CollaborAItive Construction Campus Coburg (4C)

Anchored in three key research areas at Coburg University, this research initiative aims to explore holistic AI- and data-driven solutions and translate them into practice to facilitate the transition to a healthy, sustainable, and digitized construction industry, reduce the construction sector’s ecological footprint, improve energy efficiency, and enable personalized building health. To this end, a research environment is being developed on the site of the former Coburg slaughterhouse, which enables the collaborative and interdisciplinary development and testing of research ideas for innovative, physical, and digital construction and renovation concepts in both real and virtual spaces. This includes: 1) Inventory assessment of buildings using innovative sensor technology and measurement methods. 2) Modeling and optimization of efficient renovation processes and building materials using AI and immersive technologies, and 3) Automated and robotics-supported implementation of renovation procedures. The research project will explore the following question as an example: “How can the renovation process of existing buildings be accelerated and optimized in terms of energy efficiency and building biology through digital and AI-supported tools?”

The research space and project are being implemented through interdisciplinary collaboration between civil engineering, computer science, sensor technology, bioanalytics, and additive manufacturing. A central element of the research space is the interdisciplinary training concept for early-career researchers, which facilitates peer-to-peer exchange between students from different disciplines and at various levels of qualification. By supporting early-career researchers from the master’s level through to the doctoral level, the project contributes to the further development and strengthening of the applicant’s doctoral centers “Sustainable and Intelligent Systems” and Analytics4Health, as well as the Graduate College “Energy-Self-Sufficient Buildings.”

Subproject ISAT:

Across various application scenarios, existing buildings are modally assessed in terms of their geometry, materials, construction, installed technology, and vibration behavior, as well as their condition (building survey), and are continuously monitored using multisensor systems. To this end, innovative non-invasive ultrasound and radar measurement methods for use in construction and renovation are being further developed, building on previous projects.

Projekt duration: January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2029

Funding agency:  Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt 

 

Program:  HAW-Reasearch area: Qualification_Research at Universitities of Applied Sciences (HAW)