Studies & Degrees in Building Technology

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Building Technology Study Programs

Building Technology & Design
Bircham International University

Level: Undergraduate Bachelors     Location: Villanueva de la Cañada

It is common knowledge that the Empire State Building is the most famous and one of the tallest in the world at 102 stories. Opened in the 1930s, it is a living testimony to durability and sustainability made possible through man’s know how in building and engineering technologies, which are taught in institutions of learning. Existing for more than 70 years, the building now undergoes a major sustainability retrofit to make it, so they say, as an example of an energy-efficient structure, and of economic and environmental revitalization, which are some of the very areas of study in a Building Technology program in schools.

Building technology finds its origin in the 19th century when man started to determine the types of materials available for construction such as earth, clay, stone and timber. Into the late 19th century, concrete began to play a significant role in construction until the mid-20th century when plastics were employed in building construction. Up to the current times architects, engineers and designers have continued to use a variety of building materials in innovative ways known to them.

Building Technology is offered as a program of study in many collegiate institutions in the world, usually under a specific department, granting students with diplomas, associate, Bachelor and Master’s and even Ph.D. degrees upon graduation or completion of the requirements. A course in Sustainable Building Technology, or Intelligent Building Technology teaches students how to manage the so-called intelligent building systems, while Sustainable Building Technology aims to develop graduates to have not only scientific and technical skills but also the knowledge and understanding about the design of building projects so that they can contribute to that design. In a Residential Building Technology course, students are taught to design, build or manage residential constructions, based on given building science principles and sustainable designs. A Building Construction Technology course, on the other hand, provides students with knowledge and skills needed in the building construction industry. Other areas of study covered under the program include Computer-aided Design and Building Specifications, Total Building Performance, Building Management Systems, Air-conditioning and Hydraulics, Fire and Life Safety Management, Security and Surveillance, Construction Methods, Energy Performance of Buildings, Sustainable Materials Specifications, Environmental Design, Architectural Practice and Management, Construction Math, Framing Principles and Methods, Exterior and Interior Finish Theory, Construction Estimating, Specialty Buildings and Construction Methods, Site Layout and Concrete Form Construction, and other areas listed under the institution’s study program.

Now trained to respond to the needs of building occupants and enhance productivity, as well as improve the quality of living and working spaces, and equipped with innovations in building technology that can adequately meet the problems in the building industry, Building Technology graduates face career opportunities as project engineer, technical engineer, quantity surveyor, technical executive, senior engineer, service engineer, site engineer, project coordinator, resident engineer, assistant architect, condominium manager, and architectural officer. They can also find jobs in architectural technology firms, building services, engineering and design outfits, project management companies specializing in renewable energy technology, and local government offices engaged in planning, or building control departments.