CNRE research

Help us transform the world from reliance on fossil fuels to sustainable energy. Numerous researchers in our department work in related fields, including renewable energy systems, carbon capture, sustainable transportation, sustainable buildings, and more. Learn more.

Architectural Engineering at UC is the only programme of its kind in New Zealand. Its growth is driven by building designers keen to improve their collaboration skills, enhance their technical mastery, and upskill in interdisciplinary areas such as low-carbon building design and digital design methods. Learn more.

From data science to sustainable systems, Civil Systems Engineering at UC covers a range of research areas. Learn more and meet our team.

Construction Management is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to completion. UC's Construction Management programme offers graduates study leading to the Master of Engineering degree. Learn more.

Earthquake Engineering at UC encompasses a broad range of activities that seek to minimise the damage and disruption communities suffer when hit by an earthquake. It includes assessing tectonic and fault mechanisms, preparing communities for earthquakes, and understanding how earthquake energy is transmitted. Learn more.

Environmental engineering at UC is about applying engineering principles and experience to solve problems of environmental quality. Environmental engineers design and set up systems to provide clean drinking water and adequately treat wastewater, solid wastes, hazardous wastes, and air pollutants. Learn more.

Fire Engineering is the art and science of designing buildings and facilities for life safety and property protection in the event of an unwanted fire. Learn more.

Fluid mechanics is the study of fluids - how they move, mix, interact with the material containing them, and affect human civilisation. It's is an interdisciplinary subject that brings together experts from a range of disciplines. Learn more.

Every building, bridge, dam, pipeline, or road, is founded on soil or rock. Geotechnical engineering is an essential discipline of civil engineering that focuses on the mechanical properties of soils, and technologies associated with building in, on, and with soils. Learn more.

Hydrological and Ecological Engineering combines environmental and hydrological engineering to research the complex interface between water and the environment. Learn more.

Structural Engineering is the art of economically designing buildings, bridges, and other structures to support their contents and protect them from extreme environmental events such as wind, snow, fire, or earthquakes. Learn more.

Transportation engineering covers all aspects of transportation-related issues. It includes determining the future transportation needs of a community or country and the performance of materials used to construct roads. Learn more.