The Faculty of Architecture and Design and the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Building Physics and Business Management are very pleased that the funding project will be supported by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung from 01.06.2025 to 31.05.2029 as part of the ‘CZS Rethink’ programme.
This success will significantly strengthen the topics of "sustainable development" and "climate expertise" in the fields of architecture and civil engineering. Interdisciplinary teaching content and courses on the topic of sustainability with a focus on planning and construction are being developed and implemented for fourteen degree programmes in the fields of architecture and civil engineering. The project works in the area of content-related research, but also in teaching/learning research.
In order to promote the transition to a sustainable, resource-efficient circular economy and simpler, sustainable and affordable construction, new materials and construction methods that focus on reuse and recycling are to be brought into the focus of courses in the fields of architecture and civil engineering.
Through measures such as the development of innovative cross-degree programme and cross-faculty teaching formats, the creation of a joint knowledge database and collection of materials and the implementation of 1:1 demo projects, the university aims to further sharpen these topics in research and teaching, anchor them firmly and make them more visible to the outside world. These measures are intended to involve students more closely in practical research and promote forward-looking skills.
The didactic objectives are to promote climate and sustainability skills, strengthen transdisciplinary collaboration, impart knowledge in a practical way, expand project-based, research-based learning and develop skills in the use of digital planning tools.
Overall, the project promotes a closer link between research, teaching and practice and contributes to the sustainable transformation of the economy and society in the long term. It is supported in equal parts by the Faculty of Architecture and Design and Faculty of Civil Engineering, Building Physics and Business Management and is led by Professor Dr.-Ing. Jan Cremers (Faculty A) and Professor Dr. Siri Krauß (Faculty B).
The project is funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. We would like to thank the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung for funding the project.
About the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
The Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung’s mission is to create an open environment for scientific breakthroughs. As a partner of excellence in science, it supports basic research as well as applied sciences in the STEM subject areas (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Founded in 1889 by the physicist and mathematician Ernst Abbe, the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung is one of the oldest and biggest private science funding institutions in Germany. It is the sole owner of Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG. Its projects are financed from the dividend distributions of the two foundation companies.