diff --git a/build_FEM.sh b/build_FEM.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e69de29bb..4d33ef8ed
--- a/build_FEM.sh
+++ b/build_FEM.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cat  README
+echo
+echo "Building FEM solver with ${FC}"
+DAMASKVERSION=$(cat VERSION)
+
+# prepare building directory
+# structure:
+#   BUILD_DIR
+#   |-BUILD_SPECTRAL
+#   |-BUILD_FEM
+#   |-BUILD_MARC
+if [ ! -d build ]; then
+    mkdir build
+fi
+cd build
+if [ -d build_FEM ] ; then
+    rm -rf build_FEM
+fi
+mkdir build_FEM
+cd build_FEM
+
+##
+# CMake call
+# PETSC_DIR          |  PETSC directory
+# HDF5_DIR           |  HDF5 library (same compiler for DAMASK)
+# DAMASK_V           |  DAMASK current revision
+# CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE   |  Default set to release (no debugging output)
+# OPENMP             |  [ON/OFF]
+# OPTIMIZATION       |  [OFF,DEFENSIVE,AGGRESSIVE,ULTRA]
+# DAMASK_DRIVER      |  [SPECTRAL, FEM]
+# DAMASK_INSTALL     |  Directory to install binary output
+cmake -D PETSC_DIR=${PETSC_DIR}             \
+      -D DAMASK_V=${DAMASKVERSION}          \
+      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE           \
+      -D OPENMP=ON                          \
+      -D OPTIMIZATION=DEFENSIVE             \
+      -D DAMASK_DRIVER=FEM                  \
+      -D DAMASK_FEM_DIR=PRIVATE/FEM/code    \
+      -D DAMASK_INSTALL=${HOME}/bin         \
+      ../..
+
+echo
+echo "Please move to the build directory using"
+echo "    cd build/build_spectral"
+echo "Using the following command to build DAMASK spectral solver"
+echo "    make clean all install"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 481b64fe1..c1abf4d4e 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ add_library(DAMASK_PREC "prec.f90")
 
 if (SPECTRAL)
       add_library(DAMASK_INTERFACE "spectral_interface.f90")
-      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_INTERFACE DAMASK_PREC)
-elseif(SPECTRAL)
-      message(FATAL_ERROR "NOT IMPLEMENTED YET")
+elseif(FEM)
+      add_library(DAMASK_INTERFACE "DAMASK_FEM_interface.f90")
 endif(SPECTRAL)
+target_link_libraries(DAMASK_INTERFACE DAMASK_PREC)
 
 add_library(DAMASK_IO "IO.f90")
 target_link_libraries(DAMASK_IO DAMASK_INTERFACE)
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MATH DAMASK_FEsolving)
 # source files
 if (SPECTRAL)
       add_library(DAMASK_MESH "mesh.f90")
+      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MESH DAMASK_MATH)
 endif(SPECTRAL)
 if (FEM)
-      add_library(DAMASK_MESH "${FEM_DIR}/meshFEM.f90")
+      add_library(DAMASK_FEZoo "FEZoo.f90")
+      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_FEZoo DAMASK_MATH)
+      add_library(DAMASK_MESH  "meshFEM.f90")
+      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MESH  DAMASK_FEZoo)
 endif(FEM)
-target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MESH DAMASK_MATH)
+
 
 add_library(DAMASK_MATERIAL "material.f90")
 target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MATERIAL DAMASK_MESH)
@@ -123,7 +127,23 @@ target_link_libraries(DAMASK_ENGINE DAMASK_HOMOGENIZATION)
 if (FEM)
       add_library(DAMASK_CPFE "CPFEM.f90")
       target_link_libraries(DAMASK_CPFE DAMASK_ENGINE)
-      message("special treatment for FEM code")
+
+      add_library(DAMASK_FEM_UTILITY "FEM_utilities.f90")
+      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_FEM_UTILITY DAMASK_CPFE)
+
+      add_library(DAMASK_FEM_BASE "FEM_hydrogenflux.f90"
+                                  "FEM_porosity.f90"
+                                  "FEM_vacancyflux.f90"
+                                  "FEM_damage.f90"
+                                  "FEM_thermal.f90"
+                                  "FEM_mech.f90")
+      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_FEM_BASE DAMASK_FEM_UTILITY)
+
+      add_library(DAMASK_FEM_DRIVER "DAMASK_FEM_driver.f90")
+      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_FEM_DRIVER DAMASK_FEM_BASE)
+
+      add_executable(DAMASK_FEM.exe "DAMASK_FEM_driver.f90")
+      target_link_libraries(DAMASK_FEM.exe DAMASK_FEM_DRIVER)
 endif(FEM)
 
 if (SPECTRAL)