In the Master’s degree programme “Smart Buildings in Smart Cities - Energy Infrastructure and District Renovation", students may choose to specialise from the second semester onwards in one of the focus areas, “Building in Existing Contexts” or “Urban Systems”, allowing them to engage flexibly with a specific topic. Building on the programme’s content, the curriculum provides advanced competencies and fosters close links with the department’s current research themes.
Building in Existing Contexts
Building in Existing Contexts - with a focus on the technical, functional, and design-driven adaptation of existing buildings and urban districts
The focus area Building in Existing Contexts aims at the technical and design-oriented adaptation of the existing building stock in line with current standards and contemporary needs. Students develop competencies in analysing and assessing existing buildings. This includes developing structural and technical solutions while also exploring adaptive strategies for the continued or alternative use of buildings—with the overarching goal of preserving their spatial structure.
This focus area emphasises:
- Sustainable further development of existing buildings and districts
- Technical renovation and use‑specific adaptation of existing structures
- An interdisciplinary approach to preserving building structures
Urban Systems
Urban Systems - provide the technical and infrastructural foundation for the functionality of urban districts
The distinctive feature of this focus area is that students not only gain fundamental knowledge of renewable energy systems, storage technologies, and smart grids, but also acquire the necessary tools to address the challenges of future‑oriented integration of all urban systems within a district—ranging from households and commercial enterprises to industry and mobility—constructively and solution‑oriented.
Our programme is built on high‑quality education, interdisciplinary and interconnected thinking, and a strong commitment to sustainability and climate protection. These elements form the core pillars of this focus area.
At our institution, high‑quality education, interdisciplinary and interconnected thinking, together with a strong commitment to sustainability and climate protection, form the cornerstones of our degree programme and the specialisation Integrated Energy Systems.
This focus area emphasises:
- Renewable energy systems in urban environments
- Energy storage technologies
- Smart grids
- Multimodal energy supply