Building Engineering, Innovation And Retrofitting

What is the objective of the course? What is it?
What does it train you for?

The Bachelor's Degree Program in Building Engineering, Innovation, and Retrofitting aims to train professionals capable of performing the following:

• Structural, historical, and current-state analyses;
• Interpretation, representation, and surveying of building structures;
• Support activities for design processes;
• Organization and management of construction sites;
• Economic management of construction processes;
• Sustainable transformation and development of environmentally sensitive areas;
• Management of technical-administrative and production processes;
• Activities related to safety engineering and protection of building structures;
• Technical and economic evaluations.

What do you learn?

The educational program can be oriented either towards strictly engineering aspects (first path) or integrated with aspects related to Building Architecture (second path).

The first year, common to both paths, introduces students to the foundational language of Engineering and includes courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Technical and Compositional Architecture, and Architectural History.

In the second year, Physics II completes the foundational training and provides basic competencies in Building Engineering, including courses related to Thermal aspects, Systems, Structures, and Surveying.

The third year focuses on applications, particularly in the areas of structural design for new and existing constructions, as well as Urban Planning.

The second path differs from the first by introducing courses with a stronger focus on architectural/urbanistic subjects.

Specifically, it includes a second course in Architectural Design, one on construction techniques, and another on building appraisal.

The third-year training for both paths is completed with elective courses, allowing students to deepen their understanding of legislation across all areas of construction.

What can you do with it?

The Bachelor’s Degree Program in Building Engineering, Innovation, and Retrofitting prepares professionals who primarily work in the field of building design and the management of traditional and industrialized construction sites, or within companies in the sector, for new construction or the restoration of existing structures.

It also covers the management and organization of the building process, focusing on materials, products, and components, as well as the surveying and evaluation of building assets.

Graduates can perform these roles on behalf of companies, firms, private and public administrations, or they can deepen their expertise in seismic vulnerability and the restoration of existing buildings by enrolling in the Master’s Degree Program in Building Systems Engineering, which serves as a continuation of their educational path.