Press review: an article on tagesschau.de

Concrete that reflects sunlight and can thus cool buildings and streets – an innovation in the field of climate adaptation. An international team of researchers has now published its findings.

Working group at ISM+D is researching a recyclable tiny house. A contribution from TU Darmstadt

There is currently a shortage of affordable and readily available living space in Germany. The demand for affordable, sustainable housing has been growing for years and cannot be met by established construction methods. Mini houses – so-called tiny houses – made of paper could make an important contribution to remedying this shortage. They can be designed flexibly, but are particularly time and cost efficient and environmentally friendly to produce.

New Seed Fund initiative launched in 2025

A new online exchange module is strengthening teaching collaboration across seven Unite! universities – with a focus on sustainable mobility in climate-resilient cities. Funded through the Unite! Seed Fund for Teaching and Learning, the Unite! Sustainable Mobility Forum (U!SMF) launched in the summer semester of 2025 and now brings together around 120 master’s students from the Unite! alliance and the EIT Urban Mobility Master School.

This year's hydraulic engineering and geodesy field trip took the student excursion group to the German-French border region from July 28 to August 1, 2025.

Press review: an article in the Darmstädter Echo

Streams such as the Seeheimer Elsbach flow predominantly in pipes in the municipal area – unlike in Bickenbach, for example. Where they flow openly, they eventually disappear into a pipe again. And the entrances are usually barred. This is to prevent children from crawling in while playing and putting themselves in danger. However, in the event of heavy rainfall, the water levels in the streams can rise sharply and branches, trunks and undergrowth can then collect in front of the entrances and block them. The consequences can be devastating.

Press review: an article in the Darmstädter Echo

Streams such as the Seeheimer Elsbach flow predominantly in pipes in the municipal area – unlike in Bickenbach, for example. Where they flow openly, they eventually disappear into a pipe again. And the entrances are usually barred. This is to prevent children from crawling in while playing and putting themselves in danger. However, in the event of heavy rainfall, the water levels in the streams can rise sharply and branches, trunks and undergrowth can then collect in front of the entrances and block them. The consequences can be devastating.

“Between the North and Baltic Seas: Weser – Elbe – Coastal Region”

From 10 to 13 June 2025, the traditional Whitsun excursion once again took place together with the Institutes of Steel Construction and Solid Structures at RPTU Kaiserslautern – this year organized by our institute. A total of 40 students, five research associates, and Professors Danièle Waldmann-Diederich, Christian Glock, and Wolfgang Kurz travelled to the Elbe and Weser rivers, the North and Baltic Seas, and Hamburg during the four-day trip.

We are looking for reinforcement in the social media team

Interested in social media? We are looking for a total of 2 student assistants in the YouTube and Insta/Facebook teams. The positions are available immediately. We are looking for students from all faculties, especially department 13.

Contact fair for students and companies

The “Students meet Business” series of events serves to promote exchange between students and representatives from industry, business and public authorities, and lays the foundations for the networks of tomorrow at an early stage. Our series of events is designed as a lively contact exchange, not only to provide specialist information, but also to offer sufficient space for intensive exchange between students and companies.