On an area of over 1,000 m², InformationsZentrum Beton (IZB) will be showcasing the versatility of concrete together with 14 partner companies at the Bau 2017 trade show in Munich at Booth 320 in...
The Association of German Producers and Users of Concrete Precast Elements (FDB) has updated its Code of Practice No. 3 on the design of prefabricated reinforced-concrete façades (11/2016) to comply...
Commissioned by one of China’s largest construction groups, Unitechnik is fitting two precast concrete plants with the latest model of its master computer. The software controls the entire...
This year’s ordinary General Meeting of the Association of Concrete Pipes and Reinforced Concrete Pipes (Fachvereinigung Betonrohre und Stahlbetonrohre e.V.) was held on November 8, 2016 in...
The majority of small and medium-sized enterprises are family-managed businesses which have frequently seen numerous generations of family ownership. Their principal place of business with its...
The economy in Poland is booming, new jobs are being created, and in many places, building cranes are dominating the cityscape, including Zabrze, a city in Upper Silesia some 150 km to the southeast...
The new environmental education center UmweltBildungs-Zentrum (UBZ) in Mainz, Germany, serves as an example of what’s possible with ecological architecture. “From the cradle to the grave, a...
The Dutch community of Heerde is located around an hour and a half by car east of Amsterdam and has 11,200 inhabitants. The open and appealing architecture of the multi-functional community center...
The Empire State Building in New York, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Sydney Opera House, the 30 St Mary Axe in London most recently, and Burj Khalifa in Dubai – all of these buildings are true...
Early this year, Zapf GmbH launched Clou 2.0 as the new edition with round-shaped roof. The new, upgraded model is equally popular; it has already been installed on quite some properties in Germany....
