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We are very delighted to welcome Konrad Graser – Professor of digital construction processes and management at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) – on Tuesday, 21 October 2025 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm Konrad Graser will give a lecture on “Adoption of digital fabrication to AEC praxis – what can we learn from the users?“ Join us for the hybrid Constructive Conversations event:  📅 21 October 2025 🕕 17:30 pm CET 📍 ILEK Tent, Pfaffenwaldring 14, University of Stuttgart 🔗 more information tinyurl.com/mtuyu Abstract Even as the AEC industry continues to struggle with a low rate of digitalization and lagging productivity gains, the divide continues to grow between the rapid technology advances recently made in digital fabrication (dfab) research and the slow pace of adoption of dfab technologies in AEC praxis – organizational and socio-technical implications are not yet well understood. Therefore, a significant gap has opened between the research-stage technologies available for adoption and those actually used broadly in the construction of today’s built environment. Little research has looked at how dfab technologies can be effectively integrated in the complex process of planning and constructing fully functional buildings. Addressing this central problem requires an inquiry from a two-fold perspective: first, on the changes dfab requires in the organizational principles and practices of AEC; second, on how emerging dfab technologies and processes might need to adapt to better serve the needs of AEC praxis. Konrad Graser has collaborated on several full-scale demonstrators of digital fabrication in construction, including DFAB HOUSE, HiLo and the White Tower in Mulegns CH, currently the world’s tallest 3D printed structure. In 2023, he obtained his doctorate at ETH Zurich on the topic of socio-technical processes underlying the adoption of digital construction technologies in AEC practice. 

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2nd AdvanceAEC Postdoc Network Meeting – Registration Now Open! We’re excited to announce that the Cluster of Excellence IntCDC (@exc_intcdc ) will host the second AdvanceAEC Postdoc Network Meeting at the University of Stuttgart (@unistuttgart )! 📅 29–30 September 2025 📍 IntCDC | University of Stuttgart The two-day event brings together postdoctoral researchers from across the fields of #Architecture, #Engineering, and #Construction (#AEC) for an interdisciplinary programme focused on collaboration, professional development, and community building. The programme will feature: ✅ Guided tours & demos ✅ Leadership workshops ✅ Networking opportunities with peers and experts 🔗 For more details and to register, please log in via the AdvanceAEC website (link in bio). 🕒 Registration closes on 15 August 2025 #advanceaec #postdocnetworkmeeting #intcdc #universityofstuttgart #sfb1244 #dfg

Join us for the upcoming webinar: European Regulations for (innovative) Building Products: Opportunities and Challenges 2 July 2025 | 2:00 p.m. (CEST) organized by @universaltimberslabproject @imwf_mpa_unistuttgart @exc_intcdc This webinar will be presented by IntCDC Participating Researcher Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Dill-Langer, Head of Department of the Materials Testing Institute (MPA – Timber Construction/ Green Engineering) of the University of Stuttgart. Abstract In the course of a possible commercial launch of the innovative and sustainable solutions and products developed as part of projects in the AdvanceAEC portfolio, similar framework conditions and hurdles from legal regulation must be taken into account. First and foremost, the market for construction products in Europe is comparatively strictly regulated. In addition, national regulations must also be observed in some cases. This online session aims to provide an overview of the provisions of the existing and recently renewed European Construction Products Regulation and the harmonized standards and approvals based on it. As examples of the implementation of fundamentally new construction methods beyond European standardization, the regulations for approvals in individual cases in the German federal states will be presented. In addition to an introductory presentation, there will be sufficient time for questions, discussion and exchange of experiences in order to get to know the different perspectives on the regulation of innovative construction products. 💡 The access data for this event is available to AdvanceAEC members. All researchers working in the field of AdvanceAEC are invited to join the network.
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🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 Join the 4th RILEM International #conference on #concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2024) in Munich from September 4-6, 2024! Hosted by RILEM, @additivemanufacturing_trr277 @tu.braunschweig and @tu.muenchen , this event will showcase cutting-edge advancements in #additivemanufacturing with different materials and sustainable digital workflows. 🤝Network with top researchers, engineers, and industry leaders. Don't miss out! 🌍🔬 👉 More info & registration: [Digital Concrete 2024] #ConcreteInnovation #DigitalFabrication #SustainableConstruction #RILEM2024 #digitalconstruction #3dprinting

How to advance design tools and processes in the domain of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) especially for the early design phase, where the biggest impact can be achieved – that’s the main research question addressed by the SFB “Advanced Computational Design”. Find out more at the symposium: -Recent results and new goals of the SFB Advanced Computational Design- Date: April 8, 2024 | 04:00 – 06:00 pm access data and more information visit the AdvanceAEC website: /event/recent-results-and-new-goals-of-the-sfb-advanced-computational-design/

"2nd Generation of Eurocode 2: Concrete structures" - lecture by Hans Rudolf Ganz Date: March 11, 2024| 4:00 – 6:00 pm The access data for this event is available to AdvanceAEC members. All researchers working in the field of AdvanceAEC are warmly invited to join the network. Please register or log-in to your account to access the event credentials. For further information please visit: /event/2nd-generation-of-eurocode-2/

The Collaborative Research Center TRR 277 AMC is excited to announce its upcoming event, the First Funding Period Closing Conference, taking place on October 9th - 11th, 2023.  Set within the TU Braunschweig's Audimax, the conference will showcase the remarkable research highlights achieved during the initial four years of the Transregio. Presenting a comprehensive overview of our research accomplishments, the event provides an opportunity for a wide audience to engage with the outcomes of TRR 277's efforts.
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We would like to cordially invite the AdvanceAEC network to join us for the upcoming IntCDC Constructive Conversation on July 3, 2023 from 2:00-3:30 pm.    Jian Chen (Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University) will give a lecture on: "Interactive Visual Computing for Knowledge Discovery in Science, Engineering, and Biology" For further information please visit: /news/events/IntCDC-Constructive-Conversations-brInteractive-Visual-Computing-for-Knowledge-Discovery-in-Science-Engineering-and-Biology/ #AdvanceAEC #AAEC #onlineevent #researchNetwork #partnerseminar

Don’t miss the aaec network partner seminar today on Monday, 27st of March 2023, 4:00 – 6:00 pm with the topic Digital Twins living in Smart Worlds – From Reconstruction to Decision Making from Speaker: Dr. Thomas Ortner For further information please visit: /event/partner-seminar-date-monday-14th-of-november-2022-2/ #AdvanceAEC #AAEC #onlineevent #researchNetwork #partnerseminar

Don’t miss the aaec network partner seminar today on Monday, 14st of November 2022, 4:00 – 6:00 pm with the topic Structural connections in concrete – State of the Art and Concepts for modular construction from Speaker: Prof. Dr. Panos Spyridis. For further information please visit: /event/partner-seminar-date-monday-14th-of-november-2022/ #AdvanceAEC #AAEC #onlineevent #researchNetwork #partnerseminar

Register now! We are very excited to announce that the registration for the “Stuttgart Week of Advancing Architecture Engineering & Construction” from October 10 – 14, 2022, organized by the Cluster of Excellence IntCDC, is now open. During the week exceptional events will take place. On three exciting conference days cutting edge research will be presented by some of the most renown speakers in the AEC world. Join us in October 2022! Register here:
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Don’t miss todays lecture series from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. with the topic: Biosynthetic Design: Towards Adaptive Architecture from speaker Jenny E. Sabin For further information please visit: /event/biosynthetic-design-towards-adaptive-architecture/ #AdvanceAEC #AAEC #onlineevent #researchNetwork #lectureseries #BiosyntheticDesign