School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC)

ENAC combines the forces of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences and Engineering to help ensure a sustainable living environment for humanity through the sound and respectful integration of human activities into the biosphere.

The faculty grasps major challenges such as climate change, global digitalization, and rapid urbanization in its entirety whilst considering economic, technical, and social demands.

Value Proposition

ENAC contributes substantially to a sustainable transition of the built and natural environment.

Our mission and goals

ENAC Sustainability challenges

ENAC aims to play a leading role in the transition to a sustainable living environment by its inter- and transdisciplinary approach and its unique collaboration of architecture, civil and environmental engineering. ENAC focuses on 3 strategic challenges:

Developing knowledge and innovations to anticipate, mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Reap the benefits of digitalization to serve a sustainable development of cities and infrastructures.
Adopt new approaches to urbanization and innovate to contribute to sustainable territories.

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ENAC’s latest news

Paolo Perona promoted as Adjunct Professor

26.05.23EPFL community

Paolo Perona, currently Academic Director in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL (ENAC) and honorary visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh (UK), was promoted as Adjunct Professor of Water and Hydraulic Engineering at EPFL.

Cheese fondue © EPFL / iStock / margouillatphotos 2023

Climpact: Flying, Fondue and CO2

23.05.23Research

Everything we do has a carbon footprint but are our perceptions of the emissions we generate on a daily basis aligned with reality? To find out, two EPFL researchers have launched Climpact a new tool to help separate fact from fiction.

Jérôme Chappellaz © Jean-Yves Vitoux, Institut polaire français IPEV

“The polar regions are an utterly fascinating scientific playground”

16.05.23EPFL

Joining EPFL to head the Ferring Pharmaceuticals Margaretha Kamprad Chair in Environmental Sciences, Jérôme Chappellaz brings decades of experience studying the evolution of the earth’s climate and sharing his findings with the public.

ENAC news portal

ENAC three disciplines

ENAC bring together three transformative disciplines:

Architecture
Civil Engineering
Environmental Sciences and Engineering

ENAC explores the potentials of interdisciplinarity to achieve excellence in the training of tomorrow’s architects and engineers as well as to place scientists at the forefront of research.

EDUCATION

Three sections to train tomorrow’s engineers.

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Section

Architecture

Section

Civil Engineering

Section

Environmental Sciences and Engineering

RESEARCH

Three institutes with over 70 laboratories.

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Institute of

Architecture

Institute of

Civil Engineering

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Environmental Engineering

Innovation and knowledge transfer

ENAC promotes research partnerships with enterprises and public organizations. To encourage innovation and implement scientific knowledge, ENAC plays an active part in technology transfer and spin-off initiatives.

New initiatives by our partners and collaborators are warmly welcome! Special care is taken to establish long-term relationships of high quality. Collaborating companies and public authorities have access to state-of-the-art research teams, facilities, and equipment.

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Events

Just finishedEuresearch Info Event on Horizon Europe Climate-related Collaborative Calls 2023-2024

01-06-202301-06-2023

Category: Public Science Events

Just finishedSustainably feeding 10 billion people in 2050: A multidisciplinary science & innovation agenda for agrifood systems transformation

01-06-202301-06-2023

With: Ismahane Elouafi, Vincent Martin, Christina Senn-Jakobsen, Kathryn Hess, Christian Schwab, Sara Bonetti, Laurence Jeangros
Place and room: MED 0 1418
Category: Conferences – Seminars

End of Year Show, Spring 2023 / EPFL Architecture

30-05-202309-06-2023

Place and room: EPFL Campus
Category: Exhibitions

ENAC Innovation Seed Grants – call 2023

28-05-202315-06-2023

Category: Call for proposal

Document selection "Artificial Intelligences"

28-04-202302-07-2023

Category: Exhibitions

Positions: Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis / EPFL Architecture

30-05-202328-07-2023

Place and room: SG 1212
Category: Exhibitions

Lighten Up! On Biology and Time / EPFL Pavilions

24-03-202330-07-2023

Place and room: EPFL Pavilions
Category: Exhibitions

La Lumière & Nous

03-06-202303-06-2023

Place and room: EPFL Pavilions
Category: Public Science Events

CLIMACT Seminar series – Kathrine Vad, ICRC

05-06-202305-06-2023

Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63821341998
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Urban sustainability assessment through spatial lenses: turning the spotlight on the local neighbourhood unit

07-06-202307-06-2023

With: Melissa PANG
Place and room: MED 0 1418
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/61127948004?pwd=dTZYTTREZHVnM0dtWSsrc2V6UGRTdz09
Category: Thesis defenses