The Center introduces itself

The Construction Research Centre is an interdisciplinary scientific institution with a research and service provider role at the TU Dresden, which investigates current construction-related topics across disciplines.

The center was founded in 2016 by 17 institutes and professorships from the Faculties of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Sciences and Economics. To carry out joint projects, it has in its disposal laboratory, hall and office space, which form a representative laboratory complex of the Center at the university campus.

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Profile of the Center

Innovative building materials, intelligent façade systems, dynamic building simulations, building-integrated energy generation from regenerative energy sources - each of these fields usually looks at construction from a certain perspective. Seen as a whole, they form an interplay of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary cross-sectional fields that open up new perspectives for modern building research.
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Members of the Center

The Construction Research Centre is an interdisciplinary scientific institution with a research and service provider role at the TU Dresden, which investigates current construction-related topics across disciplines. The center was founded by 17 institutes and professorships from the faculties of architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, environmental sciences and economics.
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Management of the Center

The Construction Research Centre is headed by a 5-person board. The board members come from 3 faculties, ensuring an interdisciplinary orientation. The management board coordinates the activities of the center and ensures its functioning.
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Tasks of the Center

The central tasks of the Center are:

  • Promotion of faculty and interdisciplinary interdisciplinary cooperation in the multidisciplinary field of construction research
  • Bundling and joint use of the research facilities of the participating institutions
  • Improvement of the structural conditions for an excellent construction research at the TU Dresden
  • Quick transfer of research results into student courses and applications in construction practice
  • Representing the interests of construction research at the TU Dresden by political bodies.