School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC)
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.
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 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.
RESEARCH
Three institutes with over 70 laboratories.
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.
Events
"Overshoot Day" book selection
Place and room: Rolex Learning Center
Category: Exhibitions
The effect of alkali hydroxides and equilibration time on Al uptake by calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H)
With: Sonya BARZGAR
Place and room: Room OSGA/EG06 PSI Villigen and videoconference
Category: Thesis defenses
ETH-EPFL Summer School: Transects Through Alpine Water Landscapes
With: Prof. Dr. Paola Vigano, EPFL Laboratory of Urbanism (LAB-U) Institute of Architecture (IA), Studio Paola Viganò
Prof. Dr. Tom Avermaete, ETH Zurich, Chair of the History and Theory of Urban Design, Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies (LUS) &, Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta)
Prof. em. Dr. Rolf Weingartner, Professor Emeritus, Hydrology, University of Bern
Dr. Karina Liechti, Senior Research Scientist, Sustainability Governance Impact Area, University of Bern
Category: Miscellaneous
