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
Introduction to LaTeX
With: EPFL Library
Place and room: CO 121
Category: Internal trainings
The Rebound Effects from Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvements
With: Michel ZIMMERMANN
Place and room: Vidéoconférence
Category: Thesis defenses
New Climates in… Lausanne – Hidden Rivers #4 – Waters Seminar Series
With: Speakers: Sandra Soares Frazao, (Professor, UCLouvain) Tony Arborino, (Chief of the Protection contre les Crues du Rhône – SPCR department) Qinyi Zhang (Studio Paola Viganò) Annelies de Nijs (Agence Ter) Discussants: Sarem Sunderland (Ph.D. ETH, LUS program) Elena Longhin (PostDoc, IUAV) Andrea Aragone (Ph.D. student, IUAV)
Place and room: Zoom
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cvdOusrzgrHdJb0omOmt-rmoUDTT77-4Xz
Category: Conferences – Seminars
New proximities: Digital proximities
With: Boris Beaude
Online: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-seminaire-nouvelles-proximites-173555086937
Category: Conferences – Seminars
