CIVIL-212: Fundamentals of indoor climateThe indoor climate impacts building performance and human well-being. This course covers fundamental knowledge of indoor air quality and thermal environment, with their assessment methods. It also out
AR-128: Building technology I, IIIntroduction à la technologie du bâti: défis environnementaux et sociétaux, exigences techniques et fonctionnelles du bâtiment dans la durée, équilibre statique des ossatures, matériaux de constructio
AR-616: EDAR thesis writing workshopThe workshop will equip participants with practical skills necessary to make thesis writing smoother and better organized. Main issues
covered are: getting started, structure and argumentation, time m
AR-519: UE M : Constructing materialsThis course examines how conceptions of building materials are shaped, how they entangle with their use in architecture, and what happens when materials come together in buildings. Guided research pro
ENG-410: Energy supply, economics and transitionThis course examines energy systems from various angles: available resources, how they can be combined or substituted, their private and social costs, whether they can meet the energy demand, and how
CIVIL-479: Building physicsThe course presents the fundamentals of how a building interacts with its environment in terms of energy, heat, air movement, and moisture. The theory is used to explain the principles of well-perform
CIVIL-522: Seismic engineeringThis course deals with the main aspects of seismic design and assessment of buildings including conceptual design. It covers different structural design and evaluation philosophies for new and existin
AR-341: Building technology VITdB VI utilise des descriptions détaillées de projets de bâtiments pour examiner la relation entre l'enveloppe, la structure et les conditions environnementales internes, avec pour toile de fond la pr
ENV-471: Environmental economicsIntroduction to economic analysis applied to environmental issues: all the necessary basic concepts, including cost-benefit analysis, for environmental policy making and its instruments (examples: cli
CIVIL-460: Indoor air quality and ventilationThis course covers the fundamentals of indoor air quality and ventilation strategies for optimal building air quality. Through lectures, discussions, modeling software, a hands-on group project, stude
ENV-367: Environmental and construction lawCe cours donne aux étudiant-e-s les connaissances de base nécessaires pour comprendre les dimensions juridiques de leur activité professionnelle concernant l'aménagement du territoire et la protection
ENG-445: Energy and comfort in buildingsThe course presents the fundamentals of energy demand in buildings while emphasizing the need for the comfort and well-being of occupants. In addition, prioritizations and trade-offs between energy an
MSE-420: Cementitious materials (advanced)Discussion of topical subjects related to the current use of cementitious materials. Through a guided literature survey prepare a presentation in a group on a topical issue
AR-497: Building design in the circular economyThe class introduces the concept of circular economy and its applications to building design, with a focus on design with reused components, design for disassembly, and life-cycle assessment. The clas
AR-242: Building technology IVCe cours traite des divers domaines techniques intervenant dans la conception et la réalisation d'un bâtiment, soit: physique du bâtiment, structures et matériaux, construction et installations techni
