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The BIM Champion 2024 in the category work by trainees and students: Sema Yilmaz from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Photo: Jens Ahner

IT meets sustainability: Student Sema Yilmaz Named BIM Champion 2024

On 7 May in Erfurt, Weimar student Sema Yilmaz was named best young talent in the category »Arbeiten von Auszubildenden und Studierenden« (Works by Trainees and Students) 2024 by buildingSMART Deutschland for her Bachelor’s thesis »BIM und Baustoffe« (BIM and Building Materials). Her work involved analysing eco-indicators of building materials and transferring object-related material properties into digital data models. The jury explained its decision saying the up-and-coming engineer of building materials thus made an important contribution to environmentally sustainable construction.

10.5. co-creation workshop as part of the »LAUDS Factories« project in Berlin

Since January 2024 and for the next three years, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is working together with the Technische Universität Berlin and twelve other European organisations on the joint project "LAUDS Factories". The aim of the initiative is to create a sustainable model for digital manufacturing. While most of the partner organisations are contributing their technical and entrepreneurial knowledge, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is adding its artistic perspective. The first workshop will now take place in Berlin on Friday, 10 May 2024.

Dresdner Erklärung: Die Bauwende beginnt im Studium

Mit seinem enormen Ressourcen- und Energieverbrauch, Emissionen und Abfall gehört der Bausektor im Kontext der Klimakrise zu den problematischsten Branchen. Gleichzeitig schlummern hier auch die größten Potenziale für ein neues, klimagerechtes Bauen. Um diese nutzen zu können, muss der Wandel schon im Studium beginnen.

Photo: Carolin Wick

CITY CYCLING 2024: For More Cycling in Weimar

In 2023, Climate Alliance, which is the largest European city network dedicated to climate protection, is once again calling on municipalities and their inhabitants to cycle as many kilometres as possible for three weeks between May and September to help support climate protection and promote cycling. Weimar will be participating in »CITY CYCLING« from 1 to 21 May 2024. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will take part for the third time and warmly invites all university members to join our team.

Photo: Carolin Wick

CITY CYCLING 2024: For More Cycling in Weimar

In 2023, Climate Alliance, which is the largest European city network dedicated to climate protection, is once again calling on municipalities and their inhabitants to cycle as many kilometres as possible for three weeks between May and September to help support climate protection and promote cycling. Weimar will be participating in »CITY CYCLING« from 1 to 21 May 2024. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will take part for the third time and warmly invites all university members to join our team.