Due to the intended aim of climate neutrality by 2045, in the last few years, the building materials industry has been using more and more Portland composite cements that, apart from Portland cement...
The concrete industry is faced with the challenge of meeting increasing quality requirements and ambitious climate targets in equal measure. Innovative technologies that improve product quality, such...
The growing significance of socio-political issues, such as climate and resource protection, sustainability, and transparency in the supply chain, has increased the demands imposed on manufacturers of...
Heating and cooling buildings all year round using renewable energy – this is what the innovative system of thermal component activation based on precast elements can achieve. This system works...
Concrete is known for its high compressive strength, which is why it has been used successfully for decades. This material also has other positive properties, such as good thermal conductivity...
Increasingly extreme weather events due to climate change present urban development with new challenges. Heavy rains repeatedly cause immense damage to infrastructure and buildings and put residents...
The workflow for implementing future infrastructure planning in civil engineering can ideally be executed as a continuous theme on the basis of BIM project management. Start and completion of the...
The construction sector plays a key role in achieving the national sustainability goals. When implementing sustainable and circular principles, companies are confronted with various challenges, but...
Around 80 % of the CO2 footprint in concrete production results from cement production. Production of cement clinker, in particular, results in high specific CO2 emissions of 800 kg/t on the average....
In Germany, there is regular talk about lack of innovation in the construction sector, with particular criticism of the rigid attitude of German building legislation/ building law. In the context of...
