Baugewerbliche Berufsschule Zürich, Höhere Fachschule (BBZ HF)

Switzerland

Address: Reishauerstrasse 2, 8005 Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Construction Management, Building Services Engineering

The Building Trades Vocational School Zurich includes a Höhere Fachschule (HF) focused on construction-related technical diplomas (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF), such as construction management (Bauführung), building services engineering, and potentially others.

Domains taught:

Automation, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Diploma

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Strong connections with the construction industry in Zurich for practical training, projects, and employment of graduates.

Research:

Applied projects related to construction processes, building technology, and site management.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

120

Current students***:

500

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

5000

Pros

Offers specialized technical diplomas (HF) for the construction sector in Zurich.

Cons

Part of a larger vocational school for building trades. Focus on HF diplomas.

Best For

Individuals in Zurich seeking higher vocational diplomas (HF) in construction management or building services engineering.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Both schools build their programmes around metrology, quality and geotechnics, and Schweizerische Bauschule Aarau is the one to compare first within the country, since it is slightly larger, at about 600 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, TBZ Technische Berufsschule Zürich, Höhere Fachschule and this school are close, as both teach metrology, quality and signal processing; it covers industrial design and computer vision as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 500 here.
Another national school that puts metrology, quality and signal processing at the centre is EB Zürich, Schule für Weiterbildung - Höhere Fachschule für Technik, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers industrial design and AI and machine learning as well.
In terms of fields, BFF Bern Höhere Fachschule für Technik is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and signal processing again at the core; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers industrial design and AI and machine learning as well.
The comparison with HFT Graubünden - Höhere Fachschule für Technik Graubünden is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on metrology, quality and geotechnics, and it covers industrial design and computer vision as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 500 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

In Italy, Istituto Tecnico Superiore per le Costruzioni - Reggio Emilia teaches much the same core subjects, quality, geotechnics and fluid dynamics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers industrial design and ecology and sustainability as well.
For a study option in Italy with a comparable spread of quality, geotechnics and fluid dynamics, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Territorio Energia Costruire is the reference point: it runs the same diploma programmes and covers industrial design and ecology and sustainability as well.
The closest overseas parallel on civil engineering, robotics and automation is IES Juan de la Cierva, located in Spain; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
For a study option in Spain with a comparable spread of robotics, automation and manufacturing, CIFP Tecnológico Industrial de León is the reference point: it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is slightly larger, at about 700 students against roughly 500 here.
Beyond national borders, École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr stands out as a comparable school for geotechnics, signal processing and fluid dynamics; it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a public institution.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Production, Project Management, Quality Management, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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