Materialwende
Lecture series MA, winter term 26/27 (3 ECTS)
The construction sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, waste generation, raw material and energy consumption. Against this backdrop, the construction turnaround represents a demand and a process that relates construction to the climate crisis, planetary boundaries and possible compliance with the 1.5 degree target. However, the construction turnaround can only succeed if it is closely and directly linked to a MATERIALWENDE. On the one hand, the substitution of mineral building materials with natural and secondary building materials is crucial for this, and on the other hand, strategies of sufficiency and resource efficiency to enable the long overdue transformation in the construction industry.
The lecture series "Materialwende" will explain, among other things, the meaning and principles of sustainable action, demonstrate alternatives to the use of mineral building materials, and teach the basics of circular design and construction. The lecture series takes place as a cooperation between the Chair of Architecture and Timber Construction (Technical University of Munich) and the Chair of Sustainable Building (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). This initiative helps to raise awareness of sustainable building methods in order to successfully implement the goals of the building turnaround.
Lectures:
Tuesday, 3:45 - 5:15 pm via Teams
Approx. 60–75 minutes Lecture plus discussion
| 20.10.26 | Welcome and programme of the lecture series, 2 introductory lectures of 15-20 minutes each: |
| Impulse IEB / Sustainable building Prof. Dirk E. Hebel | |
| Impulse ATC / Building with wood Prof. Stephan Birk | |
| 27.10.26 | History, principles and significance of sustainable action Prof. Dirk E. Hebel (IEB) |
| 03.11.26 | Growing, harvesting, and collecting: future building materials and their construction principles TT-Prof. Florian Kaiser (KIT) |
| 10.11.26 | Material, Structure and Joining Prof. Dennis Mueller (KIT) |
| 17.11.26 | Clay building basics and application Prof. Eike Roswag-Klinge (TUB) |
| 24.11.26 | Wood as a resource (forest development, availability, raw material, building material) Dr. Sandra Schuster (TUM) |
| 01.12.26 | Circular timber construction – Designing for reuse Prof. Stephan Birk (TUM) |
| 08.12.26 | Project Report: A House Without Cement in Hinterschmiding Prof. Sebastian Kofink (Guest) |
| 15.12.26 | Urban Mining Index Prof. Dr. Anja Rosen (Guest) |
| Break at the turn of the year | |
| 12.01.27 | Research Insights: AkuHops – Acoustic panels made from hop waste, Cäcilia Halbgewachs DENSITIM – Urban densification with timber, Tabea Huth Re – Catalogue of criteria for the qualitative assessment of the circularity of timber building components, Marieke Stritzke |
| 19.01.27 | Komfortwende Prof. Thomas Auer (TUM) |
| 26.01.27 | Digital sustainable building: Willow, clay and robots TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann (KIT) |
| 02.02.27 | Wrap Up und Feedback Discussion round with lecturers and students |
Exam:
February 9, 2027, at 3:45 p.m.
In-person written exam without technical aids
Online lecture:
Live lecture via Teams (link via Moodle)
Contact:
Cäcilia Halbgewachs cäcilia.halbgewachs@tum.de
Alexander Lukas alexander.lukas(at)tum.de (Examination)