Chair in Resource-Efficient Construction
Team
Professor
Magdalena Zabek
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
South Campus, GB I, Room 116
Email: magdalena.zabek@tu-dortmund.de
LinkedIn: magdalenazabek
Brief Biography:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Magdalena Zabek is a professor of Resource-Efficient Construction (ReB) in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at TU Dortmund University. Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Architectural Engineering + Technology at TU Delft. She studied architecture at RWTH Aachen University, where she earned her Ph.D. in 2022 with funding from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU). From 2016 to 2022, she worked on the ERDF-funded ReBAU project at Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier GmbH. In this role, she implemented circular economy strategies in the construction sector at the regional level. Her research focuses on circular construction, resource-efficient design strategies, circular renovation, and digital tools to support circular planning processes in the construction industry.
Secretariat
Pia Strohmaier
South Campus, GB I, Room 114
Phone: +49 (0)231 - 755 4729
Email: reb.ab@tu-dortmund.de
pia.strohmaier@tu-dortmund.de
Research Associates
Léon Bischoff
M.A.
South Campus, GB I, Room 113
Email: leon.bischoff@tu-dortmund.de
Phone: +49 (0)231 - 755 6435
LinkedIn: Léon Bischoff Brief
Biography:
Léon Bischoff is a research associate at the Chair of Resource-Efficient Construction (ReB) in the department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at TU Dortmund University. He studied architecture in Cologne and Rome. His thesis, which has received multiple awards, addresses the reuse of precast reinforced concrete elements from the demolition of large-scale Brutalist/Structuralist buildings. During and after his studies, he participated in teaching projects in Cologne and gained practical experience in architectural firms. His research focuses on the reuse of reinforced concrete components and circular strategies in the construction industry; he plans to pursue a Ph.D. In addition to his work at TU Dortmund University, he works as a project engineer at Ed. Züblin AG in Stuttgart (Central Engineering, Building Renovation) and is part of the “ConCIRCLE” research project at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Lillith Kreiß
M.Sc.
South Campus, GB I, Room 113
Email: lillith.kreiss@tu-dortmund.de
Phone: +49 (0)231 - 755 7423
LinkedIn: Lillith Kreiß
Brief Biography:
Lillith Kreiß is a research associate at the Chair of Resource-Efficient Construction (ReB) in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at TU Dortmund University, where she is involved in both research and teaching. She completed her architecture studies at RWTH Aachen University, TU Darmstadt, and at universities in Portugal and Brazil. She has worked both independently and as an employee in architectural practice, gives lectures, and moderates events on the topics of participation and material cycles in architecture and urban design. From 2020 to 2022, she worked on the ERDF-funded ReBAU project at Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier GmbH. There, she focused on innovations related to resource conservation and the circular economy in the construction industry. From 2023 to 2026, as a staff member of the Landesinitiative Baukultur NRW, she was responsible for the UmBauLabor in Gelsenkirchen and organized events and projects focused on the sustainable management of the existing building stock. Her research focuses on the existing building stock, with a particular emphasis on preservation, repair, and selective demolition.
Student Assistants
Carolin Brand
B.Sc.
South Campus, GB I, Room 113
Email: carolin.brand@tu-dortmund.de
Brief Biography:
Carolin Brand is a research assistant at the Chair of Resource-Efficient Construction (ReB) in the department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at TU Dortmund University. After successfully completing her Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Planning at TU Dortmund University, she decided to pursue her master’s degree there as well and has been deepening her knowledge in these fields ever since. In addition to her research work at the Chair of Resource-Efficient Construction, she works at the Hagen-based architectural firm Levy Architekten, where she is able to apply and further develop her theoretical knowledge in a practical setting. Immediately after completing her bachelor’s degree, she gained valuable practical experience during an internship at the Leipzig-based architecture firm Schulz und Schulz.