kachelofenverband.com

The Austrian Kachelofen Association This is a non-profit association, which on the one hand carries out research into Kachelofen (tile stoves) and also provides information for the general public about the findings and innovations. Membership in the Association is voluntary, and both stove builders and the supply industry are represented by the Association. The Association [...]

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A fireside chat with Professor Wolfgang Kippes Professor Kippes, as one of the two managers of Schönbrunn Palace, you can of course be reassuringly described as “Lord of the Tiled Stoves”. Do you actually know how many of these show-pieces are housed in the palace?

Interview with DI. Dr. Thomas Schiffert Dr. Schiffert, how do you as the Managing Director of the Austrian Association of Tiled Stove Producers view the future of tiled stoves?

The special warmth – ecological and economical Fossil fuels are on a roller-coaster ride where price is concerned, whereas the cost of wood has for many years been rising only very slightly. Most tiled stoves are fuelled by good old-fashioned logs. Another alternative, however, – particularly for whole-house heating systems – is pellets. In the [...]