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High-quality materials are one thing, but what's the point of using the best building materials if they don't hold together on the construction site? Our guest today is mainly concerned with dowels in fastening technology. How important is this area to the stability of our buildings? Read on and find out more!
The end of the year is quickly getting closer. Time to look back and forward at the same time. In this post, we would like to take you with us: Let's enjoy the most wonderful time of the year amid Christmas parties, charitable activities, and holiday spirit. Enjoy reading!
With everything that happens in our industry, the individual is often neglected. This time, our podcast guests are Jan Zeltmann and Patrick O'Mahony from SelfConcept. In their daily work, they deal with the importance of health in construction, among other things. What can we do to be more successful in both our professional and private lives? Enjoy reading!
London's skyline is characterized by striking skyscrapers with strange shapes – a screwed pickle, a beer glass next to it, and even a glass tulip was almost built there. What are the reasons for such strange skyscrapers being built here? Read on and find out more!
The London skyline is a curiosity in and of itself. One of the skyscrapers, the "Walkie-Talkie", opened in 2015 and has caused extreme dissatisfaction in the capital city ever since. In this blog post, you can find out exactly what happened and why the building was named the ugliest structure of the year!
In 1977, the seventh tallest skyscraper in New York was opened: the Citicorp Center. Just a year later, it turned out: It could collapse, killing half of Manhattan. A mistake in the structural design almost led to a disaster. How did it come about? You can find this out in our post.
Every 11 minutes, someone falls in love... a construction manager! Our guest, Patrick, is one of the founders of Crafthunt, a special job platform for the construction industry, which is intended to counteract the shortage of skilled workers. We also talk about such exciting topics as AI in construction.
Today, Moritz Menge is our guest again! We talk about the second edition of his book and important topics in the construction industry. How can we avoid mistakes on a construction site? You can find out that and much more in this new episode of the Dlubal Podcast!
If I want to build a house: When do I need a structural engineer for this? Whether new construction, extension, or renovation – structural engineering is an exciting topic, and our guest today, Thomas Linder, tells us more about it. Be excited!
Sustainability in construction is always a big issue. After all, the construction industry is responsible for a large part of the global CO2 emissions. Today, we talk to Andrea Heil about how we can give our buildings a positive footprint. How far have we come and what do we still have to do with? You can find out all of this in today's blog post.
The Dlubal Podcast with Daniel Dlubal and Martina Summerer ran for two years and has 50 episodes now. Every two weeks, there was a new episode with varied topics and interesting guests. Then, it was time for Martina to break new ground, strike out on a new path. Together, we look back on this instructive and exciting time. What was her experience, and most importantly – what will happen next?
Are we ready for BIM? There are numerous ideas and innovations relating to digitization in construction. New ones seem to be emerging almost every day. But how useful are most of them? Can we even implement BIM as extensively as we would like? Together with our guest Ralf Weineck, we would like to take a more critical look at the topic of BIM in the construction industry. Enjoy reading!
What does the construction industry look like in the future? Sustainability, innovations, such as AI, new building materials and old materials in a new guise – these are all approaches that make the construction industry more future-oriented. Our guest today, Maximiliane Straub, works for a leading German construction company. She tells us more about the future of construction and how companies can shape this future. We are excited!
In 1996, a terrible fire disaster occurred at Düsseldorf Airport. We have drawn many conclusions from this in Germany when it comes to fire protection. But how did the accident come about? In this post, you will read how the disaster happened and what we learned from it.
What is the future development of BIM? In this podcast, Bernd Schlenker gives an insight into how BIM is being accepted in practice and what further steps are planned. This also includes the BIM Master Plan for German federal buildings. Do you want to find out more and perhaps compare the current status with the expectations from 2021? Then read on!
Everyone is talking about BIM. Many in the construction industry consider it as a hope for the breakthrough of digitization. There is a lot of talk about it, but why isn't it widely used yet? Our guest today is Andre Schlaak, a co-founder of the Bismondis platform. As an expert in BIM, he explains to us what the modern working method is like and which hurdles still need to be overcome. We are excited!
Julian's start-up “Singular” brings a breath of fresh air to the construction industry. In the interview, he reveals what his career has been like so far, and what the company has set as its goal. Of course, interesting future trends are not neglected either. To find out more, read the podcast episode summary here!
CAD programs are all well and good for the design of built-in parts. However, it seems that every manufacturer has its own standard. Simply using a built-in part from another company? This is an effort that nobody wants. But it does not have to be! Our guest today, Peter Plöppl, develops solutions for these problems, using his intelligent tool Suppgrade. Curious? Enjoy reading!
Alexander Oehler is an environmental engineer and works on various projects in the field of urban water management. In this podcast, he talks more about the implementation of BIM in water management. Furthermore, we discuss digitization and exciting trends in construction. Read on now!
Are you happy with your job? This question often comes up in employee appraisals. However, it is often not answered honestly. It is not easy to admit that you no longer enjoy your work or that you do not get along with your colleagues. Even if: How do I best deal with something like this? Our guest, Thomas Löbel, is a career coach for engineers and helps others to make the right decisions. We are excited!
Our technology is evolving rapidly. What will it look like in 2049? Or 2077? Will we then have metal implants in our bodies and AI steers our flying cars through the bright neon light in the fog of a big city? What is AI, and how could it affect our conservative construction industry? Our guest, Michael Kraus, tells us how AI is doing in the construction industry. We are excited!
Conventional construction methods are a thing of the past – are they not? Mathias Obergrießer is our guest on the Dlubal podcast. As a professor of digital planning and construction, he is very familiar with the opportunities that digitization and BIM offer us and the challenges we face. Read more about Mr. Obergrießer's career and his view of the future!
Without them, chaos will probably break out at some point, even on the smallest construction sites: construction managers have a lot of responsibility. What are the tasks of a site manager? Is it more difficult to survive in this job as a woman? Our guest today, Laura Kreisel, answers our questions. We are excited to see what she has to say! You too? Then read on now!
What does parametric design actually mean? In our first English episode, we talk to architect Jungwho Park. He tells us about his work and his inspirations, and gives us an insight on how the construction industry could change in the future. Sound exciting? It is! Read the summary of the interview here.
When it comes to digitization, the construction industry comes off very badly. Our guest today, Florian Handschuh, is a co-founder of the “klarx” rental platform, and gives us an insight into the digital rental of construction machines. How does this work, and how is this offer being accepted by our conservative industry? Are you just as excited as we are? Read on now!
You can find new start-ups pretty much everywhere these days – except in the construction industry. We have wondered why there are so few start-ups in the construction industry. Is it the basic attitude of the industry towards innovations? Is it more difficult to set up a start-up in this area? Fortunately, we have Moritz Lönhoff as our guest today. He is an expert on start-ups and explains it to us. Curious? Enjoy reading!
Sustainability? Yes, please! This topic is becoming more and more important. Due to the high CO2 emissions in cement production, concrete as the end product has a very bad reputation. So do we have to do without concrete in the future? Or can concrete also be sustainable? Today, Simone Stürwald is a guest on our podcast and we are excited to see what she can tell us on this topic.
What advantages does BIM actually provide for structural analysis? That is the subject of this podcast episode. The opportunities provided by BIM are still used too rarely, and there is a need to catch up. Hear and read about the steps that are necessary to keep up with digitization in the construction industry.
In this episode, you will learn more about the different types of BIM, their advantages, and their disadvantages. There is still a gap between theory and practice. Read about the problems that need to be solved in the future and the goals that remain to be achieved.
As we know, reinforced concrete is not necessarily durable and needs to be refurbished or replaced on a regular basis. This also causes problems for our environment; after all, concrete is a real climate killer. The construction industry's hope is now on carbon concrete. What is this new construction method about and will it be able to prevail? We are looking forward to our interview with carbon concrete expert Dr. Alexander Schumann.