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2024
CAS ETH in Regenerative Materials - Essentials - Edition 2025
You want to learn the essential knowledge on the use of earth, bio-based, and reused building materials? Join the next edition of the CAS ETH in Regenerative Materials – Essentials.
Dr. Marirena Kladeftira to lecture on low-impact construction methods leveraged by 3D printing and robotic technology on 19th Nov 2024 in Kunsthalle Zürich
At the intersection of computational design and digital fabrication, Marirena’s work investigates new potentials of material properties and design processes, and crafts synergistic relations between humans and machines during the making process.
Hedwig Heinsman to lecture on ‘reincarnating architecture’ on 12th Nov 2024 in Kunsthalle Zürich
Artist, architect, and entrepreneur, Hedwig Heinsman envisions alternative approaches to shape future habitats through circularity.
Barbara Buser to lecture on circular construction on 17th Dec 2024 in Kunsthalle Zürich
The Basel based architect Barbara Buser is a pivotal figure in sustainable architecture, known for her innovative approaches to circular construction and her dedication to transforming the industry towards more eco-friendly and socially responsible practices.
Martin Schulte to lecture on design technology on 10th Dec 2024 in Kunsthalle Zürich
As the Team Lead for Computation at Herzog & de Meuron, Martin Schulte specialises in integrating advanced technological processes such as parametric modelling, AI, data management, and extended reality into the AEC industry.
Call for Abstracts: Extended deadline for submission: 14 November 2024!
We are thrilled to announce the Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE25), which will be held from June 25 to 27, 2025. The conference topic is “Shaping Tomorrow: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment”.
Virginia San Fratello to lecture on innovative 3D printing and sustainable design on 5th Nov 2024 in Kunsthalle Zürich
As an educator, designer and creative technologist, Virginia San Fratello is dedicated to inspiring and challenging traditional design paradigms through additive manufacturing.
Congratulations to the winners of this year's BI Förderungsprize Award 2024!
At this years' IBI Award Ceremony on 23.10.2024, the ETH Zurich Construction and Infrastructure Förderungsprize for Master's Theses was awarded.
One week left for abstract submissions to the Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE25)
The Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE25), which will be held at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) from June 25 to 27, 2025 under the title Shaping Tomorrow: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment is co-organised by the ETH Zurich, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the University of Lichtenstein and the Technical University of Graz.
Iro Armeni to deliver lecture on mixed reality and human-centred built environments on 22nd Oct 2024 in Kunsthalle Zürich
Iro Armeni, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, is invited by the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) for a guest lecture on adaptive spaces using Mixed Reality at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and machine perception.
2023
How does Digital Fabrication meet Low-Carbon Materials? Keynote with Julie Assunção about 3D printing of construction material
Julie Assunção was invited to be the keynote speaker at the «3DP of Construction Materials: Environmental and Scientific Challenges» conference in Paris in December, presenting with the title «Can Digital Fabrication Meet Low-Carbon Materials?»
Jeffrey Hoffman holds his last lecture at ETH with his legendary Skyrail practical project!
Prof. Bryan T. Adey's Chair of Infrastructure Management would like to thank lecturer Jeffrey Hoffman for his many years of teaching at ETH Zurich and his commitment to teaching important theoretical and practical skills to students. His legendary Skyrail practical project will be fondly remembered by students and ETH staff alike.
Welcome Vanessa Costalonga
Vanessa Costalonga is an Architect specialising in Computational Design, Digital Fabrication, and Material Research in Architecture
Welcome Ana Bendiek Laranjo
Ana Bendiek Laranjo joined the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture as PhD Student in December. She will work on the hybrid PhD with the Urban Energy Systems Lab at Empa
Article published in the NSL newsletter on Resilient Urban Systems!
PhD student Orlando Román García and Dr. Qiming Ye from Prof. Bryan Adey's Chair of Infrastructure Management and the Future Cities Laboratory Global published an article in the Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft (NSL), ETH Zürich December’s newsletter on Resilient Urban Systems.
Making construction carbon-neutral? Circular Metabolism Podcast with Guillaume Habert
Guillaume Habert discusses the future of construction in the «Circular Metabolism» podcast.
Stefan Moser is honoured with the «Golden Owl» for excellent teaching
The students of the D-BAUG have awarded this year's «Golden Owl» to lecturer Dr Stefan Moser for his many years of outstanding engagement.
Albert Lück Foundation supports project to innovate construction industry with XR
How can the construction industry improve its carbon footprint to net zero by 2050? What contributions can digital solutions make? These questions are central to the new lighthouse project of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zurich. The aim is to develop a spatial computing platform to accelerate the transition for a more efficient and environmentally friendly construction industry. The interdisciplinary project is funded by the Albert Lück Foundation.
New publication by PhD students Hamed Mehranfahr and Steven Chuo in the journal Infrastructure Asset Management!
Prof. Bryan T. Adey's Chair of Infrastructure Management congratulates PhD students Hamed Mehranfahr and Steven Chuo on the publication of the article "Automated early estimation of bridge interventions, possession windows and costs” in the Journal of Infrastructure Asset Management!
How Zurich has to change its roads to have more e-bikes than cars
What happens when cities gear their road space primarily to the needs of cyclists and e-bikers? On a new popular-science website, ETH researchers from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering use examples from the city of Zurich to show what such an “E-Bike City” could one day look like.
2022
Missed the E-Bike City Kick-off? No worries!
On 23 November 2022, the Kick-off Symposium dedicated to the D-BAUG lighthouse project "E-Bike City" took place. More than 150 participants attended the event and contributed to a lively discussion following the input talks by speakers from practice and research. We are delighted to share with you the video recordings of the talks and discussion.
CEA Lab in the "Sustainable Switzerland" magazine
The CEA Lab is featured in the article "Weniger ist mehr, auch beim Bauen" in the "Sustainable Switzerland" magazine
Catherine De Wolf will give a talk at the Engadin Art Talks (E.A.T.) on January 27-29
HOFFNUNG? HOFFNUNG! The upcoming event that translates as HOPE? HOPE! encourages a deeper understanding of hope as an intrinsically human state of mind and as a fundamental driving force
We warmly welcome our new Guest Professor Carl Haas!
Prof. Carl Haas from the University of Waterloo, Canada joins the Infrastructure Management Chair of Prof. Bryan T. Adey at the Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management as a guest professor for 6 months.
New publication by Dr. Qian Chen and Marco Zumstein in the journal Structure and Infrastructure Engineering!
Prof Bryan Adey's Chair of Infrastructure Management congratulates Dr. Qian Chen and Marco Zumstein on the publication of the article "A preliminary investigation of the potential benefits of using the ASTRA Bridge for short-span bridge deck refurbishment projects in Switzerland" in the journal Structure and Infrastructure Engineering!
IM publication selected for the Editor's Choice Collection!
Published in August, the paper "Rapid 3D Quality Control in Prefabrication Using a 3D Digital-Templates Framework " by co-author Steven Chuo, a PhD student in Prof. Bryan Adey's Chair of Infrastructure Management, was selected for the Editor's Choice Collection by the journal Construction Engineering and Management.
Welcome Beril Önalan
Beril Önalan joined the Chair Circular Engineering for Architecture in December. She will be looking into digital innovation for circularity in the field of digital fabrication and how to link digitally fabricated buildings to circular economy principles
Hamed Mehranfahr presents online at the virtual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management
Hamed Mehranfahr will present online at the VISIM (Virtual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management) session of this year's Autumn 2022 programme on Friday 2 December at 12pm USET (6pm CEST).
Guillaume Habert presented at the Built Environment Additive Manufacturing symposium
"Is Additive Manufacturing a sustainable or just a novel construction technique?"
Orlando Roman presents at the Urban Transitions 2022 Conference in Sitges, Spain!
The Urban Transitions 2022 conference on Integrated Urban and Transport Planning, Environment and Health for Healthier Urban Living took place in Sitges, Spain, from 8-10 November 2022. Our PhD student Orlando Roman represented the Chair of Infrastructure Management of Prof. Bryan T. Adey with a presentation at this year's conference.
2021
Meeting of Building Components-Reuse Protagonists
The first meeting of protagonists in reuse of building components took place at ETH Zurich. The CEA lab invited all reuse stakeholders and brought them together to informally meet and exchange ideas. We are thrilled how many people attended this hybrid event! We can now form a network, we know where each one positions themselves and what the challenges are for a circular built environment. Together we can move forward and support each other. We want to continue this conversation in 2022!
New article by the IM Group published in the Smart Infrastructure and Construction
The paper «Investing in water supply resilience considering uncertainty and management flexibility” by Claudio Martani, Jürgen Hackl and Prof. Bryan T. Adey was published in the journal Smart Infrastructure and Construction.
New article by the IM Group published in the journal Infrastructure Asset Management
The paper «Data-driven estimation of deterioration curves: a railway supporting structures case study” by Saviz Moghtadernejad, Gérald Huber, Jürgen Hackl and Prof. Bryan T. Adey was published in the journal Infrastructure Asset Management.
Prof. Catherine De Wolf mentioned in the espazium magazine
Prof. Catherine De Wolf's intervention at the SIA reuse day, where she was invited to give a talk on digital platforms used in other countries to facilitate the reuse of building materials, was mentioned in the Espazium magazine.
Qin Wang of the IMS Chair succesfully defended his dissertation
We are thrilled to announce that our PhD Candidate Qin Wang successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on December 9th 2021. We would like to congratulate him warmly and wish him all the best in his academic career!
Guest Professor Prof. Dr Alice Alipour gives a successful presentation at ETH Zurich
Prof. Dr. Alice Alipour, Guest Professor at the Chair of Infrastructure Management of Prof. Dr. Bryan T. Adey, gave a presentation on 30 November on the topic: "Toward the next generation of resilient infrastructures: A new balance between ex-ante and ex-post decisions".
New PhD student Chi-Ching Hsu joins the IMS Chair
Chi-Ching Hsu holds Master's degree in Robotics, Systems and Control from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ)
New academic guest Jiachen Shi at the Chair of Infrastructure Management!
Jiachen Shi joins the Chair of Infrastructure Management for one year.
SBB and Axpo gave insight into current projects at IMS Network Event
Philipp Wenk of SBB and Johannes Manser of Axpo gave insight into their current projects at our IMS Network Event which took place on November, 29 at the ETH Hönggerberg Campus
Prof. Fink presented at the MAS+ Workshop
As part of the "MAS+ Workshop: AI Learning Hackathon – Building AI in Your Company", Prof. Fink gave a lecture on "Fault Detection Using Machine Learning"
2020
New Innovation Hub
The chair of Innovative and Industrial Construction is happy to announce the newly launched Swiss Competence Hub for multi-party data integration in the built environment (CHDBE).
Bombyx presented in Brazil
On the 10th of December at the University of San Paolo, Alina Galimshina presented the design integrated parametric LCA tool Bombyx developed by the Chair of Sustainable Construction.
Bombyx presented for the Master students in extreme environments program at KADK, Denmark
Alina Galimshina presented the tool for parametric real-time LCA that has been developed at the Chair for the architectural students in KADK.
Introduction to Visual Machine Perception
The chair of IC will offer a new course titled Introduction to Visual Machine Perception for Architecture, Construction, and Facility Management taught by Dr. Iro Armeni.
New Postdoc at the Chair of IC
We warmly welcome our new Postdoc Iro Armeni to the group!
Das Bio-Haus
Guillaume Habert presented at the ETH Treffpunkt Science City possibilities for climate neutral buildings.
Mahshid Mothie and Tobias Schraner awareded at the IBI Award Ceremony 2020
On 11 November 2020, at the IBI Award Ceremony, ETH Zurich's Bau und Infrastruktur-Förderungspreis and the Helbling-Preis were awarded to students for their excellent Master's Theses.
Saviz Moghtadernejad and Marcel Burkhalter at the Joint International Resilience Conference
Saviz Moghtadernejad and Marcel Burkhalter hold presentations at the Joint International Resilience Conference that is currently running online.
New Publications
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New PhD student Zhichao Han joins the IMS Group
We warmly welcome our new PhD student Zhichao Han to the group!
2019
IBI Award Ceremony
The Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management has awarded Doctoral and Master Thesis with the Bau und Infrastruktur-Förderungspreis der ETH Zürich as well as the Helbling Prize for an excellent Master Thesis during a ceremony on 22 October 2019.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Hall joins the Construction Blockchain Consortium Expert Groups
Daniel Hall joined the Construction Blockchain Consortium Expert Groups for Architecture Engineering Construction & Building Information Modelling.
Course on “Machine Learning” for professionals
Organized by ETH Risk Center, the course has provided an introduction to machine learning in finance. The IMS chair has contributed a session on “Machine Learning for Health Monitoring of Critical Systems with Rare Faults”.
Future-proofed Urban Areas: Real Options in Urban Planning
Dr. Claudio Martani and Prof. Dr. Bryan T. Adey wrote a new article which has been published on the NSL Homepage.
Olga Fink at the Berlin Science Week 2019
Olga Fink has contributed to the ETH Symposium at the Berlin Science Week on “Man and Machine”.
The Chair of Sustainable Construction receives Best Paper Award at SBE19 Graz conference
A real-time parametric tool for LCA was presented for the first time to the public at SBE19 Graz conference, and was received with great interest and attention.
New PhD student Yuan Tian is joining the IMS Team
We warmly welcome our new PhD student Yuan Tian!
A call for carbon-neutral construction
Today’s new buildings could easily last until 2050 and beyond. That's why we now need binding climate targets in the construction sector, argues Guillaume Habert.
Prof. Dr. Olga Fink gives a keynote at the ESReDA workshop in Valencia
Olga Fink has given an opening keynote on “System health monitoring with deep learning: Is big data all we need? at the ESReDA workshop “Advances in Reliability, Risk and Safety Analysis with Big Data”.
Public PhD presentation of Jürgen Hackl
Dr. Jürgen Hack. presented his PhD thesis on „Natural Hazards and Infrastructure Systems, “ on the 10 October 2019.
2018
Support for the ETH Risk Center
Olga Fink has been elected as member of the ETH Risk Center.
New cooperation
The Chair has been associated with the department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET). We are looking forward to fruitful collaborations and exchange.
Watch the public PhD presentation of Isolda Agustí Juan
Isolda Agustí Juan presented her PhD thesis on „Sustainability Assessment & Development of Guidelines for Digital Fabrication in Construction“ on the 22nd of October 2018. The Presentation was recorded and can be watched here:
Gnanli Landrou successfully defends his PHD thesis
On the 13th of September 2018, Gnanli Landrou successfully defended his PHD thesis on „Development of Self-Compacting Clay Concrete“. Congratulations from all of us!
Prof. Fink gives Keynote Lecture at the Intelligent Rail Summit in Malmö, Sweden
Olga Fink gives a keynote address at the Intelligent Rail Summit in Malmö on “Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Maintenance”.
2017
Design- och Konstruktionsdagen 2017
Prof. Dr. Adey presented his paper Consideration of Sustainability in the Management of Structures at The Structural Design Day in Goetheborg, Sweden on 27 November 2017.
Isolda Agustí Juan gives a lecture at the University of Seville, Spain
On the 23rd of November, Isolda Agustí Juan gave a lecture to the students of the "Máster Universitario en Innovación en Arquitectura: Tecnología y Diseño"from the University of Sevilla in Spain. The lecture with title "Identificación de criterios de diseño ambiental para fabricación digital" aimed to raise awareness about the environmental opportunities and risks of digital fabrication techniques in the building sector.
Felix Krause is awarded the Migros Umweltpreis for his Master Thesis
The Migros Umweltpreis – for the promotion of innovative achievements of students – was awarded on the 6th of October 2017 to Felix Krause for his Master Thesis „Dynamic and Traditional Life Cycle Assessment of a “zero carbon” Wall Element“.
IBI Award Ceremony
The Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management has awarded Doctoral and Master Thesis as well as the Helbling Prize for an excellent Master Thesis during a ceremony on 26 October 2017.
IBI Award Ceremony
The Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management has awarded Doctoral and Master Thesis as well as the Helbling Prize for an excellent Master Thesis during a ceremony on 26 October 2017.
2016
NRP 70 “Low energy concrete” team discusses implementation strategies with external partners
The joint project team “Low energy concrete” (original title “Concrete Solutions”) under NRP 70 led by Prof. Guillaume Habert met its external partners and discussed potential barriers and future implementation of targeted technologies in the market.
Film on Grounded Materials 2016
In 2016 the Chair of Sustainable Construction in collaboration with the D-USYS Transdisciplinary Lab and Amàco successfully conducted the summer school (block course) Grounded Materials 2016. Giulia Celentano has documented Grounded Materials and created a movie.
Dimitra Ioannidou at the Centre Technique des Matériaux Naturels de Construction
On November 23rd, Dimitra Ioannidou participated in a meeting with stakeholders from the stone industry at the Centre Technique des Matériaux Naturels de Construction, in Paris. The goal of the meeting was to promote the use of stone in construction in the framework of meeting also the sustainability targets of COP21.
Grounded Atelier in Burkina Faso
The chair of Sustainable construction and the LESBAT from Yverdon les bains (HES-SO) taught from the 7th to the 11th of November an atelier on sustainable habitats for Sahelian context in Burkina Faso.
PHD Public Presentation of Dimitra Ioannidou
Dr. Dimitra Ioannidou held her public presentation of her PhD "On Sustainability Aspects through the Prism of Stone as a Material for Construction" at ETH Zürich on December 1st 2016.
2015
LafargeHolcim Student poster competition
Verena Göswein, scientific assistant at the Chair of Sustainable Construction, has been selected to participate in the 2016 LafargeHolcim forum ‘Infrastructure Space’ in Detroit and to submit a poster of her work as a representative of ETHZ/EPFL. Her project deals with resource requirements caused by urban expansion in African cities.
MAS presentation at Migros Museum
The Chair of Sustainable Construction proposed a one day workshop for the Student of the MAS digital fabrication at the Migros Museum. The student from the MAS learned about resources and sustainability concepts and they experimented the use of alternative materials in a grounded context.
Meet & Share Your Research at D-BAUG
Jürgen Hackl has been awarded the prize "best presentation" for his presentation "Stochastic spatial-temporal network modeling for infrastructure systems: An introduction" at the event Meet & Share Your Research at D-BAUG.
Public Presentation of Zanyar Mirzaei's Doctoral Thesis
Public presentation of Zanyar Mirzaei's doctoral thesis: „An Investigation of Methodologies to determine the most sustainable Bridge Work Programs“ on 3 November 2015
Sand consumed - then what?
Presentation of Prof. Dr. Guillaume Habert at ETH Treffpunkt Science City.