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BERLIN WIRKSHOP with ELEMENTE MaterialFORUM
ELEMENTE MaterialForum and G.tecz will have a CONCRETE & LIGHT Workshop in Berlin parallel to the exhibition - LICHT IN NEUER DIMENSION
23. February - 10:00 am, Berlin
Quantz-Lamp by Miriam Aust and Sebastian Amelung
Kassel, 22.11.2011 - Galerie auf Zeit
The two designers Miriam Aust and Sebastian Amelung created a fantastic lamp made of a special developed Quantz. The fantastic combination of the lamp in context to the ceramic like material is outstanding.
photos: © Minu Lee
G.tecz article on Quantz and blueCONCRETE in the actual BFT magazine
>> Download the BFT G.tecz article
New Products by Doreen Westphal at the 100% Design in London
G.tecz is laureate of the HESSIAN FOUNDER AWARD 2011
2011/09/22 Baunatal, Germany
G.tecz is laureate of the HESSIAN FOUNDER AWARD 2011 in the category 'INNOVATIVE BUSINESS IDEA'. The award was handed by the Ministry of commerce, transport and development of the State of Hesse.
Doreen Westphal at the 100% Design London with Quantz products
100% Design London | 22-25 september as part of Tuttobene | Aubin Gallery, 64-66 Redchurchstreet, E2 7DP London
THREE STEPS to your individual high-tech concrete
G.tecz uses special developed and unique mathematic algorithms to optimize and develop cement bonded high-tech materials, combined with long lasting experience among more than 120 projects worldwide - leading you to a more than state of the art concrete technology - Your individual, economical and ecological blueCONCRETE or Quantz. G.tecz will develope these superlatives for you within three steps: ALFA, BETA und Version One.
> FREE FIRST STEP
> Just ship a small amount of raw-materials
> Rough analysis of materials, data and prospect
ALFA - is the first step into the development of a high-tech cement bonded material with your local raw-materials and your local facilities. Just send us a small amount of your raw-materials, some information about your facilities, production-line as well as requested material properties - within this first FREE step, we will evaluate the data and materials to give you a perspective regarding potential of development, mechanical properties, savings and potential financial benefit.
G.tecz is FINALIST of the HESSIAN FOUNDER-REWARD 2011
G.tecz is nominated for the HESSIAN FOUNDER-REWARD 2011
G.tecz is nominated for the HESSIAN FOUNDER-REWARD 2011. About 85 candidates applied; G.tecz is in the final presentation round and will present the unique business model and material technology to the interdisciplinary jury.
UK/CoD is the first U.S. entry in the International Concrete Design Competition for Students
University of Lexington, Kentucky
The UK/CoD is planning a travel studio in Rotterdam, Netherlands this fall. The studio will be organized around the 5th International Concrete Design Competition for Students, a bi-annual competition that promotes innovative uses for concrete. This year’s competition theme is “Energy,” and the competition will focus on concrete and its potential for design applications that reduce energy consumption.
Each student in the travel studio will produce a competition entry for their final project . Two winners from the studio will be selected and invited, along with laureates from five European partners, to participate in a workshop in Rotterdam in late August 2012.
The International Concrete Design Competition for Students is a biennial ideas and design competition for students in architecture, engineering, design and affiliated disciplines. It is organized and funded by a consortium of European cement and concrete associations. The aim of the competition is to promote innovative use of concrete as a material and technology. Students are invited to push a material’s potential to 'realize' ideas. The choice of a design topic or program is open and can range from building details to large structures, landscape projects or building complexes.
Siebe Bakker, architect, founder and director of bureaubakker, a firm that facilitates cross-disciplinary exchanges between various industries and educational institutions, will teach the fall travel studio. Gregor Zimmerman, CEO of Gtecz, Kassel, Germany; Erick Carcamo, founder of x/atelier, New York, NY; and Ad van der Kouwe of Manifesta, Rotterdam will provide additional instruction in materials, software and graphic design.
The studio will begin in Lexington with a one-week workshop 12-17 September. Siebe Bakker and Gregor Zimmerman will conduct this workshop, which will focus on ultra high performance concrete. Students will arrive in Rotterdam no later than 3 October and the studio will begin there on 6 October. The studio will conclude in Rotterdam with a final review of work on 25 November.
If you are interested in registering for this travel studio please contact the UK/CoD Student Services office to register 257-7623 or email codstudentservices@uky.edu.
BlingCrete is winner of the DESIGNplus award
23.05 2011 - Kassel
The material combination of reflecting pearls and concrete, based on an idea of Prof. Klussmann and developed in a ZIM resarch project with the university of Kassel, Hering Bau and G.tecz wins the DESIGNplus award at the Material Vision fair 2011.
Please visit the exhibition stand of BlingCrete and also the G.tecz stand Halle 4.1 L32 to see and feel the retro reflecting material.
The next BYO workshop is at the 6th of may 2011.
BEATRICE NEWMAN - Fashion Designer developed ear-rings made of Quantz
29.03.2011 London
Beatrice Newman, the shooting fashion designer from london is known for hear breath-taking designs. Her newest innovation are ear-rings, made of the G.tecz material Quantz. We are proud to present her brand new designs:
>> Beatrice Newman - Online Video
QUANTZ published in indian coffe-table book
>> Indian Architect & Builder (IA&B) magazine is one of the premier publications on architecture and design in India. Over the last 24 years in publication, we have evolved to cater to the changing information needs of the architecture, engineering and construction industries. Our 3,00,000 readership comprises professionals, academicians and students from around India and neighbouring countries. Also a widely read publication in other Asian countries, Indian Architect & Builder aims to offer our readers a comprehensive update on design trends along with critique on related issues.
Innovation in material application and breakthroughs in construction techniques are highpoints that signify the curiosity and progression in a design culture. <<
fig.: Concrete Lace by Doreen Westphal
ARCHELLO - QUANTZ is material of the week
Kassel, 25. Feb 2011
Slovenska Representative
Soon, the services and developments of G.tecz will be represented by our new Agent in Slovenska.
Cement bonded High-Tech materials, based on local raw materials, will be available soon.
APLIKÁCIA Quantz: stavby, mosty, ces- ty , steny, podlahy, stropy, tunely, pre- cast segment, po-
dlahové krytiny, fasády (ložisko ale- bo závesom), výrob- ky z pohľadového
betónu, interiérový dizajn, stolový riad, hygie- nické panely a doplnky, obklady, dlaždičky, základy strojov, konštrukčné prvky a bezpeč- nostný priemysel, ...
DESIGN: > Všetky typy farieb - aj snehovo-biela a čierna > Od veľmi drsného po vysoko lesklý povrch betónu tzv. samočistiaci efekt > Žiadne ďalšie nátery - nepotrebné > Bez obmedzenia pre formy a tvary > Jednotka hrúbky od 2 mm do metrov
>>> mail: nanotrading@nanotrading.sk
Betoncsipke
Csütörtök, 2011. január 27. 13:33
Egyre több bizonyítékot láthatunk arra, hogy a csúfnak bélyegzett beton valójában olyan jolly joker, amellyel a dekorációk terén is számolni kell.
Érdekes, hogy a finomságáról híres csipke egyre több tervező fantáziáját mozgatja meg, mi is bemutattuk már a fémből készült holland csipkekerítést és jó pár csipkés bútort is, de eddig a beton és a csipke összeboronálása tűnik a legextrémebbnek.
Ott persze még nem tartunk, hogy a „könnyed, mint a beton” hasonlat gyakori szófordulattá váljon, de az anyag egyértelműen kitört a jellemzően építőipari felhasználás skatulyájából. Kiváló példa erre többek között a magyar Ivanka stúdió, amelynek betonbútorai világszerte is egyre ismertebbek, és most beállhat a sorba betoncsipkéjével a német Doreen Westphal is.
A betoncsipke különleges alapanyagát, az úgynevezett ultra nagy teljesítőképességű betont (ultra high performance concrete) a G.tecz gyártja, a finom formák aztán különböző variációkban 1mm-es acélkábelre, vagy más huzalokra és szalagokra kerülnek. Gyakorlatilag bármekkora felület létrejöhet így, hogy térelválasztóként, függönyként, dekorációként használják lakóterekben és közösségi helyeken is, például szállodákban, éttermekben vagy parkokban.
A végeredmény tartósabb a csipkénél és karakteresebb a műanyagnál – mindenképpen érdekes ötlet.
>> http://www.lakaskultura.hu/hirek/betoncsipke-43088.html
Bau 2011: White UHPC staircase from Dyckerhoff
Dyckerhoff AG presents a staircase, made of a 3cm thick white UHPC stair and 2 just glued glass panels.
G.tecz developed together with Luis Ocanto-Arciniegas - Ourstudio, design and structure of the staircase, calculated and optimized with FEM the sections >> A real pure structure.
>> Link: Architekturzeitung.eu
>> Link - Google Translation: Architecture Magazine
Register for the next BYO workshop
22nd Sept. 2010, Kassel
The success of our BYO workshop is amazing. Every 3 months, we are offering this workshop for all parties that are interested in the Quantz-Technology. Please register for the next Workshop: 10. December 2010.
SOUTH KOREA REPRESENTATIVE
July, 2010 - Kassel & SOUTH KOREA
Soon, the services and developments of G.tecz will be represented by our new Agent in SOUTH KOREA.
Cement bonded High-Tech materials, based on local raw materials, will be available soon.
>> Interested? Please contact us: contact@gtecz.com
AUSTRALIA REPRESENTATIVE
July 2010, Kassel & Australia
Soon, the services and developments of G.tecz will be represented by our new Agent in AUSTRALIA.
Cement bonded High-Tech materials, based on local raw materials, will be available soon.
>> Interested? Please contact us: contact@gtecz.com
Doreen Westphals NEW Online-SHOP & Quantz
Doreen Westphal, the famous Designer from Amsterdam & Eindhoven opened her new ONLINE SHOP. Next to her beautiful bags and accessories, the new QUANTZ products are available.
UHPC for a bridge construction in The Netherlands
06.05.2010 Kassel
>> Ultra-hogesterktebeton (uhsb) is een innovatieve betontechniek voor slank en duurzaam bouwen. De techniek is beproefd in brugprojecten in Duitsland, Frankrijk en Korea. Nederlandse bouwpartijen aarzelen nog, vanwege de hogere kosten en het ontbreken van regelgeving. Om de aarzeling te overwinnen, heeft het Cement&BetonCentrum initiatief genomen voor uhsb-casestudies. <<
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JEROME MAGAZINE - Reporting about UNH and G.tecz
04. May 2010
Jerome, a magazin located in Kassel is actually reporting about the support of the UNH (Business Trade Association in North Hessen) on the Inkubator, that is located at the University of Kassel. The Inkubator is an institution that supports spin-offs of the University of Kassel.
G.tecz, that was a kind of spin-off of the university, is also member in the UNH and talked with the editor about their success in founding a company. ...
Concrete Design Competition 2010 - Kassel Students made it
26. April 2010
Two students from the architecture faculty of the University of Kassel, Ljuba Tascheva und Boris Koch made it. The students were members of the last years project 'ConcreteAdvanced' held by Thomas Teichmann and Gregor Zimmermann.
Congratulations to the winners.
Upcoming: The Students of the projects and G.tecz are preparing a book, that will contain all the Kassel-projects. Please stay tuned.
G.tecz - UHPC for the museum MUZKKKA in Rotenburg / Germany
26. April 2010
The museum MUZKKKA, located in Rotenburg, gets a new outbuilding. The project team - Principal Rotenburg, Dietz Architects, Bollinger and Grohmann and G.tecz - are developing a holisitc solution. Architecture, construction and material are well optimized and are building a 'unit'. The material, that will be used for the building, is a UHPC based on the Quantz-technology by G.tecz - A special cast-in-place UHPC.
UMAS Ltd. is representing G.tecz in Turkey
March 2010 - Kassel, Germany - Istanbul, Turkey
In cooperation with UMAS Ltd., G.tecz established a representation in Istanbul. Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Roesner is structural engineer, educated at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany and is domiciled in Istanbul since six years. Mr. Roesner is familiar with the Turkish construction industry and your contact person Turkey.
Reflective Concrete - BlingCrete
03.2010 Kassel, Germany
Reflecting concrete, named BlingCrete by the developers, is a development of the research group - Hering Bau, University of Kassel - Prof. Klussmann and G.tecz. It's an especially by G.tecz developed Ultra High Performance Concrete that includes glass elements. By the architectural and design optimized arrangement of those glass-elements, the material is reflecting under direct illumination. The material applications can be architectural tunnel- or facade elements up to guidance systems for pedestrians.
The research-project is promoted by the German Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand: Design Development by Prof. Klussmann; Material Development by G.tecz; Production technology and application by Hering Bau.
UHSB BRIDGE CASESTUDY started in The Netherlands
20.02.2010 - Cement&BetonCentrum - s'Hertogenbosch
The first UHPC Bridge Casestudy started in The Netherlands. The project is initiated by the Cement&BetonCentrum and supports the innovative development of UHPC structures and buildings. G.tecz takes the leadership role in developing the UHPC:
De vorig jaar aangekondigde casestudies voor Ultra-Hoge-Sterkte-Beton beginnen nu concrete vorm aan te nemen. De eerste case die wordt uitgewerkt door een integraal ontwerpteam betreft de helixvormige op- en afritten van de te bouwen fietsbrug over het Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal bij Nigtevecht. De brug met een overspanning van 120 meter gaat uitgevoerd worden met een stalen boog en een kunststofcomposiet brugdek.
Het ontwerp van de brug is gericht op duurzaamheid. De helixvormige opgangen verkleinen de landschappelijke 'footprint' en spelen in op specifieke criteria voor duurzaam inkopen van kunstwerken. UHSB lijkt aan alle eisen van ontwerp, gebruik en beheer tegemoet te komen.
Het initiatief voor UHSB-casestudies komt van het Cement&BetonCentrum, ter bevordering van de toepassing van deze innovoatieve betontechniek in de Nederlandse infrastructuur. Er is een pool gevormd van architecten- en ingenieursbureaus, bouwbedrijven en toeleveranciers die willen pionieren met UHSB. Uit deze pool worden teams gevormd voor integraal ontwerp. De aanvankelijke opzet om een viertal teams tegelijkertijd te laten werken aan diverse cases is verlaten. Het blijkt bijzonder lastig om geschikte cases te vinden die in tijd en fase gelijk lopen. Het uitwisselen van waardevolle leerervaringen zal nu minder snel verlopen.
Voor de eerste casestudy is een team gevormd van Romein Beton, Haskoning, Gtecz en De la Rive Box. Deze laatste is de initiator en ontwerper van de brug. Haskoning maakt het constructief ontwerp; Romein Beton doet de detail engineering en productievoorbereiding. Het Duitse bedrijf Gtecz verzorgt voor de betontechnologische adviezen.
De keuze voor UHSB in dit brugproject is vooral ingegeven door de wens tot slanke constructies op een minimaal grondvlak. De transparantie van het bouwwerk moet een minimale inbreuk op het landschap verzekeren. Het idee voor een helix is onder andere voorgelegd aan de Fietsersbond, die enthousiast was over comfort en veiligheid. Ook voor veel andere fietsbrugprojecten zou de helix een goede optie zijn.
Het ontwerp zal leiden tot inzicht in de economische haalbaarheid van UHSB, alsook de voordelen op het gebied van duurzaam bouwen. De doorlooptijd van deze casestudy is een half jaar. Het Cement&BetonCentrum verwacht later dit voorjaar met een tweede casestudy te kunnen starten.
Beton- und Stahbetonbau Magazine - developments in ultra high performance concrete
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, a German construction and building magazine, is writing about the newest G.tecz technologies. Topics are the development of sustainable UHPCs. For example - it's possible to use local raw materials, to reduce the silca content and to design a UHPC with a phenomenal slump result, a high compressive strength and flexural strength of about 24 MPa without fibres.
December SPECIAL 2009
> concrete optimization
> scc optimization
> blueCONCRETE optimization
>> starting 4.500,00 Euro
QUANTZ LETTERS & SLOGANS to ORDER
Dez 2009 - Kassel, G.tecz
You can now order the by Manuela Greipel and PROFORMA designed QUANTZ letters or slogans.
The letters and slogans will be individually produced regarding your 'text' ideas and are coming with an design and installation concept.
Please contact:
CONCRETE LACE by Doreen Westphal
Nov 2009 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This material, designed by Doreen Westphal, is made from Quantz (developed by G.Tecz) and different suspensions. The suspensions are cast inside the lace-shaped concrete tiles.
Applications:
Gauzes for hotels, auditoriums and public buildings, window treatment or room dividers for private homes, decorative interior and exterior wall coverings, visual dividers for large spaces like restaurants, parking garages or urban gardens.
Sizes:
Standard size is 320cm in Height/ and 75cm in Width. But Concrete Lace is also available in any custom size, application or atmosphere.
Hotel Artemis Amsterdam
Concrete Design Competition - Valerio Olgiati
Valerio Olgiati in conversation with Siebe Bakker, part 1 on 'one idea'. 4th Concrete Design Comeptition - MONOLITHIC, exploring versatility
Coming soon - Siebe Bakker interviewing G.tecz
STYLEPARK - CONCRETE
STYLEPARK, the international design-plattform published a new category - CONCRETE. G.tecz is showing the new material Quantz.
Concrete Advanced - Project WS09/10
October 2009 - University of Kassel, Germany
Monolithic - That's the topic of the new ConcreteDesignCompetition in 2009 and topic of the lectureship of Dr. Thomas Teichmann and Dr. Gregor Zimmermann during the winter-semester 09/10. Next to advanced concrete technologies and design studies, the students will build 1:1 prototypes of their ideas for the competition.
>> www.concretedesigncompetition.de
BETONART - Ultra Yüksek Performasli Beton
July 2009 - Article BETONART by F-U-R and G.tecz
betonum ince duvarli ve karmasik formlarda üretilmesi icin yapilan deneylerden biri de F-U-R ve G.tecz firmalainin ortaklginda yürütüldü ve Utrect'te Materialexoperience Fuari'nda sergilendi. "Barbeton" ismini verdileri bankoda tasarimcilar, Ultra Yüksek Performasli Beton (UHPC -Ultra High Performance Concrete) kullaniyorlar ve böylece yüksek akiskanlik, celikle kiyaslanabilecek bir dayaniklilik ve yüzey kalitesinde seramik benzeri pürüzsüslük elde ediliyor.
CONCRETE - ADVANCED > LECTURES at the University of Kassel
winter semester - University of Kassel, Faculty of Architecture, Lectures
Thomas Teichmann and Gregor Zimmermann will lecture at the architecture faculty in Kassel, winter semester 2009. Topics will be 'old' and new technologies in concrete design but also tips n tricks, applications and facing concrete. Another focus are experiments. The class will use new prototyping technologies at the University to produce moulds that will be casted in the G.tecz laboratories. The experiments are a preparation for the 4th concrete design competition, starting september 2009.
UHPC - A SMART MATERIAL
28.05.2009 - IBA and ARCH+ WORKSHOP for the IBA 2013, Hamburg
More than 60 architects, engineers, scientists and designers meet to discuss together with the IBA organization and the magazine ARCH+ about smart materials and their possibilities and advantages for the building industry.
One of those new smart materials is UHPC: High performance with high-tech methods, produced with local raw-materials, extremely durable and sustainable. 56% raw-materials and 30% energy could by saved by using UHPC for constructions. This comes with a CO2 reduction up to 32%. The G.tecz-UHPC is the new outstanding material for sustainable constructions, facades and design-objects.
concrete lace by Doreen Westphal
22-27. April 09 - Milan
Doreen Westphal, a famous designer from Amsterdam, is presenting a collection of fine design pieces made of QUANTZ - the brand new cement-bonded high-tech material from G.tecz.
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WORLD OF CONCRETE
3 - 6 Feb. 2009 - Las Vegas
Meet us during the WORLD OF CONCRETE in Las Vegas. Interested in details? Please contact us for scheduling.
mail: contact@gtecz.com
NIGHT OF CONCRETE 2008
19. Nov. 2008 - 20:00 - 24:00 p.m. - NAi Rotterdam
G.tecz is speaker at the night of concrete in Rotterdam. Topic: Architectural innovations coming from UHPC.
Further speakers are: Joop Paul (ARUP), Manfred Grohmann (Bollinger und Grohmann), Maurice Nio (Nio architects) ...
Topic 'Spin-off'
06. June 2008 - 9:00 am - University of Göttingen, Germany
As part of a lecture, G.tecz is referring about the topic: spin-off of an university.
"LEISTUNG LOHNT SICH" - IHK panel discussion
20. März 2008 - 17.00Uhr - Ort: IHK Hauptverwaltung Kassel, Kurfürstenstraße 9, 34117 Kassel
IHK Kassel organized a panel discussion with the topic: Performance is worthwhile itself. Invited are Caroline Paar Kauffrau, Karoline Beck, Sven Fischer as well as Thomas Teichmann und Gregor Zimmermann.
SECOND UHPC SYMPOSIUM KASSEL
5. -7. März 2008 - Kassel
Membrane concrete grid shells are based on pneumatic formwork and were a research topic at the dept. structural design at the architecture faculty kassel. Gregor Zimmermann will present this new construction method at the SECOND UHPC SYMPOSIUM Kassel.
MATERIALITY - GEOMETRY
10. Jan. 2008 - Städelschule Frankfurt
DESIGNED MATERIALITY - Lectures at the Städelschule ARCHITECTURE CLASS in Frankfurt. One lecture in january will be held by Gregor Zimmermann: MATERIALITY - GEOMETRY.
Staedelschule Frankfurt