Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components
Professional Focus
- Technology of traditional binders (cement, lime, plaster)
- Production and use of traditional building materials (concrete, mortar, ceramics)
- Modern building materials and processes (lightweight building materials, polymers, geopolymers, high-performance cement composites)
- Repair and protection of concrete, masonry and wooden structures
- Life cycle of materials (LCA/EPD, optimal use of building materials in construction, maintenance, recycling, reuse)
- Replacement of primary non-renewable raw materials with waste, alternative and easily renewable raw materials
- Insulating materials for energy efficiency of buildings (classic, natural, super insulating)
- Research and development of materials with a reduced carbon footprint
- Economic aspects of production and use of building materials in structures
- BIM from the point of view of building materials and components
- Automation and robotization in the production and construction of building structures from the point of view of building materials
- Expertise in the specialization of products for construction - microstructure of silicate materials and properties of prefabricated elements
Contact
602 00 Brno, Veveří 331/95
+420 541 147 501
thd.fast@vut.cz
http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/thd