ReSidual

- TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann, Professorship Digital Design and Fabrication
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Dietsch, Professorship Timber Structures and Building Construction

- Gropyus AG

ReSidual aims to use digital construction technology to use wood more economically as a resource in the construction industry. Waste material from the production of timber components will be joined into load-bearing components using artificial intelligence and robotic fabrication methods. Combining wood with building clay will further reduce the amount of wood required.

In the cooperation project between the KIT Professorship for Digital Design and Fabrication, the KIT Professorship for Timber and Building Construction, and the industry partner GROPYIUS, the necessary AI-based planning and robotic manufacturing processes, joining techniques, and the clay-wood material composite are to be researched.

The findings will evaluate the structural and architectural potential of such a recyclable and wood-saving construction method and provide an outlook on possible applications to replace established wood-concrete composite ceilings.