Dear Readers, In the previous issue, we had already addressed the question of how we can make better use of existing resources and structures. This thought can also be applied to precast concrete...
In the production of concrete blocks, every detail counts: even the smallest geometric deviations or color defects must be detected. Kortmann Beton produces over 100,000 paving stones every day, but...
Safety barrier systems from Kirchdorfer were successfully deployed at the new Formula 1 racetrack in Madrid. More than 3,300 Deltabloc concrete safety barriers protected drivers, track personnel, and...
Softbauware GmbH, a member of the Enventa Group, is now operating under the new name Enventa Construct Solutions GmbH. With this change, the ERP industry specialist for the concrete and building...
In the new construction of two apartment buildings in Moos near Singen, windows, shading systems, and parts of the building services were already integrated into the prefabricated exterior walls....
From September 30 to October 2, 2026, two conferences were held at the Progress Group headquarters in Brixen, South Tyrol, with a total of 500 participants from around the world. BFT International was...
The Bavarian family-owned company Wöhrl has expanded its precast concrete production with a fully automated carousel plant. In collaboration with Progress Group and Prilhofer Consulting, a new...
P.V. Betonfertigteilwerke GmbH has expanded production at its Nisterau facility with a Radialpresse RP 1230-5 pipe production line from Prinzing Pfeiffer. The first product – a DN 1,000 concrete pipe...
At the 18-story residential tower on Mahatma-Gandhi-Platz in Munich-Freiham, glass-fiber-reinforced concrete elements weighing up to 1.6 t define the facade. For the thermally separated fastening of...
Water absorbed by capillary action transports dissolved salts to the surface, causing efflorescence and the streaks known as “water streaks,” binds dirt, promotes algae and moss growth, and increases...
Recurring strandings of green algae and pelagic Sargassum, generate wet, saline and chemically variable biomass. This project does not assume that raw seaweed can replace cement. It asks whether a...
With an innovative pilot project, Rupp Gebäudedruck GmbH and its partners are further advancing the development of 3D building printing: For the first time, the company has produced a modular house...
Approximately 120 participants gathered on October 8 for the BFT Mixing Technology Forum at Kortmann Beton in Schüttorf. Eight technical presentations and a tour of the modernized production facility...
(10) WO2026176086A1(22) 23.02.2026(43) 27.08.2026(57) The invention relates to a modular formwork for structures built from poured concrete comprising main (MI, M2, M3) and secondary (MI‘, M2‘, M3‘)...
(10) EP4807079A1(22) 13.03.2025(43) 16.09.2026(57) The invention refers to a barrier element (1) comprising a concrete body (2) and a first reinforcing structure (100) being made of metal. The...
(10) DE102025105691(22) Feb. 14, 2025(43) Aug. 20, 2026(57) The invention relates to a concrete component (1), in particular a precast concrete element, for a structure (2) having at least one cavity...
(10) CH722552A2(22) February 7, 2025(43) August 14, 2026(57) A pipe support element (10) for laying utility pipes in a concrete element comprises a hollow body (15) for receiving at least one pipe....
(10) WO2026195600A1(22) 17.03.2025(43) 24.09.2026(57) A concrete element (1) made of reinforced concrete comprising a plurality of carbon sequestration bodies (7) embedded within the concrete element...
(10) US20260250949A1(22) 26.02.2026(43) 27.08.2026(57) A composite wall includes a foam layer and a concrete layer. The wall includes at least one wall continuous load path structure within the...
(10) EP4814835A1(22) 24.03.2025(43) 30.09.2026(57) The invention relates to a method for concrete element prefabrication in a prefabrication facility (1), in which method concrete elements are...
(10) WO2026177974A1(22) 13.02.2026(43) 27.08.2026(57) A process for preparing supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) involves milling silica-based feedstocks in a carbon dioxide (COz)-rich...
(10) DE202025101863U1(22) April 4, 2025(43) August 13, 2026(57) Formwork (10) for manufacturing concrete components, comprising: at least one formwork panel (30), wherein the formwork panel (30)...
(10) EP4789830A1(22) 07.02.2025(43) 12.08.2026(57) The invention relates to a method for assembling a prefabrication line for concrete elements, wherein the devices (1, 13, 13‘) of the prefabrication...
(10) EP4796723A1(22) Feb. 17, 2025(43) Aug. 26, 2026(57) The invention relates to a concrete displacement body (2) for insertion into a concrete part (8). The invention also relates to a concrete part...
(10) EP4803710A1(22) 03.03.2026(43) 09.09.2026(57) Eine vorgefertigte Platte (1) zur Bildung eines auskragenden Bauteils in einer vorgefertigten Konstruktion (9) umfasst einen Plattenkörper (10),...
