Issue 03/2013

The world economy is recovering, according to latest expert estimations. The US economy grew by 3.1% during the last quarter of 2012. Optimistic...

Previously, any attempt at merging the design aspect of a façade with a load-bearing function was subject to tight constraints but state-of-the-art...

Vehicle traffic, temperature and moisture fluctuations as well as the aggressive de-icing salts in winter expose parking structures to special...

The latest version of Tekla BIMsight has been optimized for using on interactive touch displays of Smart Technologies. Users can use the BIM...

H-Bau Technik GmbH based in Klettgau, Germany, is the winner of the 2013 Innovation Prize for Structural Concrete Products of the Supplier Industry....

The skyline of Frankfurt am Main is growing. Erection of the 170-m Taunus Tower is currently underway right in the heart of Frankfurt’s financial...

The new StoCretec-App is now central content of the mobile website and as such available via iPhone or iPad. The App comprises the complete product...

The design guide for patios and tools from Kann is now available in an extended version with new design tools. The individual design, created with the...

On the occasion of BAU in Munich, one of the world’s leading trade fairs for the construction industry, the rationalization association “Bauwesen” of...

With its product Rapidobat Cretcon HD, the company H-Bau Technik GmbH, in Klettgau, Germany, won the Innovation Prize “Concrete Components 2013”...

On the occasion of the celebration of the 14th Schöck Industry Forum held in Ulm, the Schöck Foundation „Eberhard-Schöck-Stiftung“ presented the...

In response to an inquiry from the Kuwaiti company Bonyan United, Contec developed a general concept for the delivery and installation of a...

Koll GmbH & Co. has been manufacturing concrete gar­den and landscaping products in Bonn-Beuel for over 30 years. In order to be able to meet the requirements of its customers and to develop new...

Part I of this article was entitled “C-S-H: A state-of-the-art concept to accelerate concrete hardening” (see BFT International 01/2013, p. 44) and...

The Chair of Architecture and Construction at the Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore concentrates its research on ‘alternative modern’ construction...

The January of 2013 was again characterized by trade fair BAU that only takes place every two years in Munich. Also this year, according to their...

Pourable, sustainable and easy to dispose of - that is how the future insulating material should be. They should, in addition, be classified to...

When it comes to innovations, high-performance binders have to be mentioned primarily, such as Dyckerhoff Flowstone, for example. They have especially...

In early 2008, Spiroll supplied the equipment for a low budget start up to a South African company called Coreslab. A construction company based in...

(10) US 2013/0025229 A1 (22) Jan. 27,2011 (43) Jan. 31,2013 (57) A wind power plant tower segment is provided. The tower segment is designed as a...