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    At BAU 2025, the Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing IZFP from Saarbrücken, Germany, will be presenting its latest infrastructure monitoring system “MAUS”. In view of the growing importance of the safety of critical infrastructure, especially bridges, continuous monitoring of sensitive areas is becoming increasingly important. This development underlines the need to implement innovative solutions to detect potential risks at an early stage. MAUS offers a comprehensive solution for permanently recording and analyzing condition data to ensure the safe operation of critical infrastructures. The flexible sensor platform will not only change the monitoring of existing critical infrastructures, but also set new standards for safety in the construction industry. Experts from Fraunhofer IZFP will showcase the sensor platform at BAU 2025 in Munich, taking place from January 13 to 17, 2025 (Messe München, Hall C2, Stand 528).

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  • Project start TreeVitaScan / 2024

    Increasing safety on transportation routes through efficient tree vitality monitoring

    Press release  / December 16, 2024

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    How can the vitality of trees be assessed quickly and reliably? In the TreeVitaScan project, researchers from Fraunhofer IPM and the University of Freiburg are testing a comprehensive data model that combines multispectral laser scanning with AI-supported data evaluation. This should make it possible to determine the vitality of individual trees automatically, reliably and across a wide area. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport with a total of 195,000 euros as part of the mFUND innovation initiative.

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  • Fraunhofer flagship project BAU-DNS / 2024

    Getting Existing Buildings Ready for the Future

    Press release  / December 05, 2024

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    A universal modular construction system: In the BAU-DNS flagship project, seven Fraunhofer institutes are developing innovative methods for the sustainable, modular and circular refurbishment of existing buildings, aimed at industry and small and medium-sized enterprises. They will be presenting recent findings and solutions at the BAU 2025 trade show in Munich from January 13 to 17.

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    As part of the EU project “Phabulous” (grant agreement no. 871810), Fraunhofer FEP and JOANNEUM RESEARCH collaborated to develop innovative micro-optical structures that can be applied to large areas of polymer films using roll-to-roll technology. These structures open up a wide range of possible applications for solar cells or decorative aspects. The Fraunhofer researchers have now also succeeded in developing a new type of bird protection film that is particularly effective thanks to its UV contrast and therefore hardly affects the aesthetics of glass façades. The results will be presented at the Micro-Optics Summit 2024, from December 2 – 3, 2024, in Amsterdam.

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  • Mission for the future of building – affordable.sustainable.safe / 2024

    Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP at BAU 2025

    Press release / November 29, 2024

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    Times remain challenging for the construction industry: the ongoing climate change with its extreme weather events, the growing scarcity of the resources needed to manufacture key building materials, as well as rising building costs, urgently call for new solutions. At the BAU 2025 trade fair, which is taking place in Munich from January 13 to 17, 2025, Fraunhofer IBP will be presenting innovative products and system solutions as part of a special exhibition titled “Mission for the future of building – affordable.sustainable.safe” at the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance booth (Hall C2, Booth 528).

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    Based on an industry-oriented competence portfolio, the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP in Dresden offers a broad spectrum of scalable research and development opportunities. Our mission is to apply our technological innovation potential for novel production processes and to harness it to meet society's need for resource conservation and climate neutrality. Considering the growing demand for climate-neutral building materials, new manufacturing processes are also being sought in the construction sector. The Fraunhofer FEP is conducting research into innovative electron beam-assisted processes for increased biogenic limestone synthesis using phototrophic microorganisms in order to support the decarbonization of the cement industry. In this way, the CO2 footprint of cement formulations can be further reduced in the future and fossil limestone can be gradually replaced as a primary resource. This research project will be presented at the BAU 2025 trade fair in Munich, from January 13 – 17, 2025, at the joint booth of Fraunhofer in hall C2, booth no. 528.

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  • Project start “Pic2Bridge” / 2024

    AI-optimized bridge planning and maintenance

    Press release  / November 15, 2024

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    As part of the Pic2Bridge research project, Fraunhofer IPM is working with the Institute of Concrete Structures at TU Dresden and fokus GmbH Leipzig to optimize the bridge planning and maintenance process. This is to be achieved with the help of an automated AI process that can create a 3D bridge model from just a few photos. The project work starts on November 12, 2024 with a virtual kick-off event.

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  • Construction materials for the future / 2024

    Sustainable and Versatile: Fraunhofer IBP Is Driving the Development of Climate-Friendly Construction Materials

    Press release / November 06, 2024

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    Cutting carbon emissions by more than two-thirds with consistently high quality: Specialists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP are working on future ways to manufacture the popular construction material with as little climate impact as possible. They will be showcasing their solutions at the BAU trade show in Munich from January 13 to 17, 2025.

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    Under the motto "Mission for the future of building affordable.sustainable.safe", from January 13 to 17, 2025, the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance will be presenting innovations as part of its special exhibition at the BAU 2025 trade fair in three key areas of transformation in the construction industry: sustainability, productivity and resilience. The exhibits will be on display in and around a two-story Innovation Cube in Hall C2, Booth 528. The Innovation Cube is a symbolic building for demonstrating the latest smart solutions both for the building envelope and for the interior.

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    What does it look like, the building of tomorrow? How can the challenges associated with climate neutrality, resource availability, and affordability be overcome? At the BAU 2023 trade fair in Munich from April 17 to 22, the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance (Hall C2, Booth 528) will be displaying promising concepts and innovative solutions from its various member institutes.

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  • A special show by the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance at BAU 2019 / 2018

    Living spaces of the future: digital - sustainable - smart

    Press release / October 25, 2018

    Digitization, climate change, scarcity of resources and housing shortages - these trends call for society, business and research alike to change their ways. The construction industry also has to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to meet the constantly growing demands placed on buildings. It is becoming increasingly important to think in cross-industry terms and act via networks. The member institutes of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance are working continuously on interdisciplinary solutions and systems to actively shape the "living spaces of the future". With its special show at BAU 2019, Hall C2, Booth 528, the Fraunhofer alliance will be presenting innovative products and system solutions from its construction research.

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    From November 7-10, 2017 the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance and the German Sustainable Building Council DGNB e.V. will be presenting a joint forum in keeping with the motto »Better Building – Better Life« on the occasion of the FENESTRATION BAU China trade fair at Shanghai. The forum will last for several days and include a lecture program and a special show presenting selected exhibits. Further well-committed partners are the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (The German Society for International Cooperation - GIZ), SBA Architects and the RBI Software AG.

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  • The ”Fraunhofer CityLaboratory” at BAU 2017

    Press releases / January 16, 2017

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    Recent years have seen a striking rise in the challenges faced by the building sector: Residential space shortages, increasing digitalization and the need for energy efficiency – all call for interdisciplinary and creative solutions from industry, politics and science. Based on current building trends, the 14 member institutes of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance develop application oriented system solutions and innovations. Their activities focus on the human element and the need for comfortable, healthy and safe living space. From January 16 to 21, 2017, the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance will present sustainable product and system solutions for the focus areas ”Resource Efficiency and Energy Management”, ”Intelligent Facades”, ”Safety and Comfort” and ”Digital Planning, Building and Operating” in the 245 square meter special show ”Fraunhofer CityLaboratory – Creating living spaces for people” at the BAU 2017 trade fair (Hall C2, stand 538).

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  • BAU 2017: Creating living spaces for people

    Press releases / October 13, 2016

    Digitization and urbanization, resource and energy efficiency, demographic change and climate change are long-term megatrends that require intensive examination by society, economy and research. The building industry, too, is requested to provide innovative and sustainable solutions in order to meet the constantly growing requirements on buildings. In this context, thinking across all industries and sectors as well as taking interdisciplinary action continues to gain importance. The Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance combines the professional competence of 14 Fraunhofer institutes to provide interdisciplinary solutions for the building industry. In the scope of its special show »Fraunhofer CityLaboratory – Creating living spaces for people« introduced at the BAU 2017 trade fair, the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance presents innovative products and solutions from building research in Hall C2, Booth 538.

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    It is calculated that Earth will be home to an additional three billion people by 2050. Current developments and forecasts indicate that most of them will be living and working in urban environments. According to estimates, this will be accompanied by a massive rise in demand for primary energy and a corresponding increase in CO2 emissions. This is why governments worldwide are already making efforts today – partly through ambitious climate protection policies – to ensure that current and future generations have a sustainable future. Many of the key levers for achieving this are located in cities themselves and will be based around things like energy-efficient industries, carbon-neutral traffic flows, and climate-friendly residential and commercial buildings. At its special “Research City Workshop” show at BAU 2015 (Hall C2, Booth 118/119), the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance will be showcasing technological solutions and answers to the global megatrends.

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    Great challenges lie in store for society and industry over the coming years: demographic change, scarcity of resources, the transition to a new energy economy and globalization. What we need are innovative solutions for using resources and energy – both for private households and for companies. In the light of the rising cost of raw materials and energy, as well as mounting international competition and low growth potential, the German construction sector finds itself under enormous pressure. According to an actual Roland Berger study, the sector’s market volume of some 260 billion euros in 2010 made it the largest in Europe, and its more than 700,000 employees make it a pillar of the German economy. However, it is the sector’s capacity to innovate that will prove crucial. This will decide whether further improving energy efficiency and sustainability will be enough to meet the German government’s goals for conserving energy and reducing CO2 emissions. The Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance will be presenting market-ready developments and sustainable innovations for the construction sector in its special show entitled “Research City Workshop” (ForschungsWerkStadt) at BAU 2015 (Hall C2, Booth 118/119) from January 19 to 24.

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  • To guarantee that life in the future is not just different but also better, municipalities, cities and regions must take timely measures to ensure they are properly equipped to face future global challenges that are already evident today. Increasing urbanization, growing climate variability, the transition toward a new energy economy, the ever-increasing consumption of resources, and demographic change will all play a role in defining the development of residential structures. Bringing about the future vision of “CO2-neutral, energy-efficient and climate-adapted cities” is the aim of the German government’s High-Tech Strategy 2020 action plan, recently approved by the federal cabinet. The Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance is already poised to present the first product and system solutions for livable, sustainable and viable cities of the future in a special show in Hall C2, Booth 131/135 at the BAU 2013 construction trade fair.

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  • A Path to Sustainability

    Press Release / January 17, 2011

    At the opening of the stand of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance at BAU 2011: (from left) President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Prof. Hans-Jörg Bullinger with the Turkish Minister of Construction Mustafa Demir and the Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development Dr. Peter Ramsauer as well as the Chairman of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance Prof. Klaus Sedlbauer and the Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics Prof. Gerd Hauser.
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    European legislation is betting on energy-efficient building. For example, all new buildings are to generate the energy they need on-site starting from 2019. However, energy efficiency is only one aspect of the future challenges in building. The megatrends of demographic change, climate change, urbanization and globalization will determine the future. The challenge in the building industry is to harmonize sustainable building, comprehensive economic factors and social responsibility. With the special exhibition "Intelligent Building", the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance is presenting innovative solutions for material suppliers, planners, architects and investors under the motto "Intelligent Planning, Constructing and Using" at "BAU 2011" in Hall C2, Stand 131/135 (17 to 22 January 2011, New Munich Trade Fair).

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