FINBAU 2024 - Research Initiative for Sustainable Construction

FINBAU 2024 – October 31 till November 8

Meeting point for innovation and sustainability: The LUX – Pavilion of Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Ludwigstrasse 2 in Mainz is showcase for ongoing and planned research projects that offer exciting insights and innovative approaches to the sustainable construction and operation of real estate and infrastructure. The Department of Civil Environmental Engineering presents research projects in this exhibition and offers a diverse program of events that highlights future-oriented developments in real estate and infrastructure.

Doctor Aléxia Brandão Ribeiro finished her doctoral thesis “Moment Resistant Joints for Timber Frames” with Distinction!

Her dissertation proposes and discusses a novel type of moment-resisting joint for timber frames. The corner’s prismatic volume was made of high-strength reinforced concrete, bonded to both the timber beam and column in a composite joint. The research includes analytical, experimental, and numerical studies. From the mechanical model,, design equations have been derived to describe the ductile behavior of the moment resistant joint.

Start-up project wins the DATIpilot Innovation Competition of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

The project idea combines the natural building material bamboo, which has a fast growth rate and an excellent carbon dioxide storage capacity, with a prefabricated construction in a sustainable product. Through the cooperative development of a prefabricated and demountable connection, previous research results on round wood are transferred to the material bamboo. The prefabricated part of the connection also enables outdoor use, e.g. for load-bearing structures.

WCTE 2025 goes to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The Australian Organising Committee invites delegates from around the world to join the World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 22 June 2025 to 26 June 2025. The WCTE is the world’s leading scientific forum for the presentation of the latest technical and architectural solutions and innovations in timber construction and the most prestigious international event in timber engineering research. You are welcome to join our sessions and presentations and meet our team!

Theory meets practice in timber education

The Chair of Timber Engineering and Building Construction at Mainz University of Applied Sciences, and Rothoblaas srl offered a workshop on connection technology. In the first part of the workshop, the students of the Timber Construction class in the Master’s degree program were informed about the state of the art in connection technology in timber engineering, especially for mass timber buildings, by Jonathan Fries. They were then able to see for themselves how easy the SPIDER connector is to install.

Team building with practical experiences in wood and forestry in St. Blasien, BW (Praxistage.HOLZ)

The practical experience days for the team of the timber research group were a complete success and we had an eventful week in the Black Forest near the Swiss border. Many thanks to all organizers and participants from the Mainz University of Applied Sciences and the team from Holzbauforschung Mainz, especially to Stefan Kudermann from Zentrum Holzbau Schwarzwald gGmbH and Bernhard Tritschler from Holzbau Amann GmbH.

The development of unused building material resources by upgrading a “problematic” hardwood range.

The Holzbauforschung Mainz and their partners making an active contribution to climate protection as part of the joint research project GreenOakBuilding. The interdisciplinary team with different research focuses has set themselves a common goal: the development and provision of new raw material sources for high-quality building products in structural timber construction as part of the sustainable forest management and ecological forest conversion.

10 years Holzbauforschung Mainz

Sustainability and climate justice are topics of particular importance for future architects. The task of the young generation will be to use their knowledge and ideas to help shape the changes in the construction industry that have already begun. What tools do the training courses at universities provide, and which research projects are currently dealing with climate-friendly construction? Discuss with us at the Bauforum University Day 2022 and celebrate 10 years of timber construction research in Mainz.

Award ceremony for students from
Mainz University of Applied Sciences

As part of the opening of the Polymer Path  at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, the winning design wowood by Esther Savelyev, Joana Ferreira, Jana Schmidt and Lara Fahroß has been awarded on September 3, 2021. Project partners: Prof. Katharina Landfester (Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers), Prof. Gero Quasten (Department of Architecture) and Prof. Kay-Uwe Schober (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering).