Building on Mars: Experimental research on efficient and sustainable production process and construction method

The research is focused on investigating regolith as a building material, while implementing the sustainable approach in terms of energy efficiency and material usage, during production process and construction. The context is located within the first manned missions to Mars, and the requirements, towards testing methods allowing for...

Building on Mars: Research on In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) for a sustainable habitat

Currently the possibilities of sending humans to Mars are being developed. This ambitious and exciting goal demands a broad range of new technologies, innovations and a fresh view on current challenges we are facing on Earth. This also applies to the field of Architectural and Building Technology. <br/><br/>To start with, the need for building a...