BAU, the world's leading trade fair, takes place in Munich every two years. In 2025, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is participating as an exhibitor. Photo: Dana Höftmann
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From 13 to 17 January, the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, together with the WBA Weimar, will be presenting degree programmes and offering insights into current research topics. Photo: Dana Höftmann
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Markus Boden of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar was awarded a prize for his digital BIM Check from the »RKW Kompetenzzentrum« and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Photo: Dana Höftmann
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Robot dog SPOT will be charged with monitoring construction sites in the future. Visitors to the trade fair will also have the opportunity to take the wheel. Photo: Dana Höftmann
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Published: 16 January 2025

Putting Digitalisation to the Test: Markus Boden Wins IT Young Talent Competition

Up-and-coming talent in the construction industry was recognised by the »RKW Kompetenzzentrum« at »BAU 2025«, the world’s leading trade fair, in Munich on 14 January 2025. Among the award winners was Markus Boden, a scientific associate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His free digitalisation check for small and medium-sized companies in the construction industry impressed the jury and won him first place in the »Baubetriebswirtschaft« category. The university will be represented at a stand at the trade fair until Friday.

Markus Boden studied Management [Bau Immobilien Infrastruktur] (Management / Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure) at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. His Master's thesis included developing a free tool that helps small and mid-sized companies and public organisations to digitalise their processes step by step. »The tool is based on an online questionnaire that identifies potential for optimisation and the degree of digitalisation in the form of a traffic light«, explains Boden.

But participants are not left to fend for themselves with the results: The European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar provides support for entrepreneurs on their way to digitalisation. The European support network offers training and advice on financing and business models in the fields of mobility and logistics, IT infrastructure and software, construction, energy and resources, tourism, industrial production, and healthcare.

»BAU 2025« in Munich

The digitalisation tool is now being presented at »BAU«, the world’s leading trade fair, in Munich. From 13 to 17 January, staff from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Bauhaus Further Education Academy will be showcasing how the next generation of engineers will be prepared for challenges in the fields of construction, real estate, and infrastructure. Exhibits include drone-based aerial photography and 3D visualisations of buildings, robot-assisted building monitoring, intelligent building materials and innovative solutions for climate and energy, waste and resources, water and mobility. 2025 is the first year that the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be present as a exhibitor with their own booth in Hall A4, the trade fair’s innovation hub.

»Built on IT – A Career in Construction with a Future«

The »RKW Kompetenzzentrum« competition is sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and was initiated in 2002. It is organised by social partnerships in the construction industry and supported by numerous sponsors and media partnerships. The broad range of work submitted highlights how up-and-coming talent from the construction industry is shaping the future of the sector with the help of digitalisation and artificial intelligence.

2025 »Auf IT gebaut« Prize Winners in the »Baubetriebswirtschaft« Category

1st Place
Markus Boden, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
»Digitalisierung auf dem Prüfstand: Digital Maturity Assessments für BIM in der Infrastruktur«

2nd Place
Valentin Resapow, TU Hamburg
»Baustellenkarten zur Automatisierung und Visualisierung von Baustellen«

3rd Place
Sebastian Esser, TU München
»Inkrementelle Versionskontrolle verteilt vorliegender Objektmodelle im Bauwesen«

For further information on the competition, visit: https://www.aufitgebaut.de/

Further information on the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar can be found at: www.uni-weimar.de/bau-und-umwelt

Test it out: Click here for the free EU digital check: https://check.edih.digital/