A report on hitech-campus.de

AI is revolutionizing planning processes, building information modeling is optimizing construction projects, and IoT sensors are monitoring construction sites in real time—the construction industry is undergoing a digital revolution. This is opening up completely new career paths for STEM graduates. An interview with Prof. Christian Hofstadler from TU Darmstadt about an industry that is looking for digital talent.

An article in the Rheinpfalz newspaper on Sunday

Canals, rivers, lakes—several projects show that all of these can be tapped to generate heating energy. And it would also help combat climate stress.

A new research project by the KG BauKo Institute

In the summer semester of 2025, the Institute for Structural Design and Building Construction (KGBauko), in close cooperation with Sika Germany, the Riedel Bau Group, and Staikos 3D, launched a groundbreaking project in the field of 3D concrete printing (3DCP). The aim is to develop and realize a topology-optimized concrete ceiling with a span of 5 x 5 meters and a large cantilever, whose formwork is manufactured entirely using 3D printing.

To all students: We are again collecting promotional material for our modules in the subject elective area, which we are compiling into a web page for you.

A report on www.handwerkundbau.at

The topic of safety glass seems relevant: Many glass manufacturers are strengthening their laminated safety glass production, developing thinner laminates to save raw materials, energy and weight or advancing to the highest safety classes. Sustainability is now also a competitive advantage in economic terms. Marc Everling has researched what is being done in the field of safety glass and its recycling.

Since May, we, Ann-Kathrin, Selina, Diep and Sina, have been the department's new Equal Opportunities Officers. Our aim is to represent the interests of women of all status groups and actively contribute to equality in the department.

A look back at Research Day on September 9, 2025

On September 9, the department invited its researchers to an exchange of ideas. For one day, lectures, poster sessions and discussions focused on the theme of Climate Change Mitigation in Built Environment.

Pedaling for the climate from 7.9.-28.9. 2025

The three-week city cycling period in Darmstadt starts again next Sunday in the past years we have always easily managed to be the most active department at the TU (2023: 10000km, 2024: 7000km). It would be a laugh if we didn't manage that again this year!

Formnext fair in Frankfurt on November 19th, 2025

At its annual symposium, the BE-AM network gathers professionals in 3D printing and additive manufacturing from architecture, engineering, industry, design and academia. For the past years, BE-AM grew to be a vivid platform to disseminate cutting edge technology, design and ideas to a broad, international audience. Once again, the Digital Design Unit & the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design from the Technical University of Darmstadt are happy to gather experts from these fields to the Formnext fair in Frankfurt on November 19th, 2025. .