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3 and 5 December 2024

Alper Kanyilmaz and Paul Kassabian (Principal and Structural Engineer at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger) will give an online training titled “AI-powered Life Cycle Driven Design of Steel Structures”. The training will explore the role of artificial intelligence in the life-cycle driven design of steel structures. The webinar will

2-3 October 2024

Alper Kanyilmaz will lead the teleworkshop titled “How to Enable AI for Architecture, Engineering & Construction Companies?” hosted by Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Architecture, Engineering of Constructions, and Built Environment. The event features industry leaders like Nicolas Mangon (Vice President of AEC Strategy at Autodesk), Paul Kassabian (Principal

10 July 2024

Alper Kanyilmaz visited Prof. Martin Mensinger at his Metal Structures chair at the Technical University of Munich, marking the start of an exciting new collaboration. This partnership aims to accelerate advancements in sustainable large-part metal 3D printing.

Prof Kanyilmaz, TUM, in a lecture

8 July 2024

Alper Kanyilmaz gave a lecture with title “Life cycle driven strategies for large-scale metal 3D printing” in the 2nd edition “Summer School of Metal 3D Printing in Construction” in University of Bologna. He was invited by Vittoria Laghi, coordinator of the summer school.

10 April 2024

Beyond dreaming, the EU-funded R&D project ConstructAdd is making steps toward a future where metal 3D printing becomes “normal” in the construction and automotive industries. Companies willing to take part in this are invited to get in touch with the project coordinator Alper Kanyilmaz.

Alper Kanyilmaz, speaking in the video of ConstructAdd project meeting

8 February 2024

In his recent article, Dr. Kanyilmaz and his colleagues looked into the ways to successfully connect metal 3D printed (LPBF) parts to the conventional steel. In particular, they tested fatigue performance of hybrid metal additive manufactured joints vs EN 1993-1-9 steel joints, measured the defects shape and orientation

22 January 2024

In today’s Global Construction Review article, Dr. Kanyilmaz challenges the oversimplified views on sustainable construction. His team’s AI-powered tool emphasized that sustainability depends on multiple factors, including building design and material sourcing. Notably, reused steel is identified as exceptionally sustainable, surpassing traditional materials like timber and

20 January 2024

Dr. Kanyilmaz created an 8-hour training, where you’ll gain a deep understanding of:
🌍 Challenges and opportunities for the steel community during the climate crisis,
🤔 The meaning of each life-cycle stage of a steel construction,
📊 Analysis and comparison of worldwide steel EPDs,
📈 Strategies to calculate and minimize the hashtag#embodiedcarbon carbon of steel

25 September 2023

Kanyilmaz, A., Birhane, M., Fishwick, R., Castillo C.. Reuse of Steel in the Construction Industry: Challenges and Opportunities. Int J Steel Struct (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13296-023-00778-4. In this article, we presented the current barriers for the re-use of steel in construction indsutry, and proposed solutions to them by leveraging the digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

21-22 September 2023

3rd coordination meeting of ConstructAdd project took place in Turin, Italy. ConstructAdd is a EU-RFCS project coordinated by Alper Kanyilmaz, and it aims to place the Metal Additive Manufacturing in the mainstream of Architecture Engineering, Construction (AEC), and Automotive industries. It will be achieved by developing design guidelines and processes for sustainable steel building and electric car