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.

Discover our interdisciplinary approach

ENAC celebrates its 20th anniversary!

ENAC’s latest news

Claudia Binder joint EPFL in 2016. © Alain Herzog / EPFL

Claudia R. Binder rewarded as member of the Academia Europaea

30.06.22EPFL

The non-governmental association Academia Europaea elected Professor Claudia R. Binder as ordinary member. At EPFL, Claudia Binder heads the Laboratory for Human-Environment Relations in Urban Systems (HERUS) since 2016 and is the Dean of the ENAC School since 2020.

Lucien Delley took parti in three editions of the festival, from 2017 to 2019. © FFJM Sebastien Moitrot

Party hard but party safe at the Montreux Jazz Festival

28.06.22Research

An EPFL PhD student in urban sociology spent four years working at the Montreux Jazz Festival in order to gain insights into how safety and security are managed, both within and around this world-famous event.

Stéphane Joost and Noemi Romano. © Alain Herzog / EPFL

Scientists apply genetic methods to linguistics

24.06.22Research

EPFL scientists have produced a series of maps showing historical migration events, including the migration of mountain farmers native to Upper Valais who began to settle in German-speaking Switzerland in the 13th century, by applying methods from population genetics – but using linguistic data rather than genes.

All news

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.

Learn more

Section

Architecture

Section

Civil Engineering

Section

Environmental Sciences and Engineering

RESEARCH

Three institutes with over 70 laboratories.

Learn more

Institute of

Architecture

Institute of

Civil Engineering

Institute of

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.

Learn more