1st

BUILDING
MATERIAL
CONGRESS
SRBIJA

beton
22. - 25.09.2016
Stari Banovci
Magacin Macura
organized by

OFROOM
CHRISTINE BÄRNTHALER

VLADIMIR LOVRIC

VLADIMIR MACURA
The congress is under the patronage of Professor

BORIS PODRECCA
in cooperation with

INZENJERSKA KOMORA SRBIJE

DR. DRAGOSLAV SUMARAC

UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
FACULTY ARCHITECTURE
DR. ANA NIKEZIC
BRANKO PAVIC
POSITIONS
OFROOM
Christine Baernthaler has founded the OFROOM Innovation Agency to take action between
Industry and Architecture for the communication of innovative material and products. OFROOM
is organized as a plattform. The work includes publication, media cooperation, exhibitions,
lectureprogram, teaching, consulting, product development, coaching of pilotprojects and net-
working. The OFROOM Gallery shows a selection of front-end innovations and maintains an
international but very personal network to producers and innovators throughout Europe.
In 2015, OFROOM layed a focus on the theme „CONCRETE“. A special exhibition
was organized with more than 80 product/material samples, historical reinventions, up-to-date
research results, innovations by architects and a selection of new products on the market. The
exhibition was successfully shown in Vienna‘s Stadthalle at the Architect@Work fair, in Vor-
arlberg at the fair com:bau and is scheduled for Zurich in the Baumuster-Centrale for January-
March 2017. The exhibition was documented in the beton:book (out of print) and has resulted
into a web plattform for public access: http://beton.ofroom.net
OFROOM will present this exhibition as well as an outstanding lecture program at Stari
Banovci in September 2016 to lay the foundation for an annual Building Material Congress to-
gether with local partners and with changing focus.

Vladimir Macura is an art collector and museums director. He lives in Vienna and Novi Banovci.
There he has built the extraordinary Museum Macura. His private collection is set in context
with contemporary art in his exhibition program. Somewhere further north, in Stari Banovci he
manages a second location, Magacin Macura, it was once a storage for grain, then it became a
warehouse. Here - Vladimir Macura has opened a space for discussion, critique, examination
and experiment - in the silence and the beauty of the location, at the edge to the Danube river.
He lets his property become a place to encounter and become inspired.

Magacin Macura - will be the place where the venue of the 1st Building Material Congress will
take place in Serbia.
Vladimir Lovric is editor of the architectural magazine Eko Kuća - english: Eco House. Just
recently he celebrated his 20st issue and the five year jubilee. The magazine presents sustai-
nable Architecture with extraordinary Design, built with cutting edge knowledge. The projects
introduced in the magazine are from different locations all around the globe and it corresponds
to an international level. Vladimir Lovric does a remarkable work, in both, art direction of the
magazine as well as economical. He proofs a visionary position and goes a brave path towards a
future of responsible and thoughtful architecture. His work has also created a meaningful local
network that reaches into architecture, industry and art.

Eko Kuća is hub, network and media partner and takes local responsibility of the organization of
the 1st Building Material Congress in Serbia.
OFROOM

OFROOM, Dampfschiffstraße 6, 1030 Vienna, Austria

Christine Bärnhtaler

Tel: 0043 664 5346877

E mail: cb@ofroom.at

http://beton.ofroom.net
MAGACIN MACURA

Magacin Macura, Zenit 4, Grcka 62, Stari Banovci, Srbija

Vladimir Macura

Tel: +381 64 472 96 29

E mail: muzejmacura@yahoo.de

http://www.muzejmacura.com/index_files/Page586.htm
EKO KUĆA

ekokuća, Gandijeva 57a, 11070 Novi Beograd, Serbia

Vladimir Lovric

Tel: 00381 11 2175 978

Mail: office@ekokult.org

www.ekokucamagazin.com
MOTIVATION
KNOW HOW TRANSFER
Serbia is in a formation phase. Political and economical harmonization with EU encourage to
meet with European player, strategies, tasks and technology. Buildings and structure will have
to adjust to a plan of sustainability, energysaving and a conservation of natural ressources.
Information and knowledge transfer (import) on ecological, „healthy“ and sustainable building
construction may influence present and future architecture in a future-proof and thus solid and
valuabel manner and good ratings.

The Building Material Congress has a layout of an annual venue and concentrates on the know-
how transfer on innovative building materials and constructions. The focus on defined material
groups allows profound insight in present and future development and represent the front-end of
European research and development. The congress offers the occasion to meet and approach, on
technical as well as economical level.

INCUBATOR
Introducing a selection of cutting edge innovation, R&D projects and new technologies give
impulses for ideas and applications. New technology leads to new development. Access to a new
network of innovators motivates exchange and cooperation.

Architecture is international and interdiciplinary creative industry, capeable to pick up any in-
formation and technology to think and generate something new.

Congress and exhibition will be a think-tank and meetingpoint for inspired architects, designers,
engineers and all people concerened with the building industry. New thoughts and projects will
result.

COOPERATION
The organizers of the congress are open for cooperations to enhance sustainable and valuable
architecture, inspired projects and international relations.
EXHIBITION

HISTORICAL CONCRETE,
RE-INVENTION
Roman-Cement, Roof- and Floor-Tiles following histroical recipes, Hydraulic Lime, Lime

INVENTIONS BY ARCHITECTS
Ornament Concrete, Organic Concrete, Infused Concrete, Concrete Tiles, DysCrete, TouchCrete, BlingCrete,
Foldable Concrete ...

CURRENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

PROJECTS
Eco Innovation (Facade), Functionally Graded Concrete, 3D Print, Infralight-Concrete, Biomineralization (self-
healing concrete), Aerogel Concrete, Functionalized Concrete

FRONT-END OF READY-FOR-MARKET INNOVATIONS

Thermo Active Building Systems in Concrete, Light-/Insulation Concrete, Hydrophobic Concrete, Textile
Reinforced Concrete, UHPC, Magnesit Concrete, Concrete Design Surfaces, Custom-Made Formliner, Graphic
Concrete, Rapid Cements

________

SPECIAL EXHIBITION ON:

MINERAL BUILDING INSULATION
MONOLITHIC MINERAL BUILDING
RENEWABLE ENERGY
FOCUS: ENERGY / RES-
SOURCES supported by:

In coordination with the GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit - a special show on
concrete and mineral products for energy efficient buildings will be presented and documented. The collection of
samples will be donated via GIZ to the Architecture Faculty at University of Belgrade.

INSULATING CONCRETE
Monolithic Building Systems based on Insulating Concrete meeting Energy Saving Regulations and Passivhouse
Standards

INSULATING MINERAL BRICKS

Monolithic Building Systems based on Insulating Mineral Bricks or Bricks with Mineral Core Insulation mee-
ting Energy Saving Regulations and Passivhouse Standards

MINERAL INSULATION
Mineral Insulating Boards, Mineral Insulation Plaster, Mineral Fillings

SANDWICH SOLUTIONS WITH MINERAL

HIGH PERFORMANCE INSULATION
Special products with high-performance-insulation boards for special performance, e.g. restoration or refurbish-
ment, dense urban areas, area saving within the building, heritage buildings.

THERMO ACTIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS

Concrete as a heat storage, cooling system or latent systeme and as a partner for renewable energy systems

CLIMATE PROTECTING SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS

Soil saving is an active partner in climate protection plans as well as the albedo effect. White cement to reflect
heat back into atmosphere, drainage systems to avoid soil sealing
LECTURES
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Dr. Klaus Bollinger

Head of the Architecture Faculty at University of Applied Art, Vienna. Bollinger + Grohmann is
located in Frankfurt am Main, Vienna, Paris, Oslo and Melbourne. The office provides a comple-
te range of structural design services for clients and projects worldwide. For years they have
been collaborating successfully with numerous internationally recognised architects (Zaha
Hadid, CoopHimmbelb(l)au, OMA, Dominique Perrault, Frank Gehry, Sanaa Architects, ...) and
strive to always provide the best solution through their creativity and technical excellence.
The Key-Note Lecture will give insight on concrete performance in extraordinary contemporary
architecture optimized by Bollinger-Grohmann Engineers. http://www.bollinger-grohmann.com/

FOCUS LECTURES (40 min each)

Matthias Bauer

MBA/S - Matthias Bauer Associates, Stuttgart, House 36 is built with insulating concrete as a
monolithic construcion with fair-faced concrete inside and outside. Energy saving regulations
were met. House 36 is a light-tower project in the development of insulating concrete, not only
meeting energy saving regulations but also performing superior design and engineering solu-
tions. http://www.mbas.de/

Daniel Schmeer

The Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of
Stuttgart under Dr. Werner Sobek has invented the term Functionally Graded Doncrete and con-
tinously researches on lightweight structures as well as the optimization of material perfomrance
in a graded layout. Future graded materials will contribute to the efficient use of materials in
building. http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ilek/

Dr. Thomas Teichmann

G.tecz Engineering is an innovation and research & development company on cement bonded
high tech materials for industry applications. Latest research and technical expertises, like nano
based particle packing, optimizing algorithms, calculation of water film thicknesses, evolutio-
nary algorithms, Finite Element Methods and databases are used to develop cement bonded high
tech materials and innovations. http://www.gtecz-engineering.com/
Matthias Bauer

MBA/S - Matthias Bauer Associa-

tes, Stuttgart, House 36 is built with
insulating concrete as a monolithic
construcion with fair-faced concrete
inside and outside. Energy saving
regulations were met. House 36 is a
light-tower project in the develop-
ment of insulating concrete, not only
meeting energy saving regulations
but also performing superior design
and engineering solutions.
http://www.mbas.de/
Danien Schmeer / ILEK Stuttgart

In both its research and its teaching activities, the

Institute for Lightweight Structures and Concep-
tual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart
merges the architectural subject areas of design
and form with the engineering fields of analysis,
construction, and material science.
Funcionally graded concrete, mineral hollow sphe-
res, sandwich construction and iced-sand-3D-print
formliners are among the concrete innovations
that will be introduced.
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ilek/1/research/profile/
Dr. Thomas Teichmann

G.tecz Engineering is an innovation

and research & development com-
pany on cement bonded high tech
materials for industry applications.
Latest research and technical experti-
ses, like nano based particle packing,
optimizing algorithms, calculation of
water film thicknesses, evolutionary
algorithms, Finite Element Methods
and databases are used to develop
cement bonded high tech materials
and innovations. Their technologies
are fast, cost-effective, customer ori-
ented and based on local ressources.
http://www.gtecz-engineering.com/
LECTURES - RESEARCH LAB (15 min each)

Dr. Patrick Fontana

BAM - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany, introducing the H-House
Project - Eco-Innovative Components for Housing Construction. http://www.h-house-project.eu/

Oliver Gericke

The interdisciplinary C³ project (Carbon Concrete Composite) is developing a new composite

material based on carbon fiber and high-performance concrete in a consortium consisting of 130
partners from research, industry and industrial associations. http://corporate.evonik.com/en/me-
dia/press_releases/Pages/news-details.aspx?newsid=57882

Georg Grasser

ARGE Grasser Murero - Report on work and development in progress. Experiments in form and
performance of concrete for contemporary design. Development of new manufacturing methods
for folding of concrete, experiences in concrete 3-D printing and CO 2 reduced raw-material.

Dr. Thomas Koch

Kronos International Inc, introduces their Purebau R&D project on photocatalythic active high-
efficient building meaterial, based on TiO 2 as well as new measuring techniques and equipment
to rate air-claening effects. www.purebau.com

Gerold Ulrich

Presents a range of re-invention of traditional and historical building products based on lime,
hydraulic lime and roman cement as well as the application with traditional techiques in contem-
porary architecture. http://www.geroldulrich.com/
PECHA KUCHA PRESENTATIONS
(20x20 - 20 PPT SLIDES, 20 SEC EACH SLIDE = 6
MIN 40 SEC)

Sto - Jelena Čuturilo (SRB) & Fr. Romana Venier (HR) - Sto Therm Cell
http://www.ofroom.at/forum-architektur-bauforum-0316-thema-es-brennt/

Bucherplatten http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/peter-
bucher-bucherplatten/

Lafarge http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/lafargeholcim-
ductal-uhpc/

Uzin http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/uzin-utz-schnell-
zementestrich/

Reckli http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/reckli-betonab-
druck/

Liapor http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/cooperative-
leichtbeton-isolationsbeton/
V.Fraas http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/v-fraas-sitgrid/
Creabeton http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/creabeton-
fassadenelement-vena/

Creabeton http://beton.ofroom.net/beton/materialbook/produkt/creabeton-
fassadenelement-vena/

Bisotherm http://www.ofroom.at/forum-architektur-bauforum-0416-skin-
ziegel/

Fixit - Aerogel Insulation Plaster http://www.fixit.ch/aerogel/

WORKSHOPS
IN KOOPERATION WITH THE
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
OF UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE

Matthias Bauer

House 36 demonstrates a first monolithic fair-faced concrete building that also meets enginee-
ring demands. Performance of the insulation concrete „Technolith“ with glassfoam has been
stretched to it‘s limits. A learning process also with failures. Matthias Bauer will guide through
his eperiences in planing and application practice of insulation concrete and will also work out
the advantages of monolithic mineral buildings compared to EIFS Systems.

Georg Grasser

Foldable Concrete - material qualities, formlining and design are interrelated. A new, specific
concrete quality and method of manufacturing has been developed by Grasser Murero to meet
their design visions. In this workshop their technology will be applied. Students are invited, to
continue the process by finding new design options based on the techniques offered.

Mandred Berthold, Johannes Kirnbauer, Asynkron Architekten, xhochbau.h1

Mastermodul Experimenteller Hochbau, TU Wien - Concrete Canoe. A team of students and

assistant professors from TU Vienna have participated for the first time at the 2015 „Betonka-
nu Regatta“ in Germany - a competition exiciting for 30 years now. They won the 2nd price for
the category „construction“. The team will come to Stari Banovci, a canoe will be built in the
workshop with the application of ultra-high-performance concrete. In an intensive workshop, ex-
periences of the master class experimental construction will be shared with the participants. The
goal is to bring a new boat to water and celebrate a successful ride on the Danube.
Matthias Bauer MBA/S

In addition to his lecture, Matthias

Bauer will give an intensiv work-
shop on „Monolithic constructions in
concrete“. He will guide through his
eperiences in planing and application
practice of insulation concrete as a
set of parameters for a design pro-
cess. How does insulation meet with
structural performance? What are the
pro‘s to confirm a contractor‘s wish
for a monolithic building? Which
are the problems, how to deal with
difficult or unusual issues? How do
details work? The design workshop
will generate questions and answers.

supported by:
Georg Grasser for ARGE
Grasser Murero

Concrete is fashionable and has defi-

netly established in the design world.
It has become luxury to use concre-
te in design objects, furniture and
interior design. Grasser Murero have
taken concrete under an intensiv re-
search with a focus on stretching the
material‘s qualities to design novel-
ties in concrete. Successfully! The
workshop will give the opportunity
to learn from their experience and
work into new designs.
Manfred Berthold, Johannes
Kirnbauer, Asynkron Archi-
tekten, xhochbau.h1

Mastermodul Experimenteller Hoch-

bau, TU Wien - Concrete Canoe. A
team of students and assistant pro-
fessors from TU Vienna have parti-
cipated for the first time at the 2015
„Betonkanu Regatta“ in Germany - a
competition exiciting for 30 years
now. They won the 2nd price for the
category „construction“. The team
will come to Stari Banovci, a canoe
will be built in the workshop with
the application of ultra-high-per-
formance concrete. In an intensive
workshop, experiences of the master
class experimental construction will
be shared with the participants. The
goal is to bring a new boat to water
and celebrate a successful ride on the
Danube.
Support has been applied at:

Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
Außenwirtschafts Center Belgrad
Dr. Erika Teoman-Brenner

Österreichisches Kulturforum Belgrad

Mag. Johannes Irschik

Goethe-Institut Belgrad
Dr. Matias Miler-Wiferig

Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Renate Schindlbeck
22ND SEPT. 2016 - OPENING, KEY-NOTE LECTURE
23RD SEPT. 2016 - LECTURE PROGRAM
24TH-25TH Sept. 2016 - WORKSHOPS

Participation:
Fees will be announced by the
Serbian Chamber of Engineers.

Lectures and Workshops will be acknowledged with

training points according to the announcement of the
Serbian Chamber of Engineers.

Catering: Coffee, soft-drinks, water, lunch, snacks

Hotel: Belgrad or Novi Banovci

Shuttle Belgrad - Stari Banovci

Webinair: Lectures will be open for external participation

via webinair, supported and organized by the
Serbian Chamber of Engineers

Workshops:
Students will receive grades by the University of
Belgrade for participation.