The Division of Building Technology brings together knowledge from Building Physics, Building Materials, and Sustainable Built Environments.
What we do
The construction industry is one of the largest and most important sectors, and housing costs represent the single largest expense for the average family. In Sweden, one third of energy consumption is used to heat homes and public buildings.
There is a growing demand for simple and sustainable building design solutions, both in Sweden and abroad, with the aim of providing good environments with high standards and minimal resource utilisation in construction and management. This is also the focus of our teaching and the goal of the research areas linked to the Department of Building Technology.
Research
Research in building technology has three pillars: Building Physics, Building Materials and Sustainable Built Environments, which are also the names of our three research areas. The research areas have slightly different profiles, which you can read more about in the links below, but several of the research projects span more than one area, and common to all research areas is that we aim for more resource-efficient construction and a better environment.
Education
At the division, we primarily teach building technology to future civil engineers, construction engineers, architects and masters within the program Structural Engineering and Building Technology.
Programs:
- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik civilingenjör
- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik högskoleingenjör
- Affärsutveckling och entreprenörskap inom byggteknik
- Arkitektur och teknik
- Arkitekturprogrammet
Master's programs:
- Structural Engineering and Building Technology
- Design for Sustainable Development.
