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n.BA.UI.PBP.25HS (Planning and Construction Processes) 
Module: Planning and Construction Processes
This information was generated on: 11 June 2026
No.
n.BA.UI.PBP.25HS
Title
Planning and Construction Processes
Credits
5

Description

Version: 2.0 start 01 August 2025

 

Study Programme Natural Resource Sciences
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Natural Resource Sciences degree programme
Module Type  
  Compulsory Module  X Elective Module    Optional Module
Planned Semester 4th Semester
Module Coordinator Reto Hagenbuch
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 59 06 / reto.hagenbuch@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Reto Hagenbuch, Vanessa Strebel, Christoph Koller, Stefan Stevanovic, Fridolin Tschudi, Evelyn Trachsel, Monica Jäger, external lecturers
Entrance Requirements See Digital Study Planner
Learning Outcomes and Competencies Students should be able to  
  • systematically explain and analyse the overall process and individual sub-phases of environmentally relevant planning and construction projects.
  • identify and explain essential legal and planning principles and framework conditions of planning and construction projects.
  • identify key players in the planning and construction processes and appreciate their own role as an environmental engineer.
  • present possibilities for optimising planning and construction projects with regard to sustainability and analyse examples of solutions.
  • formulate phase-appropriate procedures and draw conclusions for the role/tasks of environmental engineers.
  • determine costs of planning and construction projects according to phase.
Module Content
  • Construction planning model (SIA 112): strategic planning, preliminary study, project planning, tendering, implementation, management
  • Legal and planning principles: construction law, formal and informal planning instruments, standards
  • Stakeholders: client, architects, planning, civil and specialist engineers, entrepreneurs, planning, construction and licensing authorities, etc.
  • Environmental and sustainability relevance of planning and construction projects (e.g. residential buildings, energy plants, parks): biodiversity promotion, climate adaptation, water management and renewable energies
  • Core tasks in the planning and construction process: organisation, scheduling, conception and project planning, cost determination
  • Other tasks: site analysis, specifications, construction management and construction supervision, management
Follow-up Modules See Digital Study Planner
Methods of Instruction 
  • Lectures  
  • Exercises
  • Plenary discussions  
  • Excursions
  • Blended learning
Digital Resources
  • Moodle
  • Digital self-learning units
  • Leganto (Library)
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours 56
 Guided Self-Study 34
 Independent Self-Study 60
 Total Workload 150
Classroom Attendance -
Assessment Course work (100%)
Language of Instruction  German
Comments -

 

Course: Planning and Construction Processes
No.
n.BA.UI.PBP.25HS.V
Title
Planning and Construction Processes

Note

  • No module description is available in the system for the cut-off date of 11 June 2026.