staff explained each function. By using high-quality technology and regular training, the operators promise climate neutrality.
A powerful filter system would keep emissions well below the legal limits for clean air. Ecologically degradable ash capsules would also be used. In the future, the energy supply should be operated from renewable sources. Modern system control saves energy. In addition, safe disposal management is a priority. Implants would be added to the material cycle and the proceeds would be donated to charitable institutions, it said. In the outdoor area, the focus is on diversity and insect-friendliness. (By Barbara Kruse)
