The Department of Construction & Environment offers system-oriented, networked degree programmes that map the entire life cycle of the built environment. In the Bachelor's degree programme in Industrial Engineering (Bau), teaching is characterised by a close interweabing of engineering and economics content, supplemented by current topics such as sustainability and digitalisation. Practical and project-oriented forms of instruction (practice projects, project work, case studies, excursions) as well as small groups and a strong culture of feedback and evaluation promote individual support and skills-building.

In the Master's programme in Industrial Engineering (Bau), the focus is on research- and project-oriented teaching at the interface between technology and business. Complex case studies, interdisciplinary project modules and collaborations with practice partners address current challenges in the construction, infrastructure and real estate sectors (including sustainability, risk and project management). Small cohorts, intensive supervision and the integration of Master's theses in practical and research-oriented topics are central special features in teaching.

The Building and Environment subject area has a broad network of partner universities, including in South Africa (CPUT), Colombia (Uninorte) and the USA (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SIUE); Students in Industrial Engineering (construction) can complete semesters abroad and practical stays there and have ECTS credited. Mobility is supported by Erasmus+ and other programmes. In addition, English-language specialist modules with a focus on construction, infrastructure and management strengthen subject-specific foreign language competence.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA; VIA University College, Horsens, Denmark; Universidad del Norte, Columbia; The University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago; Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia

The Building and Environment Department has a very well-developed lab landscape for practical teaching and research. These include labs for concrete technology, building materials testing, structural engineering, hydraulic engineering and water management, geoengineering, transport construction, energy lab and a BIM lab with modern hardware and software for building information modelling and XR applications. The university library provides access to numerous subject-specific databases (e.g. Bautabellen‑digital, BauR, BauW, SCHADIS, STLB‑Bau, Fachinformationsdienst B.A.U.)

Research activities in the Building and Environment subject area at Mainz University of Applied Sciences are business-, application- and solution-oriented. The interdisciplinary character of the degree courses is reflected in several institute-related research focuses: iS-mainz – Institute of Innovative Structures (including innovative composites, lightweight steel construction, building dynamics, timber construction), MPA Mainz as the official testing centre for building materials and the IREC – Institute of Real Estate and Construction Management with projects on construction and real estate management, digitalisation & sustainable neighbourhoods

Sustainability and responsible construction are central cross-cutting topics in the field of building and the environment; teaching and projects cover, among other things, resource-efficient construction, energy efficiency, climate adaptation and sustainable neighbourhood and infrastructure development. Mainz University of Applied Sciences is also committed to the Diversity Charter and pursues an equality concept that promotes fair study conditions and diversity.