11 FEB Educational collaboration for a sustainable future DTU and the Royal Danish Academy are initiating a strategic educational collaboration to encourage and promote innovation aimed at the sustainable transition. Environmental technology Climate adaptation Innovation and product development Building design
14 OCT Circular construction improves utilization of resources A sector development report from DTU recommends that the players in the construction sector join forces on large test projects and scaling of circular construction. Climate adaptation CO2 separation and CO2 storage Waste management Environmental technology Life cycle analysis Innovation and product development Construction materials Building design
19 JUL Full speed ahead for 3D concrete printers The Danish company COBOD International manufactures 3D concrete printers for a rapidly expanding international market. Construction materials Building production and management Building design Building construction
08 JUL 3 questions about 3D concrete printing Thomas Juul Andersen is team leader at the Concrete Centre at Danish Technological Institute. He has been working with 3D concrete printing for several years and is leading... Construction materials Building production and management Building design Building construction
04 JUL 3D concrete printing offers both opportunities and challenges For 3D concrete printing to become a reliable construction technology, both the concrete and the printing process must be fully controlled. Danish engineers, architects... Construction materials Building production and management Building design Building construction
01 JUN Researchers will print organic structures – with cement-free concrete Researchers are patenting a new concrete recipe which does away with cement—the main carbon dioxide component in concrete. Instead, they are turning to organic substances... Construction materials Building production and management Building design Building construction
29 MAY Students printing walls In the spring, DTU’s large 3D concrete printer was used by students participating in a competition to develop innovative solutions for printed houses. Construction materials Building production and management Building design Building construction
29 MAY “We’re looking for new architectural expressions” 3D concrete printing will give architects more flexibility and new forms of expression when designing buildings, says Catherine Huang, partner in BIG—Bjarke Ingels Group... Construction materials Building production and management Building design Building construction
11 OCT DTU destroys building to check computer program Loading a two-storey building will clarify whether numerical models in computer programs ensure sufficient strength and load-carrying capacity. Construction Construction materials Building design Building construction
02 JUL Roskilde Festival sustainability lab for students For the tenth time, a group of DTU students used Roskilde Festival as an outdoor laboratory for testing new technologies that can make the festival more sustainable and... Electricity supply Energy efficiency Wind energy Innovation and product development Entrepreneurship Waste management Building design