General
The annual consumption of concrete worldwide is currently estimated at approximately 5 billion m3. Based on the forecasts of the International Energy Agency for worldwide cement consumption...
Rationale
Investors increasingly focus on the verification of the sustainability of buildings. For this purpose, certification systems have been developed also in Germany, which provide a holistic...
A new office and commercial building was constructed directly adjacent to the Ohligsmühle suspended railway station in the city center of Wuppertal. Its concrete façade has a load-bearing function....
The newly built factory constructed under the direction of Laumer Bautechnik GmbH impressively demonstrates the development of a business active in the field of agricultural engineering to a globally...
On 1 July 2013, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) entered into full force and effect and superseded the Construction Products Directive without transitional period. A Declaration of...
With the so-called “High-Tech Strategy”, the Federal Government aims at assisting Germany to assume a leading role in resolving global challenges. As far as the construction industry is concerned,...
The strengthening of structural frameworks has become a major construction task amid the increasing degree of conservation and refurbishment of existing buildings and structures for sustainability...
Assessments of the corrosion resistance of building materials are currently focusing on such fields of application that are associated with biogenic sulphuric acid corrosion (BSA). In particular,...
If the principal asserts a claim against the general contractor on the grounds of delayed completion of the construction work due to a culpable breach of contractual duty by a sub-contractor, the...
Flat slabs made as precast reinforced-concrete slabs with lattice girders and an effective in-situ concrete topping prove to be cost-efficient. Nevertheless, such flat slabs – in contrast to line...
