The 2nd cycle Degree Course in Building Engineering replaces the former course (class 4S- Architecture and Building Engineering, Ministerial decree 509/99).
The educational objective is to provide the labour market with high-level professionals who, through their interdisciplinary training and the acquisition of a typical engineering technique, are able to identify problems and find appropriate design solutions, keeping pace with the innovative dynamics of the area, to improve the quality of buildings in its physical, technical, performance, economic and process aspects.
In particular, the course aims at training professional engineers capable of working autonomously and effectively in the following fields:
- Design of complex building systems, with respect to the technological, structural, environmental quality aspects, and with a specific attention to wellbeing, service life and to issues related to energy and environmental impact;
- recovery, rehabilitation, maintenance and management of existing buildings;
- Development of the construction process, with respect to operational, economic and managerial aspects;
- Management of technological and production processes related to the building industry (new buildings, existing buildings), with particular attention to safety issues;
- Technological innovation;
- Testing and quality control of products and works.
To achieve the various educational objectives, students may choice among different curricula; each curriculum aims at training a specific type of professional in the field of Building Engineering, who may immediately fit in the specific labour market sector.
In any case, the common core courses, focusing on building design integrated with structural and plant design, enables graduates of this course to fit in building sectors other than the selected one.
Credit intervals of the class specific educational activities provide further competences in the following sectors:
- Structural Design
Advanced study of structural design issues, through the in depth analysis of structures in reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete, steel, masonry with particular reference to prefabrication, safety of the structures and earthquake resistance issues.
- Plant engineering
Explores the design of systems and their integration into the building and provides specific insights with respect to electric and sanitary systems in buildings. Particular attention is devoted to the automation and control systems in complex buildings.
- Building rehabilitation
Provides general and specific knowledge and operational skills needed to tackle the building renovation sector in terms of design, of techniques and technologies as well as of the management organization of interventions.
Specific issues will then detailed under a disciplinary and instrumental point of view with respect to damage and deterioration as well as the study of the evolution of edifices , building techniques and used materials.
Existing regulations will be the analysed, as well as the latest technologies for interventions and for verifying the stability of buildings and inspecting yard works.
The first year of the educational programme will study in depth subjects related to structural issues(dynamics, complex structures in steel, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed reinforced concrete, structural problems of monuments and historic buildings), environmental and energy issues (building thermophysics, complex building types, innovative materials) as well as management and quality and safety control issues (business project management, building quality and control structural safety).
The second year is devoted to the design of new buildings and of the recuperation of existing buildings, through the advanced study, under an integrated design point of view, of building issues(building design and building recuperation and conservation design), structural and plant engineering issues (structural designs in seismic zones, thermal, hydraulic and electric plant design for the building industry). The educational programme s completed by stages, internships, and the preparation of the degree dissertation.