The disclosure relates to formwork for producing a concrete element, in particular a wall element or ceiling element, having an opening, in particular a window opening or door opening, the formwork comprising: a formwork panel; opening formwork, which has a frame element for delimiting a portion of the opening, a support bracket for supporting the frame element, and a mounting element for mounting the support bracket; a formwork-stripping device for transferring the opening formwork from a formwork position for the formation of the opening into a formwork-stripping position for the release of the concrete element, wherein the formwork-stripping device has a sliding and tilting mechanism for sliding the frame element in a direction parallel to the formwork panel and for tilting the frame element about a pivot axis running substantially parallel to the formwork panel.

The disclosure relates to a formwork device, in particular for arrangement between two bulkhead partitions of a battery mould, for manufacturing construction elements, in particular precast concrete elements, said formwork device comprising two formwork elements which each have a formwork front side for applying concrete and a formwork rear side, wherein the formwork elements are pivotably connected to one another at first end regions so that the formwork elements can be transferred from a vertical state into a horizontal state. The formwork device also comprises a spreading device for spreading apart second end regions of the formwork elements starting from the vertical state of the formwork elements, said second end regions being opposite the articulated connection. The disclosure also relates to: a battery mould comprising two bulkhead partitions and a formwork device according to the disclosure; a method for manufacturing a precast concrete element with the aid of the formwork device according to the disclosure; and a method for preparing the manufacture of a precast concrete element with the aid of the formwork device according to the disclosure.

Heat storage devices and circuits suitable for storing solar energy, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. Representative systems can include a solar energy collection system having a first solar field coupled between a first working fluid source and a target heat user via first fluid network, at least one heat storage device, and a second solar field coupled to the at least one heat storage device via a second fluid network. The second fluid network carries a second working fluid and is isolated from fluid communication with the first fluid network. At least one heat exchanger is coupled to the first and second fluid networks to provide thermal communication between the first and second fluid networks.

A wall assembly for a building structure, uses (i) an inner shell cast in a first mold to define a first panel of concrete having a plurality of stiffener members embedded in the concrete so as to be at least partly exposed at the inner side of the panel, and (ii) an outer shell cast in a second mold to define a second panel of concrete having a plurality of stiffener members embedded in the concrete so as to be at least partly exposed at the inner side of the panel. The inner shell and the outer shell are mechanically coupled after casting to define a mold cavity between the inner sides of the panels. Field concrete can be cast into the mold cavity between the inner and outer shells once the wall assembly is mounted on site into position within the building structure.

A prefabricated prestressed thermal-insulated exterior wall board and a light weight composite thermal-insulated exterior wall board include a thermal-insulated core board, a reinforcement mesh on both sides of the thermal-insulated core board, and a concrete layer cast on the reinforcement mesh, and the thermal-insulated core board includes a plurality of throughout-length thermal-insulated core board ribs, and the concrete layer includes a plurality of concrete ribs interlaced with and matching the thermal-insulated core board ribs, a shear-resistant connection members connected with the reinforcement mesh is inserted between the adjacent thermal-insulated core board ribs, and prestressed tendons are disposed in grooves formed between the adjacent thermal-insulated core board ribs and grooves formed between the adjacent concrete ribs in the prefabricated prestressed thermal-insulated exterior wall board.

A prefabricated prestressed thermal-insulated exterior wall board and a light weight composite thermal-insulated exterior wall board include a thermal-insulated core board, a reinforcement mesh on both sides of the thermal-insulated core board, and a concrete layer cast on the reinforcement mesh, and the thermal-insulated core board includes a plurality of throughout-length thermal-insulated core board ribs, and the concrete layer includes a plurality of concrete ribs interlaced with and matching the thermal-insulated core board ribs, a shear-resistant connection members connected with the reinforcement mesh is inserted between the adjacent thermal-insulated core board ribs, and prestressed tendons are disposed in grooves formed between the adjacent thermal-insulated core board ribs and grooves formed between the adjacent concrete ribs in the prefabricated prestressed thermal-insulated exterior wall board.

The disclosure relates to formwork for producing a concrete element, in particular a wall element or ceiling element, having an opening, in particular a window opening or door opening, the formwork comprising: a formwork panel; opening formwork, which has a frame element for delimiting a portion of the opening, a support bracket for supporting the frame element, and a mounting element for mounting the support bracket; a formwork-stripping device for transferring the opening formwork from a formwork position for the formation of the opening into a formwork-stripping position for the release of the concrete element, wherein the formwork-stripping device has a sliding and tilting mechanism for sliding the frame element in a direction parallel to the formwork panel and for tilting the frame element about a pivot axis running substantially parallel to the formwork panel.

A mold apparatus comprising: a mold main body which can be coupled to at least one mold portion for shaping at least portions of a cast component, at least two magnet devices which each can be transferred between an interaction position in which they are designed to be magnetically operatively connected to a mold support and to fix the position of the main mold body on the mold support, and a release position in which the magnetic operative connection is reduced and the mold main body can be positioned with respect to the mold support. The mold apparatus also comprises an activation device by which the at least two magnet devices can be transferred at least from the interaction position into the release position at least temporarily with a time offset.

A wall assembly for a building structure, uses (i) an inner shell cast in a first mold to define a first panel of concrete having a plurality of stiffener members embedded in the concrete so as to be at least partly exposed at the inner side of the panel, and (ii) an outer shell cast in a second mold to define a second panel of concrete having a plurality of stiffener members embedded in the concrete so as to be at least partly exposed at the inner side of the panel. The inner shell and the outer shell are mechanically coupled after casting to define a mold cavity between the inner sides of the panels. Field concrete can be cast into the mold cavity between the inner and outer shells once the wall assembly is mounted on site into position within the building structure.