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Short subscription Stahlbau - 3 trial issues
Stahlbau (Steel Structures), the journal for steel, composite and lightweight metal construction in the entire field of construction.

VDI Study: Germany remains a top center of technology
Germany will remain a wordwide leading center for technology and innovation in the future. A prerequisite, however, is that future political decisions are based on technical solutions. Among the sectors where German industry leads is e.g. renewable energy.

World championship 2011 lottery
Place your bet on the world champion 2011 and win a textbook from Ernst & Sohn.

60th Birthday of Professor Dr.-Ing. Karl Josef Witt
On 23 May 2011 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl Josef Witt, Professor of Soil Engineering at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, celebrated his 60th birthday.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Eurocode 2!
A lecture by Dr.-Ing. Frank Fingerloos at the Fachbuchhandlung Lehmanns in Berlin.
14 June 2011, begins at 20:30, Admission: 4 €, reduced rate: 2 €

Concrete Construction (Bauen mit Beton)
Download this article from Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 3/2011 for free.
Klaus Bollinger
It is difficult to imagine today's architectural repertoire without free-form structures. Concrete offers many possibilities in terms of structure and design. Its physical properties make it easy to shape and allow many different surface treatments and coloring.

75 Jahre INROS LACKNER AG
Architecture and engineering firm INROS LACKNER AG is among the top 10 German design offices. In May, northern Germany's largest general planers celebrated their 75th anniversary.

Die Kunst der Ingenieure _ Best of Engineering _ Positions
The Ingenieur Baukunst Verein and TU Berlin organize a half-day, high-quality symposium on 30 June 2011 outlining positions on the art of structural engineering.

Baltic I Offshore-Wind Park connected to the grid
Download this article from Bautechnik 5/2011 for free.
The off-shore wind park Baltic I north of the Darß-Zingst peninsula is nearing completion. In April all 21 turbines and a substation platform operated by EnBW were connected to the power grid.
DVB's Emil Mörsch Medal awarded to Holger Svensson
The highest distinction by the German Concrete and Construction Technology Association (DVB) is awarded every other year to those persons which – as did the eponym – has distinguished himself by extraordinary services in the field of construction technology.



