Gerhard Dust, Autor bei Urbanet

About Gerhard Dust

Dr. Gerhard Dust, born 1952 in Soest, Germany, started his career in the construction business. After service in the Luftwaffe and graduation from university he followed his family tradition of working in the book industry. Being COO of Libri 1991-2008 he earned an international reputation for the analysis, design and implementation of high level automated storage and distribution systems. During these years he was also founder and general manager of the book transport company BOOXpress, member of the Board of Top Holding AG and chairman of the International Group of Book-Distributors. 2010 under the impression of the earthquake in Haiti he founded PolyCare.

Building from Scratch and Sand

Building from Scratch and Sand

By Gerhard Dust|2024-01-03T15:04:26+01:00May 7th 2019|Housing and Construction, Integrated Planning|

Urban areas around the world face the challenge of delivering affordable housing to ever growing populations. Availability and expenses of both building material and skilled workers are a common hindrance. Turning sand into a revolutionary new building material might offer a solution, writes PolyCare Co-Founder Dr Gerhard Dust.