Alte Dresdner Straße 99 | 01108 Dresden

Founded

2008 as a funded ZIM NEMO network, from 2013 independently as an association based in Dresden

Milestones

Development of an on-site value chain for fibre- and textile-reinforced concrete and practical implementation of pioneering demonstrators in textile and carbon concrete construction: 2012 Carbon Concrete Pavilion Kahla | 2018/2019 Carbon Concrete Pavilion Dresden | 2017/2022 Project partner for CUBE, the world’s first building made of carbon concrete on the TU Dresden campus | Renovation of underground car parks, multistorey car parks and parking decks | Renovation of underground infrastructure

Management

Board of Directors Dr Gerald Eisewicht, Dr Ingelore Gaitzsch (both Dresden) and Dr Wolfgang Möckel (Chemnitz)

Network management Dr Ingelore Gaitzsch

Production/research facilities

Companies, universities and research institutes

Main areas of work/research

Thin-walled single and multicurved structures made of carbon concrete | Renovation and reinforcement with carbon concrete | Development and application of nonwoven reinforced concrete structures including hybrid structures with additional carbon fibre reinforcement 

Product range: production of lightweight load-bearing building elements and lightweight finishing structures, production of lightweight shell structures, refurbishment/reinforcement of reinforced concrete including all associated planning services | Street furniture, garden and landscape architecture, art and design applications

Further training programmes in the craft sector 

Philosophy 

“Construction + textile industry + lightweight construction: we combine cross-industry expertise for innovative, resource-efficient and sustainable construction.”

Concrete is one of the most important building materials. However, its low tensile strength requires a reinforcement that is made of steel according to the state of the art. As steel rusts, it must be protected by 20 to 60 mm thick layers of concrete. If textile structures made of high-performance fibres are used as reinforcement, concrete coverings of 1 mm are sufficient. This enables very filigree, resource-saving constructions. Textiles and construction – two completely different fields of technology – have together created a high-performance material that opens up new possibilities for design and construction. With this in mind, the texton network acts as an association of small and medium-sized companies in the construction industry, closely networked with regional research institutions. Its work focuses on the development of practical new textile-concrete products and fibre composite construction methods.

Picture credits

Impression CARBON PAVILLON Dresden | Photo: Lukas Liebig | Design: Gerd Priebe

Carbon concrete pavilion Kahla, built in 2012 | Photo: Dr Ingelore Gaitzsch | Design: Maren Kupke AIB GmbH

CUBE - carbon concrete building in Dresden | Photo: TU Dresden ITM

Glass fibre grid (white) and carbon fibre grid (black) | Photos: Dr Ingelore Gaitzsch