ETCEA
Energy Technologies in Civil Engineering and Architecture

Passive and active energy solutions in the building sector

The lecture series is jointly organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Architecture. Students develop a basic understanding of the planning and operation of buildings and infrastructure, taking into account technical, economical and environmental aspects. They are familiar with the concepts of building physics, near-surface geothermal energy and energy-efficient construction on a building scale as well as on a district scale. The students have the ability to weigh different solutions, to explain them in a factual and understandable way, to make decisions and to justify them. Students are able to present the results of their work in an appropriate form.

Course Contents

  • Basics of sustainable building and construction
  • Building physics requirements
  • Passive systems and methods of energy efficiency
  • Active systems of technical building equipment
  • Experimental houses and prototypes
  • Building envelope and technical building equipment
  • Energy-plus houses
  • Sustainable urban planning
  • Energy-efficient settlement concepts
  • Political and social conditions
  • Case Studies

General Information

CP Language Degree programme Prerequisite Study examination Exam Semester
5 English M.Sc. Energy Science and Engineering none project written winter