Since its foundation, the Department has distinguished itself with its focus on current social issues, combining expertise in ecology, economy and culture to develop sustainable architecture and living environments.

Professional core competences

  • Designing resource-saving and climate-resilient buildings
  • Measures for the refurbishment and decarbonization of buildings and building stock
  • Development of building projects
  • Economic and ecological life cycle analyses of buildings and building components
  • Concepts for sustainable neighborhoods, taking into account their blue and green infrastructures
  • Requirements for built structures from a human science perspective
  • Studies on daylight in buildings and urban settings
  • Processes and digitalization for the planning, construction and renovation of buildings
  • Preventive measures to protect movable and immovable cultural assets in disaster scenarios
  • Measures for the preservation and development of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • World Heritage Impact Assessments

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