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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.

Consultation hours with Mr. Heinz are canceled from February 23, 2026, to March 6, 2026.

Dear students, please note that Mr. Heinz's office hours will be canceled from February 23, 2026, to March 6, 2026.

Office hours with Ms. Hochstatter are canceled

Dear students, please note that Ms. Hochstatter's office hours are canceled until March 6, 2026. During this period, please contact Mrs. Sauerwein or your exam manager. You will find their contact details below.

Self-reflection as a method for sustainable competence and personality development

Interdisciplinary 5 CP module from the Department of Biology on future skills in the Studium Generale program for all students at TU Darmstadt. Registration is now open until March 1, 2026, in TUCaN.

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.