Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carla Pütz

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carla Pütz
Visiting Professor (University of Applied Sciences Konstanz (HTWG), Germany)
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Biography

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carla Pütz is a Professor of Civil Engineering specializing in Construction Management at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz (HTWG), Germany, where she has been working since October 2026. From October 2026 to January 2027, she is a Visiting Professor at the German Jordanian University (GJU), School of Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSSE).

She received her Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and Project Management from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Mosbach in 2013 and her Master's degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in Construction Management, from Aachen University of Applied Sciences in 2015. In 2024, she obtained her doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) from the University of Wuppertal, where her research focused on innovative approaches to Building Information Modeling (BIM) education and training, particularly through gamification.

From 2016 to 2021, she worked as a Research Associate at the University of Wuppertal, focusing on digitalization in the construction industry. Between 2024 and 2026, she was a Professor of Digitalization in Construction at DHBW Mosbach.

In addition to her academic career, Prof. Pütz has extensive professional experience in the railway infrastructure sector. She held several project management and leadership positions at Deutsche Bahn (DB Netz AG), including managing major BIM infrastructure projects and leading project controls for a large-scale railway corridor modernization project. Her professional expertise includes construction project management, scheduling, cost and risk management, and digital project delivery.

Her research and teaching interests focus on BIM, digital transformation in construction, construction and project management, Lean Construction, and innovative teaching approaches using gamification and immersive technologies.

During her visiting professorship at GJU, she teaches Engineering Projects and Construction Management and supports the Civil Engineering faculty in developing BIM competencies and integrating BIM into its future curriculum.

Educational Background

Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), University of Wuppertal, Germany. Research focus: BIM education and training in the construction industry, with a particular emphasis on gamification.
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Civil Engineering, specialization in Construction Management, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Civil Engineering and Project Management, Baden-Wuerttemberg Coo
Research Interests
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Digitalization and Digital Transformation in Construction
  • Construction and Infrastructure Project Management
  • BIM-based Risk and Information Management
  • Gamification and Serious Games in Engineering Education
  • Digital Construction Processes and Workflow Optimization

 

 

Selected Publications

  1. Bartels, N., & Pütz, C. (2025). Metaverse and gamification in civil engineering teaching: Case studies, synergies and practical applications. CIB Conferences. https://doi.org/10.7771/3067-4883.1785
  2. Pütz, C. (2025). BIM bei öffentlichen Bauvorhaben. In Next Generation BIM: Für Praxis und Lehre. bsD Verlag.
  3. Bartels, N., Eilers, M., Pütz, C., & Meins-Becker, A. (2023). IFC-basierte Verknüpfung von Risikoinformationen mit einem Bauwerksdatenmodell. Bauingenieur, 98(01–02), 28–35.
  4. Pütz, C., & Helmus, M. (2021). Potential of gamification in BIM training using BPMN. Proceedings of the CIB W78 2021 Conference, 625–637.
  5. Pütz, C., Lühr, G. J., Wenzel, M., & Helmus, M. (2021). Potential of Gamification for Lean Construction Training: An Exploratory Study. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, 259–268.
  6. Pütz, C., Heins, C., Helmus, M., & Meins-Becker, A. (2020). Gamification and BIM: Teaching the BIM Method through a Gamified, Collaborative Approach. Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC).
Experience

  • Professor of Civil Engineering (Construction Management): HTWG Konstanz, Germany (Oct 2026 – Present)

  • Visiting Professor: German Jordanian University (GJU) (Oct 2026 – Jan 2027)

    • Teaching Engineering Projects and Construction Management.

    • Assisting in embedding BIM competencies into the Civil Engineering curriculum.

  • Professor of Digitalization in Construction: DHBW Mosbach (2024 – 2026)

  • Research Associate: University of Wuppertal (2016 – 2021)

    • Focused research on digitalization in construction and innovative BIM education via gamification.

Awards
  • 2015: Faculty Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences
  • 2015: Honorary Plaque, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, in recognition of outstanding academic performance

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