Linda Hildebrand
Papers
6
Total Citations
134
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4
About
Linda Hildebrand is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of sustainable construction, digital fabrication, and building deconstruction. Her work focuses on transforming the building industry through automation and material reuse, with key contributions in robotic deconstruction, additive manufacturing with earth and concrete, and the development of ultra-lightweight foamed concrete (ULFC) for automated facade applications. Her most cited paper, “Ten questions concerning the potential of digital production and new technologies for contemporary earthen constructions” (64 citations), establishes her as a leading voice in merging ancient materials with cutting-edge robotics. She has also advanced automated deconstruction strategies for multi-layered facades and external thermal insulation composite systems (34 citations), enabling the recovery of valuable secondary building materials. Her research on ULFC (19 citations) demonstrates how sprayable, lightweight concrete can make facade refurbishments more sustainable and design-flexible. Hildebrand’s work is notable for its practical, systems-level approach—addressing not only how to build more efficiently but also how to intelligently dismantle and reuse existing structures. Her contributions are critical to the circular economy in construction, offering scalable, robotic solutions to reduce waste and embodied carbon.
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- 3Ultra-lightweight foamed concrete for an automated facade application19 citations · 2018
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- 5Robotic Application of Foam Concrete onto Bare Wall Elements3 citations · 2016
- 6State of the Art and Potentials of Additive Manufactured Earth (AME)2 citations · 2021