Industry Perspectives
Marco Waldhauser
Waldhauser + Hermann AG
Connectivity is an important issue, in particular connecting building technologies on the level of information. However, the more complicated the systems will become, the more improbable is its successful application. When thinking about holistic solutions, simplification is crucial. Students have to understand the building in principle. What is required so that people feel comfortable? Not only what is technologically possible but also which technologies do we need? If one understands how a building works and how it has to perform for humans to feel well inside, one can start thinking about how the system could be optimised, simplified or connected to other areas or grids.
Federico Mazzolini
MIBS Graduate, Project Manager, Basler & Hofmann, Integrated Design Simulation Studio
I enrolled in the programme because I was interested in discovering the possibilities related to innovation in architecture. I wanted to gain a broader view of the construction sector, in particular with regard to the subject of energy. For me, the most important outcome of this degree course is holistic thinking resulting from being exposed to a diverse knowledge footprint.
Viviana Gonzelez Serrano
MIBS Graduate, Ph.D. Candidate, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Following my studies, my aim is to work in the are of energy performance analysis of buildings or urban areas. With what I have learned another great interest of mine is to focus on the implementation of renewable technologies and integrated design approaches to improve energy efficiency in the built environment.
Prof. Adrian Altenburger
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences
Just as in new construction sectors, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources are a central aspect of retrofitting projects. The students have to able to analyse an existing building from all angles. The focus on energy efficiency aside, the question arises, which possibilities for the energy performance and thus planning of the building emerge from digitalisation. Students have to be trained as proficient users of the software available for planning matters.
Jana Reichmann
MIBS Graduate, Sustainable Building Analyst, INTEP
I am interested in making a building as environmentally friendly as possible. This includes embodied energy, mostly the building material aspect, as well as operational energy, which would be mostly system based, but also includes thinking about the user behaviour and the users' needs. In the future, I see myself in a consulting position.