Construction industry

Anyone thinking about building a house should obtain comprehensive information about it in advance. To ensure that nothing goes wrong with the project, the Bau Praxis portal provides "25 tips for better building for private builders". These range from obtaining "basic factual information" to "checking the ground conditions" and "personal contributions". At the beginning, for example, model houses can be viewed,...

Reducing dependence on raw material imports and strengthening domestic raw material production - this is what the German Construction Industry Federation (HDB) and the German Building Materials Association (bbs) call for in their joint position paper "Ensuring security of supply of raw materials, building materials and energy - further increasing resource efficiency". The associations fear that...

BG Bau informs small and medium-sized companies in the construction industry about fire protection in the construction industry with various measures. For example, interested parties can order the brochure "Betrieblicher Brandschutz in der Praxis" for 5 euros via the bgbau.de website. There is also a so-called Bausteine app, which provides tips for safer working. Users can enter...

How can vibrations from extremely large wooden ceilings of over eight meters be reduced? Patrica Hamm, lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Project Management at Biberach University of Applied Sciences (HBC), is investigating this question. Together with Master's students Johannes Ruf and Valentin Knöpfle as well as the project partner, Primin Jung Deutschland GmbH, she wants to develop a vibration-optimized...

A company from Grünwald offers the creation of life-size floor plans of up to 200 square meters. Using special high-performance projectors, founders Gissou and Lucas Nummer can, for example, project furniture and walls onto a surface in real size. All they need in advance, i.e. before construction begins, is a floor plan from the client. After the floor plan has been...

Researchers at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have developed a new way of drying damp walls caused by water damage. FastDry®" is a rectangular insulation board that is attached to the damp wall after water damage. The resulting water vapor passes through the insulation panel with integrated heating wire. According to the company, the heat remains...

The Bundesverband Deutscher Fertigbau (BDF) points out the advantages of buying semi-detached houses. The advantages are, for example, the lower construction and land costs and low energy costs compared to single-family homes. The reasons for this are that the construction and land costs are shared by two parties and, according to the BDF, semi-detached houses are built in a particularly energy-saving...

Every second new-build apartment is already infested with mold during the construction phase and should not actually be occupied - this is the view of the Association of Private Builders (VPB), which has published a guide on the subject of "Mold in new builds". The causes of mold growth are manifold. In addition to the ubiquitous mold spores, moisture during the construction phase can also...

The Building Owners' Protection Association (BSB) has commissioned a short study entitled "The ten most common mistakes when building and renovating detached and semi-detached houses with heat pumps (avoid)" from the Institute for Building Research. The study shows what builders of detached and semi-detached houses need to pay particular attention to and how mistakes can be avoided. According to the BSB...

The "bauen.de" portal provides information on tile types for different living areas. Tiles have to meet different requirements. For example, tiles in the bathroom are exposed to moisture and should also be non-slip. There are even so-called slip resistance classes for this, with R13 offering the greatest possible slip resistance. Private individuals should have at least the...