Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia; Benjamin Kidd, University of Virginia; Ping Guan, University of Virginia

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Architectural

AC 2007-1776: MODELING, SIMULATION, MONITORING AND VERIFICATIONIN A DESIGN-BUILD RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PROJECTP. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia P. Paxton Marshall, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, has been active in developing multidisciplinary design courses to help students experience the joy of engineering and develop their creative capacities. He was engineering advisor for the UVA solar house project, an energy independent house designed and built by students. The house placed second overall, and first in the Design and Livability and Energy Balance categories, in the 2002 DOE Solar Decathlon. Marshall is currently

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural

, and are expected to go through the process ofdesigning and documenting a steel structure. This process includes an entire steel buildingdesign, from building code research through preliminary and final design of a steel structure toproduction of construction documents for the project.Historically this course has centered around a steel building design project in which studentteams where responsible for the design and documentation of the steel structure. Based on thatcourse model, problems became apparent in subsequent structural design courses and in thecomprehensive design studio. These problems included the fact that a large percentage of thestudents were not aware of the structural design process necessary to complete a buildingdesign. A

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry McManus, Swinburne University of Technology

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Architectural

operations for Engineers who were interested in taking a role inconstruction operations. It was also used by immigrant Engineers who wanted tomove into the Australian construction industry.The subjects offered ranged across construction and project management,construction law, site safety, finance, site communication, risk and sustainabilityof the construction process. The courses were delivered in face-to face mode andalso selections were offered by distance education. The programs were arrangedon a “nested” basis with a progression of qualifications from Graduate Certificate,Graduate Diploma on to Master’s level.Once the program began, it was found impossible to sustain without additionalstaff. The staff had to cover the range of subjects listed

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University; Gaurav Shah, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

AC 2007-292: 4D CONSTRUCTION VISUALIZATION: TECHNIQUES WITHEXAMPLESMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University MOHAMMED E. HAQUE, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is the holder of Cecil O. Windsor, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Construction Science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henriette Bier, TU Delft; Dave Hoffers, TU Delft; Matthijs Frederiks, TU Delft; Sander Korebritz, TU Delft

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Architectural

AC 2007-934: BR: AN INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE-PROTOTYPE FOR 3DLAYOUTHenriette Bier, TU Delft After graduating in architecture [1998] from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, H. Bier has worked with Morphosis [1999-2001] on internationally relevant projects in the US and Europe. She has taught computer-based architectural design [2002-2003] at Universities in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands and started a doctoral research at TU Delft [2004]. Her research focuses not only on analysis and critical assessment of digital technologies in architecture, but also reflects evaluation and classification of digitally-driven architectures through procedural- and object-oriented studies. It

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosemary Kilmer, Purdue University; Lisa Kilmer, Purdue University

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Architectural

asLEED, is the most credible out of five systems that were rated. This announcement will no doubtdirectly impact the sustainable and green design building market, as the GSA serves as a landlordto the federal government and the federal government is one of the largest owners and operatorsof commercial buildings.The LEED rating system allows building owners and operators to have tools to measure thesustainability of their building and provides a framework for what constitutes a green building.Performance is measured in five main areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energyefficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Additionally, LEED has sixdifferent rating systems based on the nature of the project. These are

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

. Page 12.880.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Independent Student Design Competitions and the Assessment DilemmaAbstractOne of the most difficult assessment problems for faculty is student design competitions whereonly one or maybe two teams participate for independent study. Students are excited andfocused on the possibility of winning. The faculty is usually concerned with process andassessment in the context of a project and program not of their design. The issues are multipliedwhen you combine the problems of team assessment with a small sample pool of participants.This paper presents a case study in process and assessment for a single team of four independentstudy students that entered the 2005-2006 Airport Security

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

projects assigned to the course, providing ample office hours, lecturing clearly, real-lifeapplications and faculty fairness.Key Words: GPA, Teaching Effectiveness, Students, Faculty, ConstructionIntroductionFinding an appropriate mechanism to evaluate teaching and its effectiveness has always been,and continues to remain, a difficult task. In a national study that tracked the use of studentevaluations of faculty in 600 colleges between 1973 and 1993, the use of student evaluationincreased from 20% to 86% (Seldin, P. 1993). Student evaluation of faculty has become the mostprevalent mechanism to examine the quality and effectiveness of teaching (Lindenlaub, J andOreovics, F., 1982; Haskell, R. 1988).The philosophy behind the student evaluation of

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Architectural

are relevant to interior design andarchitectural design with graphic images. Currently, limited generic procedures were found in thetextbook to guide students to create 3-D architectural components and interior space models with3-D AutoCAD. Therefore, creating appropriate tutorial examples is becoming more crucial incourse materials. This article presents the tutorial examples and case studies with images in thenewly developed course material, as well as how those 3-D examples and case studies werecreated. The author received a faculty research grant during summer 2006 to explore innovativedesign methods by using 3-D AutoCAD to achieve form transformation and space interlockingin design process. The goal of this research project is

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

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Architectural

professional environment. The package also includes a number of othertools: numerous visual aids including buckling animations, slide shows, a 3-D building modelwith preset views for all connections, lab spreadsheets linked to the AISC Shapes Database foreasy modification, web-based quizzes, project summary, editing instructions, a sample syllabus,and general building information. The entire package may be obtained from AISC by visitingtheir website: www.aisc.edu, see Figure 1. Our approach is different than the intended approach,which is detailed in the sample syllabus. We incorporate the entire package in the five-coursesequence in structural engineering rather than one course. Figure 1: Web-Enhanced Teaching of Structural Steel Web

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Derek Ogle, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Megan Svarczkopf, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Architectural

, yet it was cumbersome to sort through, select the ones that best fit,and gain an understanding of how they actually worked. In order to provide depth to theresearch project, several methods were eventually adopted, in keeping with the triangulationmethod of research (e.g., Berg 5, Thyer 6) or multiple operationalism (Krippendorf 7). Oneexample of this technique used in the architectural field is noted by Dana Cuff 8 ( p. 6), who, inher research with architectural firms, used a variety of methods - case study, interviews,ethnography - to achieve what she terms “thick description”. The use of ethnographic techniques are not uncommon to architectural research (design),and Cuff’s work stands out amongst others that have been directed at

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

in terms of both designprocess and project delivery. Building Information Modeling (BIM), utilizes a model-centricapproach where the computer model functions as a central graphical and informationinterdisciplinary repository which, when optimized, facilitates design collaboration andcoordination among the project designers, clients, and construction teams. Additionally, theparametric and object-oriented modeling technologies underlying BIM applications alsofacilitate digital fabrication of both prototypes and manufactured components. It has beenproposed that building information modeling delivers technology that actually meets theexpectations of the profession that have previously gone un-fulfilled, and that BIM can “finallyharness the power

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Yeboah, North Carolina A&T State University; Harmohindar Singh, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

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Architectural

AC 2007-2480: BUILDING SECURITY AND BIO-CHEMICAL TERRORISM ? ANINTERDISCIPLINARY COURSEFrank Yeboah, North Carolina A&T State University Research Associate and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Center for Energy Research and Technology (CERT), North Carolina A&T State University. He graduated with a doctoral degree in Earth and Environmental Engineering, with focus on Energy Economics, from Columbia University in the City of New York in October 2004, and an ME degree in Mining and Mineral Economics from the Technical University of Clausthal, Germany. Currently, he co-teaches “Sustainable and Secure Building Design” in the Architectural Engineering Department. He is also the Project

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew Pfannenstiel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Douglas Alvine, Alvine Engineering; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Architectural

facilitate practical and rational design methods. Theclassroom is also equipped with various types of lighting systems and exposed mechanicalequipment to provide further insight and system wide coordination. State of the art visual andaudio projection systems are utilized in the classroom for both lecture and laboratory instruction.Course interdisciplinary design projects lead to a better understanding of the equipment used inthe industry.During classroom lectures, professors have the advantage of using multi-media setting to displayimages, diagrams, and other documents. Exposed equipment in the classroom can be dismantledand the function of the individual pieces can be explained on a theoretical level. Figure 5 is anexample of this equipment

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

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Architectural

/mechanical systems, and construction. Finally, architecture isincluded into each curriculum with the minimal requirement for “understanding of architecturaldesign and history leading to architectural design that will permit communication, andinteraction, with the other design professionals in the execution of building projects.”For each of the programs, the curriculum was analyzed and each course was classified into oneof the following categories: • A: Communications –includes any course with the purpose of writing, public speaking, technical presentation, or a required English elective. This category was separated from general humanities electives because of the increased industry emphasis on producing graduates with

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Nickolson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Architectural

audio based image.The course format also includes areas for chats and postings of projects and otherresources that have to be assessed as well. Rubrics are given to every student to do a selfassessment, on topics of participation, student posting, etc. (Hamilton 3). See Appendix E4.0 FeedbackImproving pedagogy is found through the feedback from students during test runs of thehybrid course content. Surveys were conducted with students that had completed thetraditional section of this particular course, and then asked to review modules that wouldhave been used in a hybrid course. The thought process behind this was each of thesestudents have successfully learned the content through traditional means, and is nowquestioning if they are able to