2,600 square meters for lightweight construction research in Cottbus
The 3H research center at the main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will be opened at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Dr. Manja Schüle, Minister of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg (MWFK), and Frank Stolper, State Secretary of Finance responsible for the state's structural engineering, will inaugurate the new building together with BTU President Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande in Cottbus. The new research center is home to the Institute for Lightweight Construction and Value-Added Management (ILW) and enables joint research under one roof for the first time. Scientists at the institute teach and conduct interdisciplinary research along the value chain - from the material, through the manufacturing process, to the complex structural component - on metal- and plastic-intensive lightweight construction technologies, which are becoming increasingly important in Brandenburg, in particular in the context of structural change. The main users of the new research center are the chairs "Joining and Welding Technology", "Polymer-Based Lightweight Construction" and "Production Administration" as well as "Tool Making Machines" of Faculty 3 "Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems".
"Lightweight construction is a key technology. The 3H Research Center now enables interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of metal- and plastic-intensive lightweight construction technologies at one location for the first time," says BTU President Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande. "This creates synergies that come to fruition in renowned projects such as SpreeTec neXt, InnoCarbEnergy and TransHyDE. My thanks go to the MWFK, the MdFE and the Brandenburg State Office for Real Estate and Construction."
Science Minister Dr. Manja Schüle: "Gift for the tenth anniversary of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg: What are students and teachers most excited about? About new, modern rooms with enough space for excellent science, applied research and innovative teaching! The 3H Research Center, which opened today, will unite large parts of the Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Energy Systems departments. The BTU - in the middle of the future Lusatia Science Park - is the strongest engine for successful structural change in Lusatia. And the new building is an important building block in the gears. At this point, congratulations to the university on its anniversary!"
"The state is committed to providing its universities with the structural conditions they need for research and teaching," emphasized Frank Stolper, the State Secretary of Finance responsible for the state's structural engineering. "Of course, there is a desire on the part of the universities that renovations or, as in this case, a new building be made available more quickly. In view of the gratifying development of our universities and the planning and implementation periods associated with construction, this is not surprising. You can see from the new research center what the state is achieving in university construction. The new building is virtually tailor-made. It combines an experimental hall with laboratories, teaching rooms and offices under one roof. Researchers and teachers in the field of metal- and plastic-intensive lightweight construction technologies can work together here on an interdisciplinary basis. I wish all users that the new building and the short distances will have a beneficial effect on their work."
About the 3H Research Center
Client: Brandenburg State Office for Real Estate and Construction (BLB) on behalf of the State of Brandenburg
Architects: Abelmann Vielain Pock Architekten BDA Berlin
Main usable area: 2,571 square meters
Gross floor area: 4,830 square meters
Construction costs: 17.3 million euros
Building materials: concrete with glazing
The three-story new L-shaped building frames the experimental hall with laboratories located at the rear. The curtain facade of precast concrete elements and generous glazing give the building an inviting character. This transparency is also continued on the inside. The foyer area provides insights into the research work of the experimental hall through glazing and an adjoining gallery.
The first floor contains technical areas, sanitary rooms, storage and changing rooms. The main public functions - the seminar room, the exercise room and the CAD laboratory - are located on the second floor. The second and third floors primarily house faculty offices with meeting areas and copy rooms. A large and divisible meeting room is located on the second floor. A PC pool that can also be used by students is located on the third floor. The entire new building is accessible as a public building.
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