Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
...be able to know their waste has been meaningfully repurposed, recycled and used. The opportunity to process about 40 different valuables and problem substances for about 30 hours per week will make the ASZ Vorderland a valuable service centre for...
The Vorland recycling centre is now open
After intense planning and a year of construction, the Vorland recycling centre (ASZ) will be officially opened on March 7th. Over 45 different types of waste can be collected at the ASZ, separated by type and then prepared for further...
BDA regional award: TUM research station Friedrich N. Schwarz makes the shortlist.
55 projects have made it into the next round of the BDA Regional Prize Über Oberbayern 2021, creating this year’s exciting shortlist! A total of 104 valid projects were submitted to participate in the first-ever BDA Regional Prize Über Oberbayern...
Ground-breaking ceremony for the Hofsteig Recycling Centre
The ground-breaking ceremony on 2nd March 2017 marks the start of the construction of the Altstoffsammelzentrum (ASZ) Hofsteig in Lauterach. The four municipalities of Lauterach, Kennelbach, Schwarzach and Wolfurt will create a whole new level of recycling recourses for their...
October 13 sees the start of operations at the Altstoffsammelzentrum in Hofsteig
On October 13, the new Altstoffsammelzentrum (ASZ) in Hofsteig starts its trial operations, after only seven month of construction. 45 types of waste can be delivered to a single location, during customer-friendly opening times. For the residence of the four...
Univ.-Prof. DI Hermann Kaufmann emeritus
...and shaped the department for over 20 years. In addition to teaching and the TUM.wood association founded in 2013, he and his team were also responsible for relevant research projects and publications. The central topic of his work has always...
Orange Farm Kindergarten South Africa
The activity of Hermann Kaufmann as a professor at the Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Architecture, and Department of Wood Construction offers opportunities for mutual exchange programmes. A great example of this is the project “build together – learn...
Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 for SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
The Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 was awarded for the first time as part of the state’s timber construction campaign. Many of the submitted works raised awareness of the need for an environmentally-friendly building culture using wood, and a sustainable...
New Caritas headquarters build begins in Salzburg
...around 90 employees from the central and service areas of Caritas will work in an area of 2,200 m², spread over four floors. The parish building will be 1,050 m². The kindergarten, with an integrated toddler group, will provide child...
Fernpassstrasse in Munich wins the 2014 Bayern Holzbaupreis
The ‘Holzbaupreis Bayern’ is a project formed by the Ministry of Forestry, Landesbeirat Holz Bayern e.V., proHolz Bavaria, The Bavarian Chamber of Architects and The Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers. Now in its ninth year, the awards have been presented...