It is widely known that the construction industry still has great potential when it comes to digitalisation. With the Building Lab, the Faculty of Civil Engineering at OTH Regensburg offers ideal conditions for implementing new digital methods in teaching, research and practice. As technical fundamentals and construction processes continue to form the basis, the 18th Regensburg Mobility Workshop on 21 October 2025 once again focused on practical technical issues.
Around 80 experts from the fields of road construction, road planning and traffic engineering took part in the hybrid event at the Building Lab – some on site, some online.
Topics at a glance
This year's focus was on the following topics:
- New regulations in concrete road construction (Dipl.-Ing. Martin Peck)
- Rapid bridge renewal using modular construction (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Finckh, M.Sc. Jürgen Tresch)
- The global lump sum contract as a new form of contract for rapid completion of motorway renewal projects (Dipl.-Ing. Volker Lauterbach (FH))
- Open-pored traffic areas in the context of the sponge city (M. Eng. Anna Fautz, Prof. Andreas Appelt)
- New methods for data collection, AI use and data evaluation for mobility planning (Dr. Yang Ji)
Impulses for the future of construction
In their entertaining presentations, the speakers highlighted the range of current developments in transport infrastructure construction.
They presented new materials and surface treatments for more sustainable and quieter concrete roads, explained how modular construction methods accelerate the renovation of small and medium-sized bridges, and presented new contract models that make construction projects more efficient. The focus was also on open-pored construction methods that make cities more climate-resilient and promote groundwater recharge, as well as the use of state-of-the-art sensor technology for the precise recording of traffic and structural data. The presentations highlighted the diversity of topics that are relevant to successful infrastructure projects today.
Initiator Rüdiger Schemm bids farewell
The approximately 50 participants on site and the online guests engaged enthusiastically in the discussions on the individual topics.
At the end of the event, Prof. Andreas Appelt and Prof. Dr. Matthias Spangler thanked all those involved for their commitment. Special thanks went to Rüdiger Schemm from the Concrete Information Centre, who co-founded the event 18 years ago and has played a key role in shaping it over many years. With the 18th Mobility Workshop, he bid farewell as he entered his well-deserved retirement.
The Mobility Workshop is already firmly planned to continue in 2026 – as a regional and national platform for professional exchange on the topic of mobility.
