The Priority Program 2187-General Information

The priority program (PP) 2187 "Adaptive Modular Construction made in a Flux" brings together the disciplines of civil engineering, mechanical engineering, architecture, and mathematics. The goal is replacing the craft-based manufacturing of concrete components with automated, serial production methods. Since 2020, 14 individual sub-projects - in addition to the coordination project - researched across two funding periods of 3 years each towards this paradigm shift in concrete construction. Thereby, 9 universities, 22 institutes, 25 principal investigators (PI) and around 60 early-career researches participated from all over Germany. The PP was initiated and coordinated by the Institute of Concrete Structures at the Ruhr University Bochum. The structure and organization of the PP was carried out through thematic working groups, benchmark- and demonstrator projects. In addition to annual status meetings, the research findings were published in national and international journals as well as at conferences presenting project-related and collaborative results. Furthermore, workshops were organized and conducted to provide discipline-specific and interdisciplinary education for participants. The present contribution outlines the key developments and measures undertaken.