The trade journal beton recognizes a project by the Institute for Structural Design and Building Construction

The anniversary edition of beton – Die Fachzeitschrift für Bau + Technik (The Trade Journal for Construction + Technology) features a detailed article on the 3D-printed cantilevered concrete ceiling, which was realized at the Institute for Structural Design and Building Construction. We reported on this in December. Read the article here or in the magazine beton.

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Specialist article glasstec 2026

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are considered a key technology for the energy transition in buildings – and their installation is now picking up speed. According to “Deutsche Energie-Agentur” (German Energy Agency – dena) more than 10 gigawatts of solar power generation capacity were added in Germany in 2023 and 2024. A success that needs to be built upon because according to surveys by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, up to 1,000 gigawatt peak (GWp) could be installed on Germany’s available roof and façade surfaces; the PV needs in a completely renewable energy system would already be achieved at around 500 GWp. Glasstec asked the experts Prof.-Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack (Technical Universities of Darmstadt and Delft) and Dr. Thomas Kroyer (Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems – ISE) about how to deploy BIPV more often in future and the new solutions available.

Press release from the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute

At a reception on February 11, 2026, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Machaček was officially introduced as the holder of the cooperative professorship “Geotechnics of Hydraulic Engineering Infrastructure.” The professorship is a joint institution of the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) and the Technical University of Darmstadt and is located in the BAW's Geotechnics Department.

A contribution from TU Darmstadt

The TU welcomes Jan Machaček as a new professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He was appointed jointly with the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) and his field of research is geotechnical engineering for hydraulic infrastructure.

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After the introduction of the market economy in East Germany—an economic system that thrives on wear and tear and consumption—production was discontinued. It was also a lengthy and expensive process. The advanced process developed in Freiberg combines the old chemical process with a different hardening process.

The department is deeply saddened. A book of condolence will be available until January 25, 2026.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering expresses its deepest sympathy on the death of a student who died unexpectedly and violently during his stay abroad.

An article in the Darmstädter Echo newspaper

Philipp Rosendahl hat an der TU das deutschlandweit einzigartige Zentrum für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung gegründet. Warum ausgerechnet Darmstadt so gut dafür geeignet ist.

TUCaN unavailable from February 2 to February 6, 2026

We would like to inform you that TUCaN will be unavailable from February 2 to February 6, 2026. The reason for this is a necessary renewal of the hardware infrastructure and a comprehensive system update.