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Learn wherever you want!
Stegreif: Competition organized by the Professorship of Sustainable Construction and the Zukunftscampus KIT Karlsruhe -
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Book Publication: Urban Mining and Circular Construction
Felix Heisel and Dirk E. Hebel are the editors of the book "Urban Mining und kreislaufgerechtes Bauen" published in the Fraunhofer IRB Verlag. The book will be available in stores from April 2021. -
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Architekturschaufenster Karlsruhe: The new KIT material library
The design of the KIT material library is published in the ASF Journal 2020, the magazine of the "Architekturschaufenster" in Karlsruhe. -
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RoofKIT – KIT team participates at the Solar Decathlon Europe 21 competition within the field of sustainable construction
“The future city makes no distinction between waste and supply”, Joachim Mitchell, New York -
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Renewables-Based Silicone Sealants
WACKER is extending its silicone portfolio to include silicone sealants based on renewable raw materials. With its new eco brand now launched in Europe, the Munich-based chemical Group is able to offer products manufactured using bio-based methanol to silicone sealant suppliers. -
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From breeding, cultivation, seeding and harvesting of biological building materials
"Deutsche Bauzeitschrift": A detailed report about the research of some of the speakers of the symposium grow.build.repeat. -
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Building Circularity Passport
What CO2 footprint do materials have? Which types of structures can be separated again? Which products are healthy and beneficial for humans and the environment? What raw material values does a building have throughout its lifecycle? -
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KIT material library gradually takes shape
After the renovation the new KIT material library will be a spacious, airy room, which will already provide generous views from the outside. It will become a place of encounter, exchange, research and investigation. -
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Thank you!
Yesterday our symposium grow.build.repeat. took place. It was a great day with exciting and high-class lectures and interesting discussions. The Professorship of Sustainable Construction would like to thank all participants! -
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Information
The symposium grow.build.repeat. presents pioneers of a future building industry and their visions, ideas, future-oriented research projects and -
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The preparations for the Symposium are underway…
Take a look at the current preparations in the studio here. -
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Two ideas that will take us forward
KIT Professor Dirk E. Hebel (Professorship of Sustainable Construction) wants to replace conventional building materials with renewable raw materials. -
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Tiles based on Cork Polymer Composites
Cork polymer composites enable a new approach for tiling: DryTile. DryTile is a new dry-installation system for large format tiles based on Cork Polymer Composites. -
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Design through and with Material Science and Understanding
An interview with dean Dirk E. Hebel and seminar leader Sandra Böhm about their design stategies and the compatibility of design theory and materials science in the architectural education. -
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Zukunft Bauen – Does the recycling economy have a chance in the construction industry?
Prof. Dirk E. Hebel and Dr. Lamia Messari-Becker in discussion about a rising circular building economy. -
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A rammed earth garden house near Freiburg
Loam is produced by the natural weathering of rocks. It can be found almost everywhere and is considered a local building material – even on the Upper Rhine. It consists of different rock or particle sizes, from sand to silt to clay. If dried loam is combined with sufficient water, it becomes plastic again and can be brought into a new form. -
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Architects for Future in Karlsruhe
Architects for Future communicate their demands to the outside world through various media and events, bring together other organisations and actors and build a knowledge base for sustainable planning in order to set the course for a holistic, sustainable construction planning. -
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Mechanical Properties of Bamboo
Bamboo fibers with high mechanical properties can be a sustainable alternative to synthetic fibers for application in fiber reinforced polymer composites. -
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Mycelium-bound composites
Mycelium-bound composites are promising materials for sustainable packaging, insulation, fashion, and architecture. -
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COMBATING CRUMBLING CONCRETE
Concrete was already being used in Roman times to erect buildings that would last almost for eternity. So it is all the more astonishing that some of today’s concrete structures reveal serious damage after only a few years. One reason is the alkali-silica reaction (ASR). WACKER’s building-protection experts are taking steps to stop ASR by subjecting the concrete to integral treatment.
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