After successful completion of the course, students are able to to critically evaluate the processes involved in the production and use of both contemporary and historic building materials. Tools for identifying and preventing damage to building materials will be taught, as well as the resulting opportunities for design and implementation using innovative, yet historically inspired materials. Learning from the Past!

A comparison of modern and historic building materials in terms of energy efficiency:
The focus will be on building materials that show potential in the areas of CO₂ and disposal neutrality, regional availability/short transport routes, natural aggregates (inorganic and especially organic!), ecological insulation materials, recyclability, etc.

Introduction

• Basics on the physical and chemical properties of the main material groups
• Description of organic and inorganic binder systems:
• Raw materials: provenance, production and structures of the starting materials
• Investigation methods with regard to corrosion and durability, environmental properties, new development directions, historical construction knowledge
  
  
• OBJECTIVE: To recognise and define the potential of historic building material concepts as a game changer in today's construction industry.

Lectures: Introduction to the subject matter
Impulse lectures | case studies
City walks: finding, documenting and interpreting case studies
Research (on site, online, literature)
Presentation and discussion of the results

Kick-Off Meeting online via Zoom on Friday 15.03.2024 from 9:00 - 12:00 Uhr

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Buildingmaterialchemistry: Fraiday 19.04. 2024 , 10:00 - 17:00 (in Presence)

Fraiday, 19.04.2024, 17:00-18:00, Online Seminar. Thema: Verschiedene Bindemittel und worauf Sie beim Einsatz achten sollten? (Dr. Christian Pritzel; Universitaet Siegen)

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Wensday, 24.04.2024, 

9:00-12:00, Building Corrosion (M. Emami) 

14:00-16:00, New Materialien in the archaeological construction (M. Emami)

16:00-17:00, Online Seminar: Thema: Thermische Energiespeicherung - Anwendungen und Speichermaterialien (Prof. Sandra Aflerbach; TU-Berlin) (Grosse Grupe)

Attendance!
Active participation/discussion in the course
Participation in the city walks
Short presentation | Presentation of own results
Writing of the results in a concise project paper (3 pages)