Challenges in the construction industry and teaching civil engineers

This paper discusses problem of the scope of education of civil engineer during intensive development of technology, increased requirements for buildings and the growth of social expectations with regard to people performing independent technical functions. This paper discusses exemplary solutions which decrease energy consumption of buildings, designing and erecting of high buildings taking into account aspect of sustainable development, revitalization technology of monuments, which lost their function due to social transformations, principles of cooperation between the industries and problems of responsibility of civil engineer for teams they are working with.