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Compilation of different building material.

Welcome to the Division of Building Materials

Building Materials at Lund University does research and teaching on the materials that are used in the construction sector. The goal of our research is to study and understand processes in materials.

For many years, two main areas of research have been durability of concrete and moisture problems related to construction materials. We also work in other fields, for example building biology, durability of wood, rendered façades, polymer degradation and thermal properties of materials. A large part of our research concerns the quantification of advanced material properties and our understanding of them.

We have unique laboratories for sorption and transport of water vapor in materials, and for thermal measurements (isothermal calorimetry). In these areas we collaborate with researchers in other fields, and do not only work with construction materials.

We teach civil engineering students, architect students and fire engineering students. In our basic courses we give an overview of the most relevant material properties, the materials used in the construction sector and which properties these materials have. In our advanced courses the focus is on a deeper understanding of processes in materials, for example through the use of phase diagrams and kinetic models.

Brick building on LTH campus. Photo.

”Women Ambassador Creating the Future of Wood Science”

Maria Fredriksson has been selected by the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) as one of the ambassadors in the exhibition “Women Ambassadors Creating the Future of Wood Science”. The exhibition will be shown at conferences around the world during 2022 and 2023.

Maria's and other ambassadors' research (SWTS website)