Research
Besides the academic teaching, research is one of the major priorities of the Institute for Construction Management. The goal is to contribute to developments now and in future. The institute conducts its research as partner or as coordinator in national and international cooperative projects. Projects reach from smaller more detailed ones to big joint projects with a multitude of involved parties.
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Research focus
To be highlighted is the experience with industry cooperation projects with product and technology development in collaboration with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) close to the building sector as well as with large enterprises. Particularly successful and award-winning research projects include for example 3D printing of concrete at the building site, investigation of market entry barriers and health issues in the cooperative project “Zwanzig20 – C³ Carbon Concrete Composite”, future-oriented technology transfer with RFID and complex lifecycle cost analysis of multivariable investments.
Further focus areas are:
- cost-effectiveness analysis,
- contaminants, demolition and recycling,
- real estate und facility management,
- infrastructure projects and bridge construction,
- occupational safety and health protection and
- future-oriented planning and building technologies (e. g. RFID, BIM, 3D printing).
Moreover questions of construction operations and building technology are analysed and assessed for industrial partners. Depending on the requirements in each individual case transfer services can be provided from operational supervised degree theses to customized project support. Construction operational focus lies particularly in the fields of
- contract analysis from the perspective of principal and contractor,
- building pricing,
- execution of construction work,
- analysis of interrupted building processes and
- changes of the required performance of the main agreement after the VOB 2016 (German Construction Tendering and Contract Regulations) and the BGB 2018 (German Civil Code).
A selection of current research projects of the institute can be found at: current research projects
A selection of completed research projects can be found at: completed research projects
Information about the research project „HOAI 2013“ (schedule of services and fees for architects and engineers) can be found at: New HOAI 2013
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