Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Dupuis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Benjamin Thompson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Lawrence Bank, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Herridge, Autodesk

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Architectural

, theories and real-worldapplications of BIM. These readings also addressed other important global topics such assustainable design and building performance related to LEED certification. The intent of thereadings was to introduce not only the practice of using BIM software, but also the theory andconcepts of integrated practice in the building design and construction industry. The readingswere selected in order to give the students insight into the potential uses and benefits of BIM andintegrated practice, and also to educate them about the current state of practice and theimplementation difficulties that remain to be overcome. The authors felt it extremely importantto give the students an understanding that BIM tools are only really useful in the

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Architectural

in Service Learning and Civic Engagement in a Studio Course with an ADA Accessible ProjectAbstractResearch findings confirm that service learning can benefit students, faculty, institutions, andcommunities by offering “real world” experience to students and quality design solutions tocommunities or organizations.2, 7 Currently, many universities have integrated service learningand civic engagement in university mission statement and curricula. However, the students’emotional and psychological pattern in the design process through service learning has not beenexplored. This paper presents the result of the assessment of a service-learning project in a studiocourse for sophomore students majoring in interior design. The project

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kun-jung Hsu, Leader University; Shu-Chen Lin, National Taiwan University; Yi-Rong Lin, National Taiwan University; Szu-Yu Yeh, National Taiwan University

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Architectural

, as well as how different kinds of value systemcan be re-examined. The optimal way of realizing inter-disciplinary collaboration and itsrespect methodology can be proposed. As a pedagogical model for integrating the sustainabledesign issues, the course curriculum: “Construction System for Planning and Design” then can beopen to students in the fields of engineering, construction, design, and landscape planning.In the following paragraphs, we will first describe the case of the engineering planning process ofthe Elephant-Hill eco-tourism pedestrian path. After redefining the concept of sustainableplanning, design, and engineering professionals via co-working, we confirm a fundamentalhidden dilemma: the value systems of different disciplines

Conference Session

Sustainability in AEC and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Kirby, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Hilal Ozcan, Prairie View A&M University; Fouad Fouad, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Architectural

entitled“Engineering Sustainable Design and Construction.” The course pairs students frominterdisciplinary teams with community partners to address real-world sustainability designproblems geared toward public service in the US as well as in other nations across the world. Page 13.1127.6The student design teams were vertically integrated to include architectural and mechanicalengineering students to provide realistic solutions to provided design problems14.Boston Architectural College has a program in sustainable design and presently offers acertificate in the subject area. The certificate program is an option for individuals that areultimately

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Anthony Mutai, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

require a more holisticapproach. For example, For example, David Scheer 30, of the Center for Integrated Design andConstruction at the University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning proposed an approachthat utilized BIM across the curriculum in design studios, technical classes, and in culturalsubjects such as architectural history. The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department atWorcester Polytechnic Institute has integrated BIM into student research projects and graduatethesis, and have also integrated it in multiple undergraduate courses. Benefits to studentsidentified by faculty included the development of and integrated view of a building and itscomponents, better understanding of the construction process, advanced skill