Faculty of
Architecture and Civil Engineering
in Wiesbaden
Research at the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering
The competencies of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering are bundled in research focuses.
There are currently five of these focuses, which are involved in the areas of basics and application-oriented research, primarily with a specialization in sustainability in their respective research areas:
- Architecture and building culture
- Real estate and construction industry
- Mobility and transportation
- Resource-conserving Construction and development of new materials
- Water and soil
The research activities of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering are generally characterized by the inclusion and use of existing teaching and research laboratories. There are currently 9 laboratories at the faculty.
Wiesbaden Network for Architecture and Building Culture (WiNAB)
Since 2019, the Wiesbadener Netzwerk für Architektur und Baukultur (Wiesbaden Network for Architecture and Building Culture) has been pooling the expertise of academic departments, research laboratories, and regional partners at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in order to address issues relating to architecture, building culture, and the handling of existing building stock in an interdisciplinary manner. Architects, urban planners, art historians, monument conservators, and civil engineers work together in the network.
The focus of the research, which is always linked to teaching and transfer, is on three research areas that correspond to the different scales of architecture and range from the entire city to the whole house to the structural detail.
These three areas are:
- 1. urban and cultural landscape
- 2. architecture and monument preservation
- 3. building research and building conservation
The Wiesbaden Network for Architecture and Building Culture has the goal of establishing itself as a trend-setting forum in the Rhine/Main region and beyond when it comes to questions of preservation and Architecture | Building Revitalization and Transformation.
Real estate and construction industry
How should buildings be constructed, operated, managed and marketed in the future? How can real estate be better developed and financed? The "Real Estate and Construction Management" research group conducts research into these key questions at the interface between technology and business, closely linked to teaching in the "Real Estate Management" degree program
Mobility and traffic
Rhine-Main Institute for Transformative Sciences in Mobility and Logistics (RITMO)
The interdisciplinary research center Rhein-Main Institute for Transformative Sciences in Mobility and Logistics (RITMO) was founded in autumn 2023 and focuses on the three fields of action transport, mobility and logistics.
Resource-conserving construction and development of new materials and construction methods
The research focus reflects the core topics of the department and is evident in projects on wood and composite building materials, sustainable components, structures, and building materials. The focus is on structural and building physics developments for sustainable construction.
This includes work on ultra-high-performance concrete, new calculation and design methods for prefabricated stairs, and structures for impact sound insulation for drainage systems in building construction.
The interdisciplinary, international projects promote young scientists in cooperation with several universities, including TU Braunschweig, Cottbus-Senftenberg, Darmstadt, Dortmund, the University of Freiberg, and the Namibia University of Science and Technology.
Research is being conducted into novel materials, constructions, and repair options—from timber engineering and solid construction to scaffolding structures, stairs, and composite materials. A modern, well-equipped laboratory area covering more than 1,000 m² is available for this purpose.
Water and Soil
The Water & Soil research group works on scientific and application-related issues in the fields of hydraulic engineering and water management, geotechnics and urban water management. The scientific work is often interdisciplinary, in cooperation with regional partners and other scientific institutions. The Laboratory for Hydraulic Engineering, the Geotechnical Laboratory and the Laboratory for Urban Water Management provide infrastructural support.