The “Green.Building.Solutions.” Summer University (GBS, 7 ECTS) specializes on first-hand ecological knowledge and engineering expertise. During three weeks you will deepen your knowledge in passive house planning, sustainable urban development, new energy technologies, innovative architecture and ecological design approaches together with local experts in workshops, excursions and lectures.
The content of the program follows a holistic and modular approach. You gain insight into three main topics:
The last week is dedicated to a project work. See results here
Right now, we are working on the Program 2025. Meanwhile have a glimpse on the the Program 2024!
Preparation work: Before the program begins, you will prepare an assignment, equal to 40 real hours (1.5 ECTS), the task will be provided a month prior to the program start.
Week 1 offers an intro to the role of buildings within the framework of ongoing global challenges and approaches to transformation. You will gain in-depth knowledge into green and regenerative building design, alternative strategies and building standards.
Week 2 provides you with insights into ecological construction including material flows, circular economy, nature-based solutions as well as reuse and energy concepts. In building modelling and simulation workshops you will learn to calculate energy use and demand using appropriate tools.
Week 3 is dedicated to the group design project: This is where you get to put theory into practice by dealing with a real-life object in the City of Vienna. This allows you to apply the relevant knowledge in a small but interdisciplinary group with your co-students and supervised by experts. The outcomes will be presented on the final day of GBS, followed by a public graduation ceremony and certificate handover, concluding with a final celebratory event.
