With the new 95-page GEG Guide, the German Brick and Tile Industry shows how residential buildings made of bricks can be energy efficient and evaluated in compliance with the GEG and KfW. It enables...
At the competence center for 3D printing of ceramics in Hoehr-Grenzhausen, Germany, refractory molded parts are to be produced for the first time. For the preparation of the mixes, the university has...
To strengthen Poroton’s executive board, Heidrun Keul, head of Strategic Marketing & Product Management at Wienerberger GmbH, has been elected as a new board member.“By sharing responsibilities, we...
Silvacor is a masonry building material that combines the strengths of clay blocks with an insulating wood filling. To optimize the energy balance of the entire building envelope, Hörl & Hartmann has...
Here is a Sacmi-developed digital manufacturing software package that allows fully digital control of factory flows. With this software, Sacmi aims to provide its customers with all the benefits of a...
For his dissertation on improving the material properties of the clay brick, Thomas Kiefer has been presented with the Ressel Award, valued at 13 000 euros for scientific research, of Vienna...
Over the next few years, a consortium of companies and research institutes will be working on the development of a new tunnel kiln concept that operates with hydrogen as fuel. The hydrogen project has...
Having a sauna and swimming in an architecturally appealing atmosphere – that’s now possible in the new Paracelsus swimming pool and spa rooms in Salzburg. The newbuild designed by the Vienna-based...
For architects and design-savvy building owners, Wienerberger has come up with some innovative products. Working together with the design studio F. A. Porsche, the company has developed a new roofing...
In the scope of the Deutscher Ziegelpreis 2021, i.e. the German Brick Award, two main awards, five special awards and ten special recognitions have been presented for outstanding architecture in brick...
