INTERVIEW with VOLKER QUASCHNING from HTW BERLIN by Leopold Seiler If you were a politician, Prof. Quaschning, what measures do you think can be implemented immediately in order to comply with the Paris climate agreement or the 1.5 °C limit? That is always the question. I would formulate the question in this way: “What would …
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INTERVIEW with SILKE WOLLENWEBER
INTERVIEW with SILKE WOLLENWEBER from PETER ZIRKEL ARCHITECTS by Jasmin Schauer Now and especially in the future, the use of renewable energies will play an increasingly important role. How come solar energy was not included in the construction of the library at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle? Different variations were investigated. Solar …
INTERVIEW with MAX FERDINAND
INTERVIEW with MAX FERDINAND from „FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE“ Halle by Farid Taher In your opinion, what is the reason why climate change has received so much attention in the recent past and why not earlier? Because of FFF we were able to direct the public debate onto the problems of climate change. This has helped …
INTERVIEW with MARJAN VAN AUBEL
INTERVIEW with MARJAN VAN AUBEL – SOLAR DESIGNER by Julia Rademacker What was the starting point for you to work with solar energy? That is a good question. It was not one specific point and that’s it. But it was more like looking around and seeing like, okay, we need to change to renewables and there …
INTERVIEW with HEIKE KLUSSMAN
INTERVIEW with HEIKE KLUSSMANN from BAU KUNST ERFINDEN by Marie Gehrhardt The interdisciplinary research of Bau Kunst Erfinden deals, among other things, with intelligent surfaces and materials in the context of civil engineering. What was your motivation behind researching dye-sensitised solar cells in combination with concrete? We are currently facing enormous social challenges. Today, 75 …
EXCURSION TO A FOUNDRY
EXCURSION TO A FOUNDRY Kessler & Co. GmbH in Leipzig The Leipziger foundry Keßler produces steel and grey cast iron parts already from lot sizes of one piece and also produces the moulds used for this purpose itself. The alloys are specially composed and mixed according to customer requirements, as is the case in most …
EXCURSION TO REMONDIS
EXCURSION TO REMONDIS A Recycling Company in Lünen – 1.4.2019 During our visit to Remondis, we gained insight into different departments of recycling. One example is the processing of metal slag. This involves recovering the residual materials in waste products such as metal slag and furnace breakage. Metal slag is the layer that settles on …
EXCURSION TO HAZET
EXCURSION TO HAZET A Tool Manufacturer in Remscheid – 2.4.2019 Hazet manufactures durable tools for professional use that can be found in car repair shops and other professionals as well as well-equipped amateurs‘ workshops. Today, the majority of the business consists of custom-made products for the automotive industry, because new special tools are needed for …
SAND CASTING WORKSHOP
SAND CASTING Aluminium Casting Workshop – 4.6.2019 In sand casting, the positive mould of the casting object is imprinted on both sides of a two-part sand mould. A thin layer of powder separates the two parts so they can be taken apart easily. The object to be cast must not have any inclusions and should …
EXCURSION TO CARL MERTENS & GEBR. HARTKOPF
EXCURSION TO CARL MERTENS & GEBR. HARTKOPF A Cutlery Manufacturer & Drop Forge in Solingen – 2.4.2019 Carl Mertens is a company with a long tradition which, for almost 100 years now, in addition to the production of cutlery, has paid special attention to the manufacture of high-quality kitchen knives. Carl Mertens cutlery is punched out …