Problem
The Act on Recycling and Waste Management (Kreislauf-wirtschaftsgesetz) intends for secondary raw materials, such as recycled aggregates produced from mineral construction and demolition...
Precast concrete elements need to be much more flexible today than in the past in order to meet the multi-faceted requirements of building users. New component designs are required in terms of...
By introducing the obligation to start an energy audit and/or an energy management system (for larger companies), legislation also aims to include industry in discovering as many savings potentials in...
The Wehrhahn underground rapid transit line in Düsseldorf runs north-to-south between two ramp structures and includes six subway stations over a total length of 3.4 km.
The approach for the design...
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,...
