{"id":4726,"date":"2026-08-18T12:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdac.tech\/?page_id=4726"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:01:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sdac.tech\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n\/* =========================================================\n   SDaC HOMEPAGE\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n:root {\n  --sdac-teal-tint: #E7F3EF;\n  --sdac-bg-soft: #F5F8F7;\n  --sdac-radius: 14px;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   GLOBAL\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.sdac-wrap {\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 1120px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding-left: 24px;\n  padding-right: 24px;\n  box-sizing: border-box;\n}\n\n.sdac-section {\n  font-family:\n    'Inter',\n    system-ui,\n    -apple-system,\n    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Uploaded logo image:\n * 2048 \u00d7 403 px\n *\n * Display it at max 1000px wide.\n * This gives roughly 2 image pixels\n * per displayed CSS pixel.\n *\/\n.sdac-logo-wall-wrapper {\n  width: 100%;\n\n  max-width: 1000px;\n\n  margin: 0 auto;\n}\n\n.sdac-logo-wall {\n  display: block;\n\n  width: 100%;\n\n  max-width: 1000px;\n\n  height: auto;\n\n  margin: 0 auto;\n\n  border: 0;\n\n  filter: none;\n\n  opacity: 1;\n\n  image-rendering: auto;\n\n  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;\n  backface-visibility: hidden;\n\n  transform: translateZ(0);\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   SCROLL REVEAL\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.sdac-reveal {\n  opacity: 0;\n\n  transform:\n    translateY(24px);\n\n  transition:\n    opacity .7s ease,\n    transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .3, 1);\n}\n\n.sdac-reveal.is-visible {\n  opacity: 1;\n\n  transform:\n    translateY(0);\n}\n\n.sdac-reveal-1 {\n  transition-delay: .08s;\n}\n\n.sdac-reveal-2 {\n  transition-delay: .16s;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   TABLET\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\n\n  .sdac-hero {\n    padding:\n      76px\n      0\n      72px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-hero h1 {\n    max-width: 720px;\n\n    font-size: 42px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-video-grid {\n    gap: 32px;\n  }\n\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   MOBILE\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n@media (max-width: 780px) {\n\n  .sdac-wrap {\n    padding-left: 20px;\n    padding-right: 20px;\n  }\n\n\n  \/* Hero *\/\n\n  .sdac-hero {\n    padding:\n      68px\n      0\n      64px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-hero .eyebrow {\n    margin-bottom: 16px;\n\n    font-size: 11.5px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-hero h1 {\n    margin-bottom: 22px;\n\n    font-size: 32px;\n    line-height: 1.12;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-hero p {\n    margin-bottom: 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.sdac-tl-period {\n    width: auto;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-tl-link {\n    margin-top: 2px;\n  }\n\n\n  \/* Network *\/\n\n  .sdac-network {\n    padding:\n      54px\n      0\n      58px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-network > .sdac-wrap > p {\n    margin-bottom: 30px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-logo-wall-wrapper {\n    width: 100%;\n    max-width: 100%;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-logo-wall {\n    width: 100%;\n    max-width: 100%;\n    height: auto;\n  }\n\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   SMALL MOBILE\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n@media (max-width: 480px) {\n\n  .sdac-wrap {\n    padding-left: 18px;\n    padding-right: 18px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-hero h1 {\n    font-size: 29px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-mission-card {\n    padding: 26px 22px;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-network {\n    padding:\n      48px\n      0;\n  }\n\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   REDUCED MOTION\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {\n\n  .sdac-reveal {\n    opacity: 1;\n\n    transform: none;\n\n    transition: none;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-mission-card,\n  .sdac-video-frame,\n  .sdac-video-frame img,\n  .sdac-play,\n  .sdac-tl-row,\n  .sdac-tl-link,\n  .sdac-btn {\n    transition: none;\n  }\n\n  .sdac-tl-row.is-current::before {\n    animation: none;\n  }\n\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<!-- SDaC Homepage HTML\n     CSS lives separately in homepage.css \u2014 paste that into\n     Appearance \u2192 Customize \u2192 Additional CSS. This file goes into\n     an Elementor HTML widget on the homepage. -->\n\n<!-- ============ HERO ============ -->\n<section class=\"sdac-section sdac-hero\" id=\"main-content\">\n  <div class=\"sdac-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Research \u00b7 AI \u00b7 Construction Industry<\/div>\n\n    <h1>\n      We are a hub for the exchange of knowledge and services in the field of AI and digitalization in the German construction industry.\n    <\/h1>\n\n    <p>\n      SDaC connects research institutions, companies, and public institutions, thereby creating the standards that permanently enable digital transformation on German construction sites.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"sdac-btn-row\">\n      <a href=\"#newsletter\" class=\"sdac-btn sdac-btn-primary\">\n        Subscribe to newsletter \u2192\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/en\/forschungsergebnisse\/\" class=\"sdac-btn sdac-btn-outline\">\n        Research results\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ============ MISSION ============ -->\n<section class=\"sdac-section sdac-mission sdac-reveal\">\n  <div class=\"sdac-wrap\">\n\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Our Mission<\/div>\n\n    <h2>AI for humanity and society<\/h2>\n\n    <p>\n      Digitization and artificial intelligence offer enormous potential for the construction industry if they are developed responsibly, openly, and human-centrically. That is precisely the guiding principle of SDaC.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"sdac-mission-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"sdac-mission-card light sdac-reveal sdac-reveal-1\">\n\n        <span class=\"sdac-card-icon light\">\n          <svg\n            width=\"18\"\n            height=\"18\"\n            viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n            fill=\"none\"\n            stroke=\"currentColor\"\n            stroke-width=\"2\"\n            stroke-linecap=\"round\"\n            stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n            aria-hidden=\"true\"\n          >\n            <path d=\"M20 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H8a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path>\n            <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h3>For the individual<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          AI relieves skilled workers on the construction site of routine tasks and makes knowledge accessible that was previously only held by experienced personnel. Planners, foremen, and craftspeople thus make informed decisions more quickly and gain time for what truly requires experience.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"sdac-mission-card dark sdac-reveal sdac-reveal-2\">\n\n        <span class=\"sdac-card-icon dark\">\n          <svg\n            width=\"18\"\n            height=\"18\"\n            viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n            fill=\"none\"\n            stroke=\"currentColor\"\n            stroke-width=\"2\"\n            stroke-linecap=\"round\"\n            stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n            aria-hidden=\"true\"\n          >\n            <path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path>\n            <circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle>\n            <path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"><\/path>\n            <path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h3>For society<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Standardized data interfaces lower costs, shorten construction times, and make housing available more quickly. This not only relieves the burden on the industry, but also benefits everyone who relies on affordable and rapidly built housing.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ============ VIDEO ============ -->\n<section class=\"sdac-section sdac-video sdac-reveal\">\n  <div class=\"sdac-wrap sdac-video-grid\">\n\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">SDaC Image Video<\/div>\n\n      <h2>\n        What AI and digitalization mean for the construction industry\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p>\n        In our 2023 image video, researchers, partners, and practitioners from the construction industry explain why standardized data interfaces and AI-based tools can fundamentally transform the sector.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div\n      class=\"sdac-video-frame\"\n      role=\"button\"\n      tabindex=\"0\"\n      aria-label=\"Play SDaC image video\"\n      onclick=\"sdacLoadVideo(this)\"\n      onkeydown=\"if(event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' 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Research cooperation on BIM integration in the construction industry.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <a\n          href=\"\/en\/forschungsergebnisse\/bimunite\/\"\n          class=\"sdac-tl-link\"\n        >\n          Project Page \u2197\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"sdac-tl-row\">\n\n        <div class=\"sdac-tl-period\">\n          <span class=\"years\">running<\/span><br>\n          <span class=\"funder\">Cooperation<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"sdac-tl-body\">\n          <h4>Implenia<\/h4>\n          <p>\n            Research cooperation on the practical application of SDaC results.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <a\n          href=\"\/en\/forschungsergebnisse\/implenia\/\"\n          class=\"sdac-tl-link\"\n        >\n          Project Page \u2197\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ============ NETWORK ============ -->\n<section class=\"sdac-section sdac-network 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