The Summer University “Green.Building.Solutions.” (GBS, 7 ECTS) specializes on first-hand ecological knowledge and engineering expertise transferred by Austria’s leading experts in the field of architecture, design, and construction.
The program deals with the ecological, economic, technical, and social aspects of green building and construction.
Participants deepen their knowledge in passive house planning, sustainable urban development, new energy technologies, innovative architecture, and ecological design together with experts. The program includes more than ten excursions to Vienna’s best-practice buildings and projects in sustainable construction as well as social, sports and cultural events, while over 30 different experts and lecturers contribute!
A group design project aims to incorporate the gained knowledge within a real building project in Vienna - which is presented at the end of the course before the grand farewell.
Accommodation in a passive house guesthouse of the OeAD student housing for the entire duration of the summer program is included! This offers you, to experience living in a passive house on your own! After the program, you have the chance to stay one extra week free of charge.
You are motivated, love to travel and would like to learn about sustainable architecture in a multicultural group of like-minded people?
Apply today, as spots are limited!
Target group
The target groups of the summer program are architects, urban and energy planners, constructors, building and civil engineers as well as students and professionals from similar fields in the construction environment. We also invite people with fields of study such as resource planning, ecology, and landscape planning to apply. The focus lies on academics and professionals; we welcome everybody, who wants to learn in an intercultural and multidisciplinary field of like-minded people in the great environment of the City of Vienna!
Course aim
The overall aim of the course is to transfer Austrian expertise about sustainable architecture and resource-efficient planning to an international audience to generate awareness for future-proof building and to develop long-lasting know-how about how to build for the climate and resource efficient. This naturally includes the integration of ecological aspects and new technologies, such as circular economy, digitalization, positive energy districts and many more.
The program gives participants a unique opportunity to learn about specialized content from an interdisciplinary point of view, in an international and multicultural setting. The imparted knowledge both deepens the existing competences of the participants and broadens their perspectives, ultimately leading to real world implementations. The aim of the GBS is therefore to provide participants with a state-of-the-art toolset, with which they can immediately leverage their careers as architects, planners and engineers.
