Building in historical style –
“Niederrheinkate” with pantiles

Living in a historical farmhouse – a dream for many. With the help of the Sonsbeck-based property developer iHadL Immobilien, house-builders can now fulfil this dream: iHadL has specialized in building the “Niederrheinkate 1834” in the historical style of a Lower Rhineland farmhouse from the year 1834. The Niederrheinkate is modelled on a typical house from the 19th century – a two-post farmhouse, in which the family lived together with their animals under the same roof. An important part of the concept is the use of historical building materials, such as oak timber, German bluestone or...

Polymorphic roof landscape with embedded plain-tile valleys faithfully reconstructed

Romantik plain tiles now adorning historical Church of St. James in Ilmenau

Especially in times of tight money for towns, countries and authorities, it is nice to see financial efforts being invested to preserve the substance and original appearance of heritage-listed...

Issue 03/2009 Ergoldsbacher E 58 Plus

Production of the New Large-Size Roofing Tile in Teistungen

Erlus AG, a leading manufacturer of roofing and chimney construction materials, premièred its new large-size roofing tile E 58 Plus at Bau 2009. As the largest pantile in the Erlus range, it features...

Issue 03/2021 We need greater tailwind and trust

German clay brick and tile industry draws up list of demands in runup to German federal election 2021

Just over five months until Germanys federal election, the German brick and tile industry is joining in on the debate about future industry and building policy. The dream of buying their own...

Issue 8/2016 Wienerberger NL and Bongioanni Stampi

Weight optimization of a roofing tile based on FEM calculations

After the successful revamp of the Alegra 12 (formerly FD) flat tile and its accessories, the flagship model in the Wienerberger product range in Holland, it was the turn of OVH tile to undergo a...

Issue 06/2010 Surviving and success in a niche

Master in the art of blue-reduced roofing tiles – the Alphons Meyer KG roofing tile factory in Emmerich-Vrasselt, Germany

1 Introduction The technique for the blue-reduction firing of clay roofing tiles and facing bricks evolved in Holland during the Baroque and Rococo eras and travelled from there to Germany, where it...

ZI 5/2011