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
The complex winds of the Alps: an unseen asset for the energy transition
With: Jérôme François Sylvain DUJARDIN
Place and room: Vidéoconférence
Category: Thesis defenses
Imaginarium – Scientastic/GEHT
With: Nicolas Gluzman Orlane Moynat Rafael Matos-Wasem
Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Miscellaneous
Smart Publishing – course in two parts
With: EPFL Library
Place and room: tbc
Category: Internal trainings
EPFL Data Champions 2nd anniversary meeting
With: Juan Carlos Farah Simon Dürr Francesco Varrato Eliane Blumer
Place and room: MED 2 1522
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/65204147381
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Presence of sub-inhibitory concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in water: effects on bacteria and their inactivation by ozone and monochloramine
With: Margaux Océane VOUMARD
Place and room: Vidéoconférence
Category: Thesis defenses
Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools
With: EPFL Library Teaching Team
Place and room: tbc
Category: Internal trainings