© Tiss: Azra Korjenic

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Azra Korjenic was appointed as University Professor of Ecological Construction Technologies at TU Wien with effect from February 1, 2019. Since 2020 she is Head of the Institute of Material Technology, Building Physics and Building Ecology, opens in new window (E207) in the Faculty of Civil and Enviromental Engineering, opens in new window.

CV: Azra Korjenic, born in Sarajevo (Bosnien and Herzegowina), studied Civil Engineering at TU Wien and was awarded her doctorate in 2003 for her thesis on "Application of building simulation for the evaluation of renovation concepts, opens an external URL in a new window" at the Institute of Building Construction and Technology. In 2013, she obtained her qualification to teach (venia docendi) in the field of Building Physics with her habilitation on "Methodical approaches to improving energy efficiency in the building sector – further development of the calculation rules, validation and practical implementation, opens an external URL in a new window". Since 2016, she has been Associate Professor in the Institute of Building Construction and Technology in the Research Unit for Building Physics and Sound Insulation. She has been a University Professor since 2019. Azra Korjenic (together with Univ. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Thomas Bednar and Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Zilles) is the recipient of the 2018 Best Lecture Award for the course "Building Physics" and was awarded the Signum Excellentiae Gold Medal by the Brno University of Technology [News article in German] in 2024.

Special roles at TU Wien: From 2006 to 2025, Azra Korjenic was a member of the Committee on Equal Treatment (AKG) at TU Wien, serving as the primary contact person for the Faculty of Civil Engineering. For the 2025–2030 term, she was elected to the Works Council for the Academic and Artistic University Staff.

At the Institute of Material Technology, Building Physics and Building Ecology, she is Head of the Research Unit for Ecological Building Technologies, opens in new window (E207-03). There, she focuses on issues related to the design and adaptation of the built environment to future challenges such as climate change, environmental protection, resource scarcity, etc., with a particular emphasis on the interactions between buildings, people, and the environment.

Publications by Azra Korjenic in the Scopus, opens an external URL in a new window database and in reposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window.