Projects per year
Organization profile
Organisation profile
Head of research group: Dario Parigi
Our research
Research focus
- Load bearing capacity of structures
- Innovative materials
- Circular construction (upcycling, design for disassembly)
- Minimization of material use in structures
- Serviceability of lightweight structures (vibration problems in buildings)
- Extending lifetime of existing buildings (strengthening systems / Structural Health Monitoring )
- Design of buildings with flexibility and adaptivity
- Development of design tools for improved Life – Cycle performance
Societal challenges
The construction sector is currently experiencing increasing pressure to minimize the environmental impact, related to material scarcity and global warming. It is responsible for 11% of all carbon emissions in the world through embodied carbon emissions- the energy and emissions from materials and construction. Structures alone can account for more than 50% of the embodied carbon in buildings depending on the building type, height and structural material. The Sustainable Structures, Constructions and Materials Research Group (SUSTAIN) wants to find solutions to these challenges.
The need for new knowledge
Life cycle analysis in buildings accounts for the operational energy on one hand and embodied energy from materials and construction processes on the other one. Improved operational energy efficiency has increased the percentage by which embodied energy impact the total life cycle of building structures; despite a growing interest in this field, practitioners lack a broad insight of embodied energy in buildings and how it´s possible to reduce it. A minimization of these emissions requires innovative solutions in the approach to design, construction processes and materials.
Therefore, there is a pressing need to investigate innovative solutions in design, modelling, construction and monitoring of structures, leading to e.g. reduced material use, reuse of material and structural elements, new efficient concepts or extended lifetime of buildings and infrastructures.
Research efforts
The reduction of embodied energy in a structural system can take many forms, which may involve different competence areas and detail level simultaneously, and include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Material saving strategies allow minimizing the environmental footprint and at the same time to tackle issues related to material scarcity and supply.
- Construction and process related strategies to minimize resources in transportation, assembly, and disassembly.
- Structural Health Monitoring, retrofitting, design strategies for flexible, adaptable buildings allows extending the lifetime of buildings, improve their performance, and extend their lifetime.
Modelling of structural behaviour, material modelling and testing is the backbone of the activities. Finite Element is the dominating numerical tool that can handle linear as well as non-linear problems. Advanced numerical models and parametric models enable optimization of the material layout e.g. reinforcement in concrete, layout in composite structures such as wind turbine blades, or the optimization of the form of structural elements (computational morphogenesis). Life-Cycle analysis (LCA) is applied and investigated to support adoption of better practices in the industry.
Collaboration
SUSTAIN aims at establishing cross-organizational collaboration within the department, and at strengthening international collaborations with Universities. In particular the areas in which for collaboration are building management, building physics, risk and safety and sustainability of Buildings. SUSTAIN is furthermore establishing collaboration with the industry and authorities for the development of guidelines for buildings and infrastructures.
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Profiles
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Christian Overgaard Christensen
- The Faculty of Engineering and Science - Research assistant
- Department of the Built Environment - Research assistant
- Research Group for Structures, Geotechnics and Risk - Research assistant
- Sustainable Structures, Materials and Construction Research Group - Research assistant
Person: VIP
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Thomas Cornelius
- The Faculty of Engineering and Science - Seniorforsker
- Department of the Built Environment - Seniorforsker
- Research Group for Structures, Geotechnics and Risk - Seniorforsker
- Sustainable Structures, Materials and Construction Research Group - Seniorforsker
Person: VIP
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Kenneth Dahl Schiøttz Damsgaard
- The Faculty of Engineering and Science - Business PhD
- Department of the Built Environment - Business PhD
- Research Group for Structures, Geotechnics and Risk - Business PhD
- Sustainable Structures, Materials and Construction Research Group - Business PhD
Person: External
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Life cycle assessment and EPD development on contruction materials
26/04/2023 → 31/07/2023
Project: Consultancy
Research output
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Decision analytic approach for the reclassification of concrete bridges by using elastic limit information from proof loading
Kapoor, M., Christensen, C. O., Schmidt, J. W., Sørensen, J. D. & Thöns, S., Apr 2023, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 232, 109049.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Grønne tage: status på viden og erfaringer
Jensen, N. F., Cornelius, T. & Du, G., 2023, (Accepted/In press) BUILD, Aalborg Universitet. 69 p.Translated title of the contribution :Green roofs: state of the art and experiences Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research › peer-review
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Reliability-Based Proof Load Factors for Assessment of Bridges
Christensen, C. O., DAHL SCHIØTTZ DAMSGAARD, K., Sørensen, J. D., Engelund, S., Goltermann, P. & Schmidt, J. W., 18 Apr 2023, In: Buildings. 13, 4, 1060.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Additional file 1 of Targeted AntiBiotics for Chronic pulmonary diseases (TARGET ABC): can targeted antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected patients with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and asthma? A multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label trial
Eklöf, J. (Creator), Alispahic, I. A. (Creator), Sivapalan, P. (Creator), Wilcke, T. (Creator), Seersholm, N. (Creator), Armbruster, K. (Creator), Kjærgaard, J. L. (Creator), Saeed, M. I. (Creator), Nielsen, T. L. (Creator), Browatzki, A. (Creator), Overgaard, R. H. (Creator), Fenlev, C. S. (Creator), Harboe, Z. B. (Creator), Andreassen, H. F. (Creator), Lapperre, T. S. (Creator), Pedersen, L. (Creator), Johnsen, S. (Creator), Ulrik, C. S. (Creator), Janner, J. (Creator), Moberg, M. (Creator), Heidemann, M. (Creator), Weinreich, U. M. (Creator), Vijdea, R. (Creator), Linde, H. (Creator), Titlestad, I. (Creator), Johansson, S. L. (Creator), Rosenvinge, F. S. (Creator), Østergaard, C. (Creator), Ghathian, K. S. A. (Creator), Gundersen, L. (Creator), Christensen, C. W. (Creator), Bangsborg, J. (Creator), Jensen, T. T. (Creator), Sørensen, V. M. (Creator), Ellingsgaard, T. (Creator), Datcu, R. (Creator), Coia, J. E. (Creator), Bodtger, U. (Creator) & Jensen, J. U. S. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21218495, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_1_of_Targeted_AntiBiotics_for_Chronic_pulmonary_diseases_TARGET_ABC_can_targeted_antibiotic_therapy_improve_the_prognosis_of_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa-infected_patients_with_chronic_pulmonary_obstructive_disease_non-cystic_fibr/21218495
Dataset: Supplementary material
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Additional file 2 of Targeted AntiBiotics for Chronic pulmonary diseases (TARGET ABC): can targeted antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected patients with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and asthma? A multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label trial
Eklöf, J. (Creator), Alispahic, I. A. (Creator), Sivapalan, P. (Creator), Wilcke, T. (Creator), Seersholm, N. (Creator), Armbruster, K. (Creator), Kjærgaard, J. L. (Creator), Saeed, M. I. (Creator), Nielsen, T. L. (Creator), Browatzki, A. (Creator), Overgaard, R. H. (Creator), Fenlev, C. S. (Creator), Harboe, Z. B. (Creator), Andreassen, H. F. (Creator), Lapperre, T. S. (Creator), Pedersen, L. (Creator), Johnsen, S. (Creator), Ulrik, C. S. (Creator), Janner, J. (Creator), Moberg, M. (Creator), Heidemann, M. (Creator), Weinreich, U. M. (Creator), Vijdea, R. (Creator), Linde, H. (Creator), Titlestad, I. (Creator), Johansson, S. L. (Creator), Rosenvinge, F. S. (Creator), Østergaard, C. (Creator), Ghathian, K. S. A. (Creator), Gundersen, L. (Creator), Christensen, C. W. (Creator), Bangsborg, J. (Creator), Jensen, T. T. (Creator), Sørensen, V. M. (Creator), Ellingsgaard, T. (Creator), Datcu, R. (Creator), Coia, J. E. (Creator), Bodtger, U. (Creator) & Jensen, J. U. S. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21218498, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_2_of_Targeted_AntiBiotics_for_Chronic_pulmonary_diseases_TARGET_ABC_can_targeted_antibiotic_therapy_improve_the_prognosis_of_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa-infected_patients_with_chronic_pulmonary_obstructive_disease_non-cystic_fibr/21218498
Dataset: Supplementary material
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Additional file 1 of Targeted AntiBiotics for Chronic pulmonary diseases (TARGET ABC): can targeted antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected patients with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and asthma? A multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label trial
Eklöf, J. (Creator), Alispahic, I. A. (Creator), Sivapalan, P. (Creator), Wilcke, T. (Creator), Seersholm, N. (Creator), Armbruster, K. (Creator), Kjærgaard, J. L. (Creator), Saeed, M. I. (Creator), Nielsen, T. L. (Creator), Browatzki, A. (Creator), Overgaard, R. H. (Creator), Fenlev, C. S. (Creator), Harboe, Z. B. (Creator), Andreassen, H. F. (Creator), Lapperre, T. S. (Creator), Pedersen, L. (Creator), Johnsen, S. (Creator), Ulrik, C. S. (Creator), Janner, J. (Creator), Moberg, M. (Creator), Heidemann, M. (Creator), Weinreich, U. M. (Creator), Vijdea, R. (Creator), Linde, H. (Creator), Titlestad, I. (Creator), Johansson, S. L. (Creator), Rosenvinge, F. S. (Creator), Østergaard, C. (Creator), Ghathian, K. S. A. (Creator), Gundersen, L. (Creator), Christensen, C. W. (Creator), Bangsborg, J. (Creator), Jensen, T. T. (Creator), Sørensen, V. M. (Creator), Ellingsgaard, T. (Creator), Datcu, R. (Creator), Coia, J. E. (Creator), Bodtger, U. (Creator) & Jensen, J. U. S. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21218495.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_1_of_Targeted_AntiBiotics_for_Chronic_pulmonary_diseases_TARGET_ABC_can_targeted_antibiotic_therapy_improve_the_prognosis_of_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa-infected_patients_with_chronic_pulmonary_obstructive_disease_non-cystic_fibr/21218495/1
Dataset: Supplementary material
Prizes
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Esbjerg Universitetspris til Ph. d. studerende
Ulriksen, Martin Dalgaard (Recipient), 17 Nov 2014
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
Activities
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Joint Committee of Globe Consensus on Sustainability in the Built Environment (External organisation)
Guangli Du (Member)
1 Dec 2022 → …Activity: Memberships › Membership of committees, commissions, boards, councils, associations, organisations, or similar
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Moderator for Dawid Augustyn's PhD defence
Guangli Du (Organizer)
18 Feb 2022Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Bygningsreglementet - kurset som giver dig det store overblik
Ernst Jan de Place Hansen (Lecturer), Lone Sigbrand (Lecturer), Thomas Cornelius (Lecturer), Birgit Rasmussen (Lecturer), Niels Bruus Varming (Lecturer), Leon Buhl (Lecturer), Eva B. Møller (Lecturer), Christopher Just Johnston (Lecturer) & Peter Mainz Bendtsen (Lecturer)
2 Jun 2021 → 3 Jun 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
Press/Media
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Gammelt træ fra nedrevne bygninger kan bruges til nye, bæredygtige byggerier
16/02/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Efter kun 5 år skal Carlsberg Byens vartegn renoveres
02/02/2023 → 08/02/2023
12 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Cowi-rapport sår tvivl om betontest i skandalehøjhus
Lars Damkilde
17/11/2020 → 18/11/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media