The expansion of renewable energies is the declared objective of the German Federal Government and a central pillar of the energy transition. The Renewable Energy Sources Law (EEG) was established in...
Revised version of DIN 4109: Sound insulation in buildings
A draft of the new version of DIN 4109 has been available since 2013:
E DIN 4109-1 Sound insulation in buildings –
Requirements made on...
In its judgment of 16 October 2014 (Case C-100/13), the European Court of Justice held that the Federal Republic of Germany had breached its duty stipulated in the Construction Products Directive...
Pipelines are used for the economical transportation of a wide variety of different media. Tightness and hydraulic or pneumatic performance are needed for them to maintain their operational safety...
Overview
Concrete structures are exposed to complex actions with an influence on durability that may lead to substantial damage during their service life, which has been increasingly observed in...
Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material; currently more than half of it is ready-mix concrete (46 mio. m3 in Germany). Formwork is needed for placing most types of concrete,...
Material and characteristics
The patented high-performance building material Ducon (Ductile Concrete), an ultra-high performance concrete with a three-dimensional micro reinforcement, is...
On the occasion of the BetonTage congress, a product innovation will be presented, which only recently has celebrated its global premiere in Vienna: On February 25, the Upper Austrian businessman...
Legally, building materials are defined as “construction products”. This includes all materials which are used for the construction of building structures - i.e. also concrete products. Apart from...
Dr. David Fernández-Ordóñez is the new secretary general of the fib. He has supported the organization since 1999 and was both a deputy of the Spanish delegation and Chair of fib “Commission 6:...
