Architecture and Construction
Retrofittable electrochromic films for windows and glass facades
… control light incidence. Controlling light and heat radiation through windows and glass facades at the push of a button, saving energy and still maintaining a clear view? Switchable electrochromic…
Building material from residual and waste materials
Starting signal for new Christian Doppler laboratory at Graz University of Technology in Austria. Sustainably produced concrete mixtures from mineral residues and waste materials could partially replace Portland cement-based concrete…
Resource-saving glass-foil roofing and vertical water retention system
At the BAU 2023 trade fair, Fraunhofer UMSICHT will present innovative solutions for the construction of the future at the joint booth of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance (Hall C2,…
‘Liquid windows’ inspired by squid skin
… could help buildings react to changing environments, save on energy costs. University of Toronto Engineering researchers create bio-inspired system that can optimize the wavelength, intensity and dispersion of light…
Building the future
A special show by the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance at BAU 2023 in Munich. What does it look like, the building of tomorrow? How can the challenges associated with climate…
TUM researches on buildings with an ecological envelope
Nature in city environs has a positive effect on people’s well-being. At the same time biological diversity in urban areas continues to shrink, for example because of increasing building density….