Construction Management and Engineering

• Tasks and service descriptions for BIM project management and BIM coordination,
• Principles of agile project management,
• Creation of BIM-specific process definitions and transfer of these process definitions into data structures,
• Basic knowledge of Common Data Environments and requirements for data exchange,
• Basics of the coordination of the technical and overall models using methods of agile project management,
• Review and evaluation of data quality with regard to planning specifications and various evaluations in the digital building model.

• allocation of cost and schedule information to components in the digital building model,
• development of project element catalogues from the standard service descriptions for the digital building model,
• evaluation of bulk, cost and schedule information
• creation of bills of quantities and schedules in the digital building model,
• creation of construction process simulations, basic knowledge of model-based construction accounting.

Consolidation of communication strategies in the career field; effective negotiations and focus on culture-specific differences; simulation of meetings; minutes taking and abstract writing; case studies (e.g. connected to the course project work bridge building and project management).

Design, planning and constructive implementation of a bridge construction project; practical implementation of construction management incl. schedule management (rough schedule, detailed schedule), cost planning, economic optimisation incl. variant studies, organisation, risk and opportunity analysis, work preparation, etc.

• construction principles of facade construction,
• static, physical and fire protection calculation and assessment possibilities
• fastening technology,
• material properties of the building materials used and detailed design solutions,
• case studies based on ventilated curtain walls (VCW) and curtain walls (mullion-transom facades, element facades, glass facades)

• energy demand for the creation and use of buildings,
• comfort and user satisfaction,
• planning principles for building envelope and building services,
• calculation methods for energy efficiency
• energy-efficient heat generation,
• development of highly energy efficient buildings (new construction), in form and construction,
• improving energy efficiency in existing buildings (building renovation).

• students are taught the methodology for the new use or conversion of old buildings,
• constructive measures for the technically and economically successful further use of old buildings,
• case studies.

• principles of building automation as well as measurement, control and regulation technology and their integration into buildings,
• aspects concerning the possibilities and use of alternative forms of energy generation, energy storage and energy flexibility,
• possibilities of building monitoring with sensor-supported systems.

• basics of BIM-compatible contract models for the planning and execution of buildings,
• special features of public procurement law when using digital building models,
• liability issues and copyright law when using digital building models,
• legal foundations, standards and guidelines.

• foundational knowledge of cooperative project delivery models (design build, gmp, ppp, etc.),
• contract design options (partnership models, incentive systems, consideration of alternatives, value engineering, etc.),
• specifics of project organisation and communication, standards and guidelines.

• determination and application of technical possibilities of recording and documentation of damage patterns on old and new buildings in compliance with applicable legal provisions, guidelines and standards,
• the methodically ordered process of damage analysis based on ÖN B3355,
• determination and allocation of causes of damage,
• preparation of a reconstruction concept.

• an integrated approach to, including administration and management of, properties taking into consideration various types of buildings and their use,
• in-depth examination of the main points of operative as well as strategic facility management,
• areas of responsibility including the scope of work carried out by a facility manager
• case studies

• interest and annuity calculation,
• investment accounting: net present value method, annuity method and the internal rate of return method,
• common forms of financing

• design of permeable green and usable areas according to the guidelines of the regional planning act and official regulations,
• importance of ecological interrelationships in nature as well as soil improvement and conservation,
• basics of slope shoring and biological slope stabilisation (bioengineering measures),
• horticultural wall and boundary fence construction,
• design and creation of outdoor facilities,
• drafting of submission-ready planning documents for open space design.

• training in and application of all tasks involved in construction projects based on the scope of work of local site supervision,
• construction supervision and coordination,
• schedules and cost tracking,
• quality control, invoice verification, and increases and decreases in cost claims,
• takeover and acceptance,
• determination of defects and remedial work,
• documentation and temporary acceptance of building-owner responsibilities.

• foundational knowledge of Water Law
• definition and contents of the water register and water law regulations concerning construction,
• preventive construction measures for flood protection,
• water absorption and storage capacity of soils to prevent floods,
• soil and slope stabilisation against landslides during heavy water events,
• impervious surfaces and analytical proof for the drainage and infiltration of precipitation water in construction projects.

• fundamentals of structural design in the digital building model,
• application of interfaces with calculation programmes, model-related calculation,
• evaluation and documentation for the processing of constructive tasks,
• methods for plausibility checks of the results.

• legal bases and safety objectives in the form of fire protection concepts,
• methods for computational verifications according to relevant standards,
• concrete practical cases for the building materials wood, steel and reinforced concrete.

• application of refurbishment systems and methods used in existing buildings considering legal conditions (e.g. protection of historical monuments),
• refurbishment of special constructive components of historical building materials,
• constructive and static principles,
• measures for the evaluation of the actual condition of existing buildings,
• estimation of potential through energetic refurbishment.

• structural design of a construction accompanying an architectural design as an overall model,
• development of load approaches according to the current standards,
• idealisation and modelling of the structure with simulation by suitable software,
• documentation and control of the computerised analyses,
• dimensioning of the load-bearing elements and detailed elaboration of the joining technology for both solid and skeleton structures.

• building laws, relevant standards and technical guidelines for structural fire protection,
• fire-related problem materials and their fire behaviour,
• fire protection concepts based on practical case studies

Teaching of technical requirements and construction forms of industrial building construction as a special field of building construction; knowledge of structural engineering and structural design details of industrial buildings in the classic building materials of concrete, steel and timber.

Structure, design, communication strategies of presentations; use of media; principles of writing scientific publications in English; project-based work on a subject-specific topic.

Planning of a specific industrial building project; compilation of the necessary documents, systematic procedure in the planning and economically-sensitive realisation.

Cost planning over the entire life cycle of a component or building; structure and components of life cycle costs (construction costs and follow-up costs incl. operating costs, maintenance & repair costs); sources and definitions of life cycles and service lives; standards, calculation models, forecast scenarios, practical implementation of the calculation of life cycle costs (LCC); significance and comparability of calculation results.

Overview of the building systems and supporting structures in timber construction; in-depth knowledge of timber materials, timber products; structural processing of timber construction connections and their verifications according to national and European regulations; exercises with practical application cases.

Providing the necessary physical principles to detailed calculation methods in building physics; simulation as a planning tool for integrated planning; awareness of various fields of application:
a) Building component simulation: Thermal bridges, combined heat and moisture transfer
b) Thermal building simulation: Thermal performance of buildings taking into consideration the building shell and building technology as a tool for detailed and flexible model structure; climate and use
c) Acoustic simulation: Sound propagation in rooms / outdoors
d) Light simulation: natural and artificial lighting, location-dependent brightness, daylight factors, daylight autonomy, lighting energy demand; use of simple simulation programs of practical examples.

Basics and aims of digital building surveys; an overview of methods for data collection and data processing; application of measuring instruments and suitable algorithms and software; preparation of digital data as a basis for planning and building monitoring in the digital building model; digital methods for virtual simulation and for setting out procedures on the construction site.

Basics of life cycle assessment of buildings (LCA, LCC); digital building model as the basis for life cycle costing depending on the level of development (LOD); simulation of life cycle costs in the digital building model; analysis of application examples.

Basics of mechanical and optical measurement methods; basics of statistical analysis and error analysis of the measurement data; application of the basics related concrete assignments.

Legal and cultural focal points of listed buildings; teaching the correct professional handling of listed buildings in the course of renovation and revitalisation planning and implementation.

Distinction: resource material - work - energy; distinction: construction phase - utilisation phase; familiarising with alternative constructions that are gentle on building materials; consideration of the influence of transport routes; sensible use of regionally available building materials.

Identification of critical areas for the life cycle of timber buildings; evaluation of building constructions from a life cycle perspective; analysis of interdependencies in joining techniques and methods for simplifying constructions; analysis methods and measurement techniques for condition assessment and structural monitoring; possibilities for reparability, adaptability, dismantlability and reuse of components in timber construction.

Independent compilation of a scientific paper related to the subject areas of the previous studies (independent literature research, definition of the research aim, critical examination of methods of scientific work with inclusion of the relevant and current discipline-specific literature, independent conclusions on the basis of the acquired knowledge).

Research topic selection and formulation of a research question for the master's thesis; project management and implementation planning; scientific research and analysis of tasks; written elaboration of a concept taking into account scientific publication criteria as preparation for writing the master's thesis.

Presentation and defence of the master's thesis; sitting partial examinations on important contents relevant to the curriculum; the commissional examination is conducted in accordance to the requirements for final examinations in FH master's degree programmes pursuant to the FHStG as amended.

• foundation knowledge of business administration,
• accounting, balance sheet, profit and loss statements, cash flow and other parameters including their interpretation for the construction industry,
• operating parameters as tools for business management

• international law and contracts,
• foreign projects from a construction point of view,
• project development and consulting abroad,
• case studies.

• foundation knowledge and historical development of lean management and lean construction management,
• application of lean management in the planning and execution phase of a construction project,
• case studies.

Basics and terms of the circular economy; legal framework at European and national level; strategy for a sustainable built environment to take account of the recycling principle in buildings; placing recyclates on the construction market based on the construction products regulation; use cases with concrete constructive solutions.

Improvement of the communicative strategies in work life; leading negotiations efficiently (using, for example, case studies) and focus on cultural differences; simulated meetings (different types of meetings); writing minutes and abstracts.

Students learn subject-specific requirements and building forms of industrial construction as a specific area of structural engineering. The knowledge imparted includes all structural engineering as well as static and structural design knowledge about the completion details of halls and power plant structures in the classical building maters - concrete, steel and wood

On the basis of a specific building construction project all necessary information and the systematic approach in the planning and implementation of economically viable buildings will be developed. Practical implementation or construction industry issues such as organization, type of contract, tendering, quantity surveying, creation of specifications, economic optimisation (variant tests), calculation, optimization of supply, procurement of services, etc

Structural design of a construction together with an architectural design as a complete model. Development of load prediction methods according to current standards, idealization and modeling of the structure with simulation using suitable software. Documentation and verification of the computer analysis. Dimensioning of the support elements and detailed elaboration of joining technology for both solid and skeleton structures

The subject matter of building regulations and technical guidelines for structural fire protection as well as relevant standards and laws are imparted. Using case studies, possible solutions are jointly developed and fire protection concepts discussed. A guest lecture by a specialist from the area of flammable problematic substances and their fire behaviour reinforce the practical relevance.

Use of renovation systems and methods for existing structures taking into consideration any possible legal conditions, such as the protection of historic monuments; renovation of constructive special construction components of historic structures, constructive and static principles.

Energy requirements for the construction and use of buildings, comfort and user satisfaction. Planning principles for building shell and building technology. Calculation methods for energy efficiency. Energy efficient heat production, development of highly energy-efficient buildings (new construction) in shape and structure. Improving energy efficiency in existing buildings (building renovation).

Cost-planning of the entire life cycle, structure and components of the life cycle costs (construction and follow-up costs including operation costs, maintenance costs and repair costs). Determination of the life cycle and service life. Norms, computational models, prognosis scenarios, practical implementation of life cyle costs calculation. Significance and comparison of results of life cycle cost calculations.

Using common building materials for load-bearing purposes as a starting point, the special features of materials used currently and in the future, such as plastics, textiles and composites are presented. Based on a systematic review of the materials and their production and application, use cases are shown from the construction industry.

As a foundation, a systematic overview is given of construction systems and supporting structures in wood construction. A more profound knowledge of derived timber products and joining technology will also be developed. This will be consolidated by exercises and practical use cases.

Development of the basic principles of the Finite Element Method in constructive engineering, general basic principles of modelling, use of the Finite Element Method for plate and slab structures using appropriate software, interpretation and examination of the results

Using legal principles as a basis, the safety objectives in the form of fire prevention concepts are formulated. Subsequently, methods for calculatory proof according to pertinent norms are introduced and wood, steel and reinforced concrete are shown in a way which is relevant to practice using case studies.

Providing the necessary physical principles to detailed calculation methods in physics. Simulation as a planning tool for integrated planning. Awareness of various fields of application: a) building component simulation: thermal bridges, combined heat and moisture transfer b) Thermal building simulation: thermal performance of buildings taking into consideration the building shell and building technology as a tool for detailed and flexible model structure. Climate and use. c) Acoustic Simulation: Sound propagation in rooms / outdoors d) Light simulation: natural and artificial lighting, location-dependent brightness, daylight factors, daylight autonomy, lighting energy demand. Use of simple simulation programs of practical examples.

Consideration of the aspect of sustainability aspect in the phases of calling for tenders and construction. Practical examples such as optimisation of batch processing, transport logistics, ... Certification systems Sustainable construction involves not only the basics of sustainability in the construction industry but also demonstrates various practical applications.

Language and other characteristics of presentations such as, for example, layout, design, communication strategies, use of media, project-based work (career field-related topic).

Legal principles - BVergG, Ö-Norm 2050 and 2051 Specifications for tender Procurement process - steps, dependencies, deadlines Special practical questions such as award criteria, in-depth evaluation of bids, legal

Standard contract texts are compared based on national and international contracting. Selected special topics and practical examples of national and international contracts and agreements are another focus of the course. Methods of risk assessment of construction contracts.

Selected questions on project managment Cost management Project organisation and tasks of participants (planning, project control, on-site building inspection...) including special performances of PM in the separate project phases Risk management in cost planning and scheduling Closing of projects and project analyses. Handover of project / transfer of project. Documentation and electronic document management

Basic planning and calculation principles for bridge construction, construction techniques, special load distributions for bridge structures, composite construction.

Design and constructive implementation of a bridge construction project. The contents of the courses of constructive engineering – civil engineering are used in a practical way. Practical implementation of construction management including scheduling and task management (rough schedules, detailed schedule), cost planning, economic optimisation including investigation of variants, organisation, risk analysis, opportunity analysis, operations scheduling, etc.

Strength and deformation properties of rock mass, rock mechanical calculation and classification models, exploration, excavation and safeguarding types in underground construction tunnelling (New Austrian Tunnelling Method, mechanised tunnelling) construction in tunnelling, overview of slope and slope stabilisation systems

Exploration; Modelling in foundation engineering, determination of characteristic values, foundation systems: shallow foundations, deep foundations, soil improvement measures; systems for safeguarding construction pits and lowering of groundwater; slope and slope stabilisation systems

Straßenbau: Einführung in die Richtlinien und Vorschriften für den Straßenbau, gesetzliche Grundlagen, Projektentwicklung & Planung von Straßenbauprojekten (Korridoruntersuchung – Vorprojekt – UVE-Einreichprojekt - Bauprojekt), Eisenbahnbau: Grundlagen, Trassierungsparameter, Detailplanung, LCC optimierte Planung, Variantenuntersuchungen und Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnungen. Abwicklung von Eisenbahnprojekten – von der Projektentwicklung bis zur Inbetriebnahme

Interest, pensions, calculation of interest and pensions, principles of capital expenditure budgeting: present value method, annuity method and the method of internal rates of interest, calculations in MS EXCEL.

Analysis of construction contracts Deviations from the construction contract: performance changes and disturbances Review of performance problems Strategic Claim Management Anti-Claim Management Negotiation, implementation of receivables Examples: creating claims for additional costs and negotiation

Tasks of facility management, documentation of existing buildings, building management, equipment and tools. Early involvement of FM in the project development and planning process.

Basics of mechanical and optical measurement methods, basics of statistical analysis and error analysis of the measurement data.

Pre-stressing systems, clamping systems, measurement of pretensioned building components, standardised documents, special features of bridge construction, examples of use.

Overview of systematic processes and relationships in the planning and execution in modern tunneling (ÖGG Directive), measuring systems in tunnel (measurement, analysis and interpretation), observation method, operation and safety equipment

Basic principles of structural dynamics, dynamically excited structures, machine-induced vibrations, human-induced vibrations, earthquakes.

Methods for new use or redevelopment of old buildings. Using concrete objects constructive measures should be further developed for successful technical-economic usage. Interactive learning while working on a project. The students are supported by specialist supervisors while carrying out the project work.

Determination of planning costs Calculation of construction work Special questions about calculation such as levies, time dependent overhead costs, price conversion Calculation of claims for additional costs concerning planning and construction.

Basic principles of general business administration Book-keeping, financial accounting, calculation of profit and loss Cash flow and other parameters as well as their interpretation for the construction industry; Operating paramters as tools for manangement

International law and contracts, the building industry and projects abroad, project development and consulting abroad, PPP models in construction projects, case studies

The thesis students are assisted in technical and methodological perspective.

In this seminar which accompanies the compilation of the thesis, the necessary knowledge and methods for writing a thesis or a scientific paper are imparted. The students writing the thesis are supported both technically and methodologically.

Energy situation (worldwide and Austria - in more detail), ecological footprint, energy requirements of objects, energy performance certificates for residential and non-residential buildings, an overview of alternative sources of energy: use of biomass, use of solar energy, photovoltaic, wind power generation; economic analysis. Developments. Trends Economic analysis, developments, trends

Energy and economic considerations of energy supply systems, combined heat plants, hydropower plants, thermal power plants, wind power plants, virtual power plants, development tendencies in power plant construction, case studies.