In the summer of 2008, we (B. Hullak and J. Rannow) decided to turn two small architectural offices into one larger firm. Meanwhile, after numerous loops, tests, successes and failures, and as a...
Pavements in outdoor installations are subject to requirements that follow from the specific characteristics of each installation location and from the actual foreseeable loading both during...
The eight-story building housing the chancery of the German Embassy in Paris on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt was built from 1960 to 1963 as a reinforced-concrete frame structure. It was completely...
From the 15th to the 19th October, the seventh edition of the Technical Mission in Italy took place, an international event organized by CSG Engineering and open to all precast professionals and...
The world of building is becoming ever more complex, with many different contact partners for different areas of application. Pohlcon from Berlin enables simpler and more efficient planning. The new...
Current climate change scenarios assume not only a temperature increase but also a growing number of torrential rain events. Automatic flood protection systems installed at the entrances and...
The main function of concrete curing is to minimize premature evaporation of water across the concrete surface. Concrete can achieve the desired strength and durability characteristics only if a...
Walls are intrinsic parts of building structures. For buildings in regions threatened by earthquakes, installation of shear walls is mandatory – in Germany, even a legal requirement. However, under...
In recent decades, around 215,000 km of public sewer and drinking water networks have been laid in the underground of Bavaria’s towns, cities and municipalities. The public pipeline network generally...
Adding steel to the concrete matrix is a long-established method that is at the same time necessary because concrete exhibits a high level of compressive strength but only limited tensile strength,...
