For more than 50 years, Elementbau Osthessen has been one of the most high-performing companies in the precast concrete industry in Germany. In Eichenzell near Fulda and at its partner company BFE in...

For decades, buildings have been designed as permanent structures even though their functional life is often shorter than the lifespan of their materials. As the construction industry seeks ways to...

How can the construction industry not only reduce CO₂ emissions but also actively help remove carbon from the atmosphere? A facility in Bernau near Berlin has recently begun operations that is turning...

The precast concrete industry is undergoing a profound transformation due to the increasing use of clinker-reduced cements, particularly with regard to meeting short demolding times and ensuring...

Built-in components are an integral part of construction planning and, in practice, are already provided with the plan. The challenge, however, lies in the fact that they have not yet followed a...

Ecoparque is a large-scale residential development initiative in Brazil, designed to deliver high-quality, sustainable housing through an industrialized construction approach. The project is focused...

For fast, construction-time-flexible, and cost-effective construction, Schöck offers solutions for connecting precast components to buildings – such as the Schöck Isokorb IQ K. This load-bearing...

B.T. innovation GmbH, based in Magdeburg, is consistently pursuing its strategic growth course. With the help of the newly founded Avermann Precast Technology GmbH, key business activities of the...

25 years ago, the Dechant family laid the foundation stone for Dechant Hoch- und Ingenieurbau GmbH in Weismain. Today, the Upper Franconian family business is one of the leading specialists for...

For the conversion of the Berne system in Essen/Mülheim, Berding Beton supplied, among other things, 3,500 m of reinforced concrete jacking pipes with diameters ranging from DN 400 to DN 3800, with...

When municipal waste incineration ash encounters CO2, a new raw material for the construction industry could be created. An interdisciplinary consortium involving TH Cologne is therefore investigating...

For more than 500 years, the “Drachenstich” (dragon slaying) has been one of the traditional folk plays of the Upper Palatinate town of Furth im Wald. The German UNESCO Commission has therefore...

The reconstruction of the De Nieuwe Meer motorway junction is one of the most complex parts of the renovation of the A10 South. For a new overpass connecting the A10 South with the A4 towards...

Climate tech company CarStorCon Technologies has proven that buildings can function as CO₂ sinks. Through the use of the innovative additive Clim@Add, over 1,000 tons of CO₂ have already been...

In the chemical admixture industry, blending plants frequently face a critical analytical gap. This article presents a pragmatic and cost‑effective methodology for the rapid characterization of...

In recent years, the market for precast concrete elements in southern Brazil has undergone constant change. What used to be associated primarily with speed and repeatability has evolved into a more...

With an investment of around €30 million, Wienerberger, a leading provider of ecological and innovative building and infrastructure solutions, has given a sustainable boost to industrial value...