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...
This article is the abstract of a research project conducted over several years at Vienna University of Technology in cooperation with Wienerberger AG. Objectives of this research project and the...
Dear Readers,serious (industry) information is of utmost importance especially in times of crisis. As a survey conducted in August 2020 by colleagues at Deutscher Fachverlag reveals, specialized media...
EU Industry Days is Europe‘s annual flagship event of industry. The event serves as the platform to discuss industrial challenges and to develop opportunities collectively. It also helps to ensure...
The school building project for Hopley run by Engineers without Borders was honoured with special recognition on 15 January 2021 at the Balthasar Neumann Award. Presentation of this year’s award...
The filter cake consisting of a mixture of clay, silt and fine sand from the rock of the Rhenish Slate Mountains has now been renamed by Hartsteinwerke Sooneck GmbH to Rheinstein Clay. With this new...
