Architecture and Construction

Stuttgart light rail bridge hangs on Swiss carbon ropes

On the night of Sunday, May 3, a spectacular bridge-building event will take place in Stuttgart: Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG (SSB) is extending the U6 light…

ArKol Project: Tapping into the Thermal Potential of Façades

The project “ArKol – Development of architecturally aesthetic, integrated façade collectors with Heat Pipes,” just ended in February 2020. The project focused…

Research made easy: DFKI spin-off “baukobox” helps architects with detailed planning

The web-based application was realized as a user-friendly platform by former employees of the TU Kaiserslautern (TUK) and the German Research Center for…

Two NE tree species can be used in new sustainable building material

Two tree species native to the Northeast have been found to be structurally sound for use in cross-laminated timber (CLT) – a revolutionary new type of…

Mobile smart homes and expanded living labs: DFKI and TU Berlin make the future of living more accessible

Turning one’s own four walls into a smart home is not a matter of the future anymore: speech-controlled assistants, intelligent gadgets and digital locks…

Pollination is better in cities than in the countryside

Cities all over the world are expanding. A number of studies have already shown that the conversion of natural areas into built land affects insects and, while…

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