Architecture and Construction
Innovative research network “AdvanceAEC” established
Five DFG-funded research centers harness international research synergies and foster the development of early career researchers. The “Research Network for Advancing Architecture, Engineering and Construction” (AdvanceAEC) brings together international researchers…
Programmable insulation materials
Innovative insulating materials made of shape memory polymers are developed and tested by the Fraunhofer Institutes for Applied Polymer Research IAP, for Chemical Technology ICT and for Building Physics IBP…
3D printing ‘greener’ buildings using local soil
The construction industry is currently facing two major challenges: the demand for sustainable infrastructure and the need to repair deteriorating buildings, bridges and roads. While concrete is the material of…
How dangerous are burning electric cars?
There’ s a loud bang, and then it starts: A battery module of an electric car is on fire in the Hagerbach test tunnel. A video of the test impressively…
When Concrete learns to pre-stress itself
More than ten billion tonnes of concrete are produced and used worldwide every year. This is more than all other building materials combined. By way of…
TU Graz researchers want to fundamentally improve concrete diagnostics
Whether crumbling tunnel walls, cracks in concrete facades or porous bridge piers, according to statistics from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers…