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MIBS provides a science-based education in building systems and technologies with a strong emphasis on the energy performance and the environmental impacts of buildings. Teaching in the program focuses on the integration of sustainable energy technologies at building and urban levels, the methodology and tools to master the complex design of integrated building systems, as well as the operation and management of buildings. Interdisciplinary by design and grounded in real-world problem contexts, the program combines methods and insights from the disciplines of architecture, civil, mechanical, socio-economics, environmental and electrical engineering.

Events

18.04.2024
MIBS Spotlight // Lunch Talk 

MIBS Spotlight poster

HIB Open Space 2 @ 12:00. 
Dr. Thaleia Konstantinou from TU Delft, Netherlands, who is also currently visiting professor at ETH's Chair of Architecture and Building Systems will give a talk on "Building Envelope Renovation: Towards Resource-efficient Built Environment."

26.02.2024
MIBS Spotlight // Lunch Talk 

MIBS Spotlight poster

HIB Open Space 2 @ 12:00. 
Dr. Favoino from Politecnico di Torino will give a talk on "Transparent building envelopes: from the weak link to the multifunctional wall concept."

31.10.2023
Master Your Master for 2023

Mater Your Master 2023

Links to Zoom are published here.

06.03.2023
Industry Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

Enlarged view: Prof. Dr. Charmaine Ng

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2 @ 12:00. Prof. Dr. Charmaine Ng (Kyoto Institute of Technology) leads the Chair of Architecture, Construction and Innovation. Her current research focuses on construction innovation, architectural tectonics, digitizing historic construction and craftsmanship, as well as sustainable and circular construction. Her talk will first introduce the common considerations in building envelope design, followed by a closer look at complex geometry envelope design with four recent examples in current practice.

26.10.2022
Master your Master Event for 2022

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Enlarged view: Event Flyer - Bechmann

4.6.2022
Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

VENUE CHANGE TO OPEN SPACE 3

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 3 @ 12:00. Roland heads the department of competitions and is a specialist of project management, light weight structures and steel constructions. He has extensive experience in high rise projects, and since 2013 has also been the German representative on the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). He will present key projects with a focus on the impacts of material selection and circular design.

Event Flyer - McKenna

3.30.2022
Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

VENUE CHANGE TO OPEN SPACE 3

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 3 @ 12:00. Manuel Frey is the Head of Computational Design and Building Performance Simulation at Gruner AG. He will be joined by his Gruner AG colleague Natasha Catunda who is a MIBS alumni and computational designer. You can watch the talk here.

Event Flyer - McKenna

3.23.2022
Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2 @ 12:00. Russell McKenna is Full Professor of Energy Systems Analysis in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) & Head of the Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis at the Paul Scherrer Institute. You can watch the talk here.

3.14.2022
Master your Master! Program Info Event

Online, March 14 @ 12:00-15:00
Find out more about the MIBS Program. D-ARCH, D-BSSE, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT and D-MTEC have joined our efforts again and now prospective applicants can find out more programs in engineering and technology at the ETH in just one afternoon. DownloadEvent links and the full program line-up is available here (PDF, 34 KB).

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Enlarged view: Spring '22 Industry Spotlight Lunch Lecture Series
Enlarged view: Event Flyer

11.10.2021
Industry Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2 @ 12:00. Paul Carew is the Director of Buro Happold's Built Environments Group in Berlin, Germany, and also leads the firm's Europe education sector. Watch the talk here.

11.11.2021
Industry Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2 @ 12:00. Karsten Spengler leads ARUP Germany’s Science, Industry & Technology Business at ARUP´s Frankfurt office. For over 15 years, he and his team has been involved in innovative building service projects in Germany, France, Switzerland, Russia, Nigeria and Qatar. Watch the talk here.

Enlarged view: Fall '21 Industry Spotlight Lunch Lecture Series

See the presentations here.

10.27.2021
Master your Master! Program Info Event

Online, October 27th @ 12:00-15:00
Find out more about the MIBS Program. D-ARCH, D-BSSE, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT and D-MTEC have joined our efforts again and now prospective applicants can find out more programs in engineering and technology at the ETH in just one afternoon. See the Downloadprogram and zoom links. (PDF, 37 KB)

10.21.2021
Industry Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2 @ 12:00. Anastasiya Popova is the lead of corporate sustainability strategy at STATICUS, which is one of the largest façade contractors in the Northern Europe that provides engineering, manufacturing and installation services. Watch the recording here.

Jimeno Fonseca

10.14.2021
Industry Spotlight // Lunch Lecture Series

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2 @ 12:00. Dr. Jimeno Fonseca is the co-lead of EBP Switzerland's Global Competence Group in Sustainable Real Estate with a focus on Europe and Latin America. Watch the talk here.

3.05.2021
Master your Master! Program Info Event

Online, March 5th @ 12:00-15:00
Find out more about the MIBS Program! D-ARCH, D-BSSE, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT and D-MTEC have joined our efforts again and now ETH students can find out more programs in engineering and technology at the ETH in just one afternoon. With over 65 people in attendance, the online Q & A event was co-hosted by MIBS Program Coordinator Dr. Krishna Bharathi and current MIBS student Mr. Conor Killeen. DownloadSee the event flyer here. (PDF, 123 KB)

HIB Level E, Open Space 2

9.14.2020
Fall Welcome Event // MIBS Monday

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus / 15:00-17:30

  • Orientation // 15:00-16:00, HIL Building, Level E, Room 71
  • Meet the Tutors // 16:30-17:30 HIB Building, Level E in Open Space 2 // This year we'll be doing a mixed mode welcome event for the new students with Tutors and their teaching teams presenting via video. MIBS Director of Studies, Prof. Dr. Schlueter; D-ARCH Dean, Prof. Girot, MIBS Program Coordinator, Dr. Bharathi, and Head of Study Administration, Mr. Krieg will be present to welcome students.

Due to COVID restrictions, this event is only for the incoming class of Fall 2020.

Focus Terra

2.28.2020
Program Information Event

Center Campus, NO C 60 @ 12:15
Find out more about the MIBS Programme at ETH Zurich. This year D-ARCH, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT and D-MTEC have joined our efforts and now you can find out more about your favourite programmes in engineering and technology at ETH in just one afternoon. More detail.

Tobias Luthe
11.26.2019 Lecture // Prof. Dr. Tobias Luthe, Oslo School of Architecture and Design

9.16.2019
Fall Welcome Event // MIBS Monday

ETH Hoenggerberg Campus, HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2 @ 16:00. Please join us in the afternoon to welcome incoming and returning students. It’s an event where you can meet your MIBS tutors, instructors in the programme and their teaching teams, as well as speak with current students and alumni. Apéro to follow. See the detailed program here.

Prof. Dr. Kristina Shea
03.26.2019 Lecture // Prof. Dr. Kristina Shea, ETH
Thomas Auer
03.05.2019 Lecture // Prof. Dr. Thomas Auer, TU Munich

12.17.2018
Lecture // Prof. Roger Boltshauser, ETH

ETH Prof. Roger Boltshauser of Boltshauser Architects will be speaking at 17:00 on the topic of designing for integration on the ETH Hoenggerberg Campus in the HIB building, Level E in Open Space 2. Apéro to follow.

News

April 1-30, 2024
MIBS is now accepting application from ETH/EPFL! 

MIBS Application ETH/EPFL 2024

Check out how you can apply!

04.01.2023
MIBS will be accepting domestic application soon! Apply from 01 April 2023.

Applications accepted from 01 - 30 April 2023. Learn more and apply!

Enlarged view: Spotlight Final Spring 23
Enlarged view: Spotlight Fall 22
INTEGRATE Book Cover

2.1.2022
INTEGRATE Architecture Under the Influence of Climate Change

See innovative ARCH & MIBS student project work included in this new ETH publication. Available in print and open access online. external pageSee the publication here.

11.01.2021
Thinking of Applying? Meet the Tutors on Linkedin

Meet the MIBS tutors and hear about the focus of their research areas as they relate to MIBS. Click external pagehere to watch the videos.

10.27.2021
Applicant Info Event - Watch the Video

Online, October 27th @ 12:00-15:00
50 potential applicants came to hear more about the MIBS Program today. Watch the top 5 questions answered above. In case you missed it, you can see the presentation slides Downloadhere. (PDF, 69.4 MB)

Enlarged view: Farbfilm Studio

9.30.2021
MIBS Panel Format Kickoff// Decarbonizing the Future Built Environment

The MIBS Panel is a new format to support interdepartmental exchange between program tutors in relation to MIBS program goals and to create stronger links to our alumni and industry partners. The panel discussion and event impressions videos will be posted soon on the new external pageMIBS linkedin page.

Enlarged view: Farbfilm Studio
MIBS Tutor // Prof. Dr. Roy Smith
Enlarged view: Josien De Koning Presentation to ESOP Foundation 'Meet the Talent'

4.28.2021
MIBS BIVP Workshop @ ETH's 'Meet the Talent'

Meet the Talent 2021 is an annual event organised by the ETH Foundation Excellence Scholarships (ESOP) Foundation where donors meet excellence scholars to see the impact of their gift. This year, Ms. Josien de Koning presented in the thematic room “Resources & Sustainability” on the Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIVP) Workshop that involved MIBS, MSc and BSc Arch students. Click to watch the workshop video here.

2020 ETH Foundation ESOP Winners

ETH Foundation Excellence Scholarships (ESOP) have been awarded to both Ms. Josien de Koning and Ms. Meera Mahadevan. More information can be found external pagehere.

2020 ETH Medal Winner

The ETH Medal has been awarded to: Ms. Anastasiya Popova for her outstanding master thesis titled “Heuristics for the design of low-carbon districts based on a case study in Singapore.”  See the list of previous winners here.

2020 ETH Willi Studer Prize

The ETH Willi Studer Prize has been awarded to: Mr. Stefan Caranovic for his overall excellent academic performance in a study program. See the list of previous winners here.

2020 Helbling Prize

The 2020 Helbling Prize has been awarded by the company Helbling Beratung und Bauplanung to: Ms. Mahshid Motie for her excellent master thesis titled “Assessing the potential of blockchainwith building digital twins for performance based smart contracts.” More information can be found here.

2.17-3.11.2020
Student Work Exhibition // MIBS Integrated Design Project in Agouti, Morocco

Hoenggerberg, HIL E, Arch. & Civil Engineering Library

Enlarged view: 20 MBS Exhibition Information

12.20.2019
ETH Bau und Infrastruktur-​Förderungspreis // BI Development Prize

D-BAUG's Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI) has recognized Raúl Ricardo Rentería Manzano for his excellent Master Thesis «An aerial perspective for the future in the construction industry: How drones could monitor progress and quality with real-​time data on a commercial building». MIBS instructor Prof. Bryan Adey supervised the thesis.

19 Bryan Adey and Raul Renteria

12.20.2019
Farewell Ceremony for Graduates

Graduates who attended the Farewell Ceremony pictured are Nicolas Zimmerman, Thomas Wüthrich, Andrea Silvagni, Kyriakos Boutsis, Vasiliki Roussi, Srinimalan Balkrishnan Selvakumaran, Gökçe Özcan and Paco Bos. Video of the ceremony can be found here.

19 Grad Ceremony
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