Building Engineering for Sustainability

A Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Civil or Building Engineering. A Committee will evaluate students with different backgrounds case by case.

Laurea magistrale programmes under the School of Architecture accept students only in the first semester of the academic year (September intake)

The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) degree in Building Engineering for Sustainability prepares a senior Building Engineer with an interdisciplinary scientific and technical background and skills to address the cross-cutting challenges of sustainability and digitalization of the built environment.

The programme focuses on sustainability, energy efficiency and zero-carbon strategies and technologies in the building sector

1^st YEAR

Applied Building Physics, Construction Materials Innovation and Sustainability, Structural Analysis, Scientific Computing for Building Engineering, Integrated Sustainable Building Design, Project and Construction Management, Advanced Building Envelope Engineering, Building Envelope and Modeling, Building Services and Renewables.

2^nd YEAR

Zero-carbon Buildings Lab, Building Energy Simulation, Carbon neutral analysis for Buildings and Cities, Structural Design Lab, Innovative structural materials, Final thesis project, Internship

Graduates in Building Engineering for Sustainability are mostly employed by architecture and engineering design and consulting firms as well as by construction and maintenance, services and facilities firms and manufacturers of building materials and components. They are also employed by Public Administrations, property management and quality control services and are appreciated as private consultants. Several career opportunities are continuously arising from the innovation development trends that characterize the construction sector today.

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