Fields of research

Building materials

Development and analysis of products (wooden, elastomer, polymer materials, insulating materials, concrete, fiber-reinforced structures, steel, smart materials, bitumen, asphalt, etc.), hygrothermal, mechanical, chemical, static, dynamic und surface properties, etc. .

building envelope

Bearing capacity analysis, structure analysis, steel, wooden, hybrid, epoxid and glas contruction, lightweight construction, bionics, joining techniques, intelligent facade systems, modelling and simulation of hygrothermal processes and multi-scale problems, reliabillity assessment, etc.

building: Technology-Human-Space

Building energy performance analysis, user behaviour, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, dreinage technology, lighting/daylight, energy self-sufficiency, lift systems, smart building, building bionics, etc.

 

settlement/city

Local heat supply, renewable energies, energy-efficient cities, urban physics, climate change, campus development, smart city, road construction materials and fixation of the streets, life cycle analysis, etc.

desing, Planing and Management

Building information models, building automation, facility, innovation und project management, software development, economical/ecological assessment, parametric design, safety, building informatics, construction law, etc.