Preparations were in full swing, then there was a brief period of trepidation, but now it's official: the DFG has approved funding for a new joint research project that uses the expertise of different disciplines at the faculty to develop resource-efficient solutions for the future of construction. The core idea is to reuse concrete parts from old buildings as modules for the construction of new ones.

Under the leadership of designated spokesperson Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Mark, holder of the Institute of Concrete Structures, researchers from the University of Stuttgart, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are working together in the new SFB 1683. More detailed (press) information can be found in the RUB news portal.