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Zwanzig20 - Initiative Carbon Concrete Composite (C³)

Zwanzig20 - Initiative Carbon Concrete Composite (C³)

The HOT is founding member of the C³ consortium, established in Dresden on January 22, 2014. The initiative is funded with 45 million euros to 2020 within the program "Zwanzig20 - Partnerschaft für Innovation" of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

The consortium currently consists of 78 members and has the goal is to replace 20% of the steel reinforcement for new buildings with carbon in the next ten years. The HOT works on the development and integration of new fiber-optic sensors within novel carbon-concrete elements.

Further information at: innovation-textilbeton.de