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ONLINE — 59th Aachen Building Materials Day - Modern materials
The next Aachen Building Materials Day will take place on 18 August 2022. The topic is: "Modern materials" We cordially invite you to this event, which will be
Sustainable building materials for a digital future
The 58th Aachen Building Materials Day of the Institute for Building Materials Research at RWTH Aachen University will take place on Tuesday, 22 March 2022. On the very topical subject of "Sustainable building materials

57th Aachen Building Materials Day
The next Aachen Building Materials Day and the BÜV Advanced Training for Expert Planners is coming up. The event is planned for 04 and 05 November 2021.

On the front page with renewable building materials
A WG9 paper on sustainable, flame retardant wood fibreboards without formaldehyde was awarded the opportunity to be featured on the cover of the ACS Omega journal of the American

Christmas greeting 2020
Dear ibac`er, Dear guests, this year we unfortunately have to do without an institute party before Christmas and the start of the New Year.
Concrete canoeing regatta 2019
RWTH takes 1st place. This year's Betonkanuregatta team achieved some top placings in Heilbronn, including 1st place in the "Social Media" category. The
Meeting of the GDCh Division of Construction Chemistry
From 30th September to 2nd October 2019, the annual meeting of the GDCh Construction Chemistry Division took place at the Eurogress in Aachen. As always, the conference offered with approx.
Whitsun Excursion 2019
This year, the Institute for Building Materials Research once again offered students an interesting excursion during the Whitsun week. It went to the north of
ibac celebrated its 70th birthday
In November 1949, Prof. Alfred Hummel began his work at the Institute for Building Research in Schinkelst. 3. Since then, a lot has happened, also in the sector of
Highly alkaline Hydrogels for Re-Alkalisation
Andre Jung's doctoral thesis deals with the application of gels in and on cementitious materials. His first publication "Preparation and characterisation of highly
Aachen Building Materials Day in March 2019 on "Textile Concrete" - Save the Date!
On Tuesday, 26th March 2019, the 55th Building Materials Day will be held in Aachen. The topic will be textile concrete. Together with the Concrete Information Centre, a
Concrete canoe picks up speed
Supported by the Institutes of Solid Construction and Building Materials Research, the concrete canoe team is now starting preparations for the 17th German Concrete Canoe Regatta in June 2019. This year's
70 years of ibac
Dear friends, former and active ibacers! This year ibac turns 70 years old! We would like to celebrate this anniversary on 15th and 16th November 2018.
Annual Report
The Annual Report 2016 is online! This year it is again published jointly by all teaching units of the Institute. You can find the download here.