
On July 30, 2026, the workshop “AI for Sustainable Construction” took place at the RUB and online as part of CRC 1683.

Vom 22. bis 24. Juli 2026 besuchten 13 Mitarbeitende der Ruhr-Universität Bochum und der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) im Rahmen des Sonderforschungsbereichs SFB 1683 den Hauptsitz des Roboterherstellers KUKA in Augsburg.

Prof. Merita Tafili spent four weeks as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Western Australia in Perth and the University of Melbourne.

On June 25, 2026, amid midsummer temperatures, a roundtable discussion was held in Stuttgart on the reuse of concrete bridge components.

On November 14, 2025, the Reuse Forum took place at the event center of Ruhr University. Representatives from research and practice came together to discuss current trends and developments in circular construction.

The former industrial building in Altena will be used as a real-world laboratory to research sustainable usage concepts for building components under real conditions.

The current issue 8/25 of the scientific journal Bautechnik focuses on the topic of reuse. The CRC 1683 has contributed five publications to this issue, covering various aspects:

Alte Betonteile für neue Gebäude nutzen

Alte Betonteile für neue Gebäude nutzen