Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 280

The goal of SFB/TRR 280 is to create new foundations for the building of the future. The strategy development of SFB/TRR 280 is aimed at developing innovative concepts and intelligent constructions from carbon concrete. Suitable methods for design, such as modeling and construction with new materials, therefore require deeper fundamental research. Central ideas for the geometry of building elements are biology, primarily botany, but also the fields of mathematics and art. Construction forms from mineral composites are sought, which predominantly bear forces through normal stress and are manufactured using new industrial machine-supported production methods. The development of novel structures is associated with questions of manufacturability, product-related sustainability assessment, and the further development of the composite material itself. New and innovative construction strategies enable a completely different form language, reduce resource and energy consumption, and ensure high usability, load-bearing capacity, and durability at the same time. The approximately 50 researchers at the Technical University of Dresden, RWTH Aachen University, the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden e.V., and the Botanical Garden Hamburg pool excellent competencies. The goal is to take an internationally visible pioneering role in the research of material-minimized building with carbon fiber-reinforced mineral-based materials. The German Research Foundation DFG has been funding the Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 280 since July 2020.