Lighting concrete

Team:
Vincent Genz (M.Sc.),
Benjamin Westerheide (M. Sc.),
Dr. Mohamed Abd Elrahman 

Sector:
Construction, Architecture

Mentor:
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Stephan

Faculty:
VI Planning Building Environment

Support:
EXIST start-up grant (2015)

Our idea

Conventional concrete has the image to be drab, gray and not very decorative. We have therefore set ourselves the goal to change that building material’s appearance. SIUT develops precast concrete products that are specifically traversed by light spots. These light up out of the concrete, but are neither palpable nor visible after turning off. Thus lines, fonts and logos can light up and disappear. The concrete’s color ranges from white to anthracite tones and enables effective design options. The illumination works with simple LEDs. The precast concrete elements are used in the fields of home & living, shop fitting, hotels and security applications. Depending on customer requirements, the arrangement of the light spots will be prepared individually.

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