Career perspectives

Who

The graduate in Engineering for Building Retrofitting will be an engineer with a deep knowledge of all the aspects concerning existing buildings, and he/she will face problems with a systemic and multi-disciplinary approach.

What

Assesses

• the structural and seismic safety of existing buildings
• the energy efficiency of existing buildings
• the technical performances of existing buildings, in terms of water tightness as well as thermal, acoustic and lightning comfort
• the state of maintenance of buildings, in terms of materials, building components and plants
• the fire safety of existing buildings

Designs

• structural and geotechnical retrofitting interventions
• seismic retrofitting and seismic upgrading interventions
• energy retrofitting interventions
• fire protection interventions
• interventions to enhance the water tightness as well as the thermal, acoustic and lightning comfort of existing buildings
• maintenance, conservation and consolidation interventions on materials and building components

Dialogues

• with architects in charge of the architectural and functional rehabilitation of the building
• with professionals in charge of conservation projects, in the case of heritage buildings
• with municipal and State technicians in charge of building codes and practices
• with the representatives of Cultural Heritage protection bodies, in the case of heritage buildings
• with the private and public owners of the buildings

Where

• as a self-employed civil engineer in the building sector
• as a specialist in civil engineering companies
• as a specialist in firms working in the sector of building rehabilitation
• as a Facility Manager in public or private bodies working the in the field of real estates
• as a specialist in credit institutions and insurance companies
• as a technician in public administration