Engineering and architecture for sustainable development Our contribution to a future worth living

The Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture conducts application-oriented, interdisciplinary research and development in the five key areas of data-based processes and automation, energy systems and efficiency, health technologies and comfort, circular economy and resource efficiency, as well as Baukultur and adaptive reuse.

The researchers at the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture are convinced that, together with their cooperation partners from business and industry, they can make a decisive contribution to the sustainable development of society. Interdisciplinary and application-oriented, they work together with their clients to master highly complex challenges on the way to a future worth living and for the benefit of mankind. They focus their research and service activities on the following five main topics.

Our main research areas

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Data-based processes and automation

This focus area refers to the collection, processing and use of data from sensors or other data sources to optimize business processes and support decision-making processes. We often use machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop algorithms and prototypes that combine hardware and software.

Researchers in the building technology and electric engineering lab

Energy systems and efficiency

The path to an efficient, resilient and decarbonized energy system is one of the major, central concerns of our research. The focus in this area is on a deeper understanding of buildings, sites, industry and grids. Our developments range from materials and components to holistic energy system considerations and sector coupling.

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Health technologies and comfort

This focus area aims to improve patient care through our innovative research in areas such as regenerative medicine, precision medicine and the development of safe medical devices. We also aim to create sustainable, comfortable and health-promoting living spaces by integrating advanced technology and biomedicine.

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Circular economy and resource efficiency

The circular economy is the systemic approach to using resources longer and more efficiently. Our aim in this area is to keep materials and products in the material cycle for as long as possible with the highest possible value. In addition, we research resource efficiency for the optimal use of materials and energy during planning, construction and operation.

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Baukultur and adaptive reuse

This thematic focus is about the built environment and its sustainable and high-quality development. To this end, we develop building culture strategies, concepts and processes. Current developments such as climate change and demographic change are increasing the pressure on our buildings, settlements and landscapes to adapt.

Our commitment in the context of sustainability

The Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture contextualizes and reflects its activities in research and services with the Swiss federal government's energy and climate strategy and makes its activities measurable along the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations (UN).

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Sustainable Development Goals

The UN Agenda 2030 is a global plan to promote long-term peace and prosperity and to protect our planet. Researchers at the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture are valiantly supporting the Agenda’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Energy Strategy 2050

The researchers at the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture are confident that the ambitious goals set by the Swiss Confederation in its Energy Strategy 2050 can be achieved through solution-oriented cooperation between business, politics, research and society.

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Net zero

At the Lucerne School of Engineering & Architecture, we work with conviction and great expertise on solutions for the world of tomorrow. The declared goal of net zero by 2050 drives our passionate experts from research and development to top performance. We do so in a wide variety of subject areas, on a solid scientific basis and with a consistent focus on application.