process, and emerging technology integration in design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Stellar’s Journey: an International Design Competition Finalist, from Conception to PrototypeAbstractIn November 2016, author of this paper named in the ten finalists out of 132 designers from 80cities in 27 countries at a highly-prestigious international design competition. It was aboutdesigning a light fixture with the theme “Cosmic.”The initial research took place in January 2016. As a mixed-method researcher, the author startedgathering data to understand what the cosmos is all about and analyzed the findings as a personalreflection and the overall synthesis of the
distributed to local communities and hungerrelief programs. Currently, this initiative is being supported by Farmingdale State College, whichis supplying the irrigation system. Also, Island Harvest hosted local Boy Scout volunteers tobuild 8 raised beds, as seen in figures 2.1 and 2.2. Island Harvest is seeking volunteers fromFarmingdale State College to build additional raised beds and maintain the garden. Thisopportunity can be launched as a pilot project with the Summer Scholarship Support, studentvolunteers from the ACT club, and faculty support from the Urban Horticulture and DesignDepartment. This effort aligns with the objectives of the research, and it provides a chance toexamine the full-scale prototyping process under a controlled
genuine and current construction issues. This research initiative targeted48 minority CM students at a minority-serving institution and were evaluated in terms of self-reported professional skills. A pre and post-course survey tracked their progress throughout thesemester which is analyzed through paired t-test and graphically represented with box plots withline plots. The results of the study show that this approach has a significant positive impact onCM students, especially minorities, in terms of improving their professional skills, implicitlysupporting their retention and paving for successful careers. The findings of the study contributeto the engineering education body of knowledge on the integrative learning approach and itseffectiveness
,State University of New York that proposes to design and build a multi-functional urban micro-farm structure as a teaching tool. This multi-disciplinary project aspires to integrate a hands-onlearning experience for the students to apply knowledge obtained from other courses and evolvethe discourse around architectural, social, and environmental issues. To initiate this research, theproject required funding for the construction material, a location for the design site, and studentvolunteers. The author sought sources of funding within the affiliated institution and identifiedthe annual Summer Scholarship Support as a potential source. The application requirement withthe objectives and outcomes aligned with the intention of this study
of formwork designs whilekeeping other conditions constant, namely the concrete slab's size. It capitalizes on a key advantageof parametric modeling; that once a model is defined, the shape of model geometry can be adjustedwithout remodeling. Students will therefore be able to customize the provided model forthemselves.Model elements are initially developed using Revit. Then, Dynamo – a visual scripting interfaceembedded in Revit – is used to automate model elements' distribution. A key benefit of Dynamois the ability to customize standard Revit components. This research aims to examine the role ofparametric tools in the classroom and their effect on student learning. Further analysis could extendthis investigation to look at other variables
adjusted which may causemore difficulty in understanding and tracking this unique job situation.BackgroundInternships are a relatively recent addition to the Construction, Engineering and Architecture curricula.In 1965, the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) started a pre-internship exam or theFundamentals of Engineering (NCEES 2020). In 1996, only 10% of members of the Associated Schools ofConstruction had an identified internship program (Weber 1998). Since an initial intensive round ofresearch in 1995-2000 (Rondinelli et al. 2000), another round of research focused on constructioninternships was performed in 2008-2010 (Moore and Plugge 2008). There has not been a similar in-depth review of construction internships in the last ten
and research in smart environments. She received her Bachelor’s in Architecture from Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), in 2007. She received her Mas- ters in Architecture from the School of Architecture of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), in 2011. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral degree in Architecture. Her current research interests include sustainable building design, building automation, and smart environments. ˜ Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico / Instituto Tecnologico de MatamorosDr. Anabel Pineda-Briseno, Anabel Pineda Brise˜no was born in H. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico in 1978. She received the B. degree in computer systems engineering from the Autonomous University
, When, Why, and How” behind participants’ initial statements andask them to describe differences and similarities among their own statements.AcknowledgementsThis project has been supported by a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) individualfellowship from the European Union (Call identifier: H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, Project 747069,Project acronym: DesignEng, Project title: Designing Engineers: Harnessing the Power of DesignProjects to Spur Cognitive and Epistemological Development of STEM Students) and UCL’sCentre for Engineering Education.ReferencesÅkerlind, G. S. (2012). Variation and commonality in phenomenographic research methods. Higher Education Research & Development, 31(1), 115-127.Anthony, K. H. (1991). Design juries on trial: The
communitymembers, and enables a more bottom-up data collection methodology. As an innovation solution,community citizen science honors how the expertise of local users can inform the improvementof their school infrastructure. Figure 6. Initial wireframes for visualizing AI auto-detection of infrastructural flaws and guiding users in using generated report features (Nguyen et al., 2020).Figure 7. The final poster of the HCI team includes phases of research, design iterations, and usability testing within a 10-week timeline (Nguyen et al., 2020).Data managementOne of the difficulties encountered in this collaboration was the curation of the data sets. Sincesome data and documents were proprietary, students had to sign non
Scheduling.Dr. Fernanda L. Leite, The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Fernanda Leite is an Associate Professor in the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds the Mrs. Pearlie Dashiell Henderson Centen- nial Fellowship in Engineering. She has a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, from Carnegie Mellon University. Her technical interests include building and civil information modeling, and collabora- tion and coordination technologies. Dr. Leite teaches courses on Building Information Modeling, Project Management and Economics, and Sustainable Systems Engineering. Her funded research projects have focused on building and civil information modeling
. Thisis important for things like window placement, furniture, ceiling height, and spatial awareness.Summary and Recommendation This was a pilot project for the Architectural Science program achieved through a FUSEgrant received in 2018. The student involved in the project gathered information on hardware andsoftware required for the project as well as the best possible 3D architectural software to create themodel. Some of the challenges that were faced during the initial research were limited funds whichrestricted the sophistication of the equipment and software that could be used to create bettervirtual environments. In addition, limited experience among researchers resulted in a steeperlearning curve especially in terms of size and
(CM) graduate spends approximately four years building her/histechnical expertise, with little to no time devoted to communication training. For this reason,this research seeks to integrate an objective communication activity in CM curricula thatmake up for this gap. This research has proven to advance CM students’ formalcommunication skills by creating an engaging educational environment through VirtualReality (VR) presentation simulations. An initial benchmark survey was administered to 327STEM students at a minority serving institution, to understand the impact of students’ socio-demographics on their presentation skills. Then, a pilot study was offered to 60 CM students,in which they were required to participate in VR Presentation
program logistics for the then current ABETaccredited AE programs in the United States [3]. When this initial study was published on thestate of Architectural Engineering programs there were 17 ABET accredited programs in theUnited States, and currently that number stands at 21. Another study that centered on the facultyat each AE program was published in 2009, and though it does not correlate directly to the focusof this paper, it does give an overview of faculty logistics for each program [4]. A third studypublished by this author is included in the references for its information that formed the basis ofthis study. The focus of that publication was the development of new degree options for an AEprogram, and included research into the then
objectives [1]. Overthe last year, the U.S. electricity generation from renewable resources has doubled from 19% to38% by 2050 [2]. Decreasing the overall energy consumption became a crucial goal for thebuilding industry. Researchers, developers and practitioners, dedicated to improving the builtenvironment [3]. This paper disseminates the lessons learned and best practices from a verticalcourse that focuses on Sustainable Design and the LEED initiative. Where the curriculum isaimed at advanced understanding of the theory and principles relating to design, energyconservation, and research methods applicable in different climatic regions throughout the world.The methodologies include climate responsive design, energy conservation, passive solar
Paper ID #22284Teaching a Methodology towards a Sustainable, Affordable 3-D-printed House:Heat Transfer and Thermal-Stress AnalysisDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ahmed C. Megri is an Associate Professor of engineering. He received his HDR (Dr. Habilitation) in Engineering Sciences, from Marie and Pierre Curie University, Paris VI (Sorbonne Universit´es), in 2011, and his PhD in Thermal Engineering, from Lyon Institute of Technology in 1995. He wrote more than 100 papers in journal and international conferences. His research interests include thermal and mechanical modeling and
bachelor of science in Construction Engineering from American University in Cairo. Dr. ElZomor moved to FIU from State University of New York, where he was an Assistant Professor at the college of Environmental Science and Forestry. Mohamed’s work focuses on Sustainability of the Built Environment, Engineering Education, Construc- tion Engineering, Energy Efficiency Measures and Modeling, Project Management, and Infrastructure Resilience. Dr. ElZomor has extensive professional project management experience as well as a diverse cross-disciplinary academic knowledge. Mohamed, distinct expertise supports fostering interdisciplinary research in addition to embracing innovative pedagogical approaches in STEM education. Dr
Paper ID #24004Developing and Testing an Inter-disciplinary Course of Sustainable Technol-ogy Innovation for Urban DesignProf. Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (MERGED MEMBERSHIP WITH COE) Dr. Xiaojing Yuan is Associate Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology program of Engineer- ing Technology Department. She is the founder and director of the Intelligent Sensor Grid and Informat- ics (ISGRIN) research lab and actively involving undergraduate researcher in her research on networked smart data acquisition systems, wireless sensor networks, and data analytics of the data collected. Her
previousresearch indicates issues in the long-term retention of women in construction industry [23].MethodologyIn this pilot study, we have used a survey approach to collect data from construction students at alarge, midwestern university. The department in which this research took place offers twoconstruction-related majors and one construction related minor. Currently, the departmentcurrently has 464 students, 15.5% of which are females.The survey was distributed during the last months of 2020 and the initial months of 2021. Thesurvey invitation was distributed electronically, either by the authors requesting instructors of theSchool of Construction Management Technology (SCMT) at Purdue University to forward ananonymous link to their students, by
Paper ID #28680Evaluation of the Impact of a Summer Construction Camp on Participants’PerceptionsDr. Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University Saeed Rokooei is an assistant professor of Building Construction Science at Mississippi State University. Saeed obtained his bachelor’s degree in Architecture and then continued his studies in Project and Con- struction Management. Saeed completed his PhD in Construction Management while he got a master of science in Management Information Systems. He is continuing his research on simulation to provide a comprehensive supplementary method in construction management education.Dr
Professor of Architecture, Oklahoma State University Licensed ArchitectProf. Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University Khaled Mansy, PhD Education • Ph.D. in Architecture, with honors, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), 2001 • M.Sc. in Architectural Engineering, Helwan University, 1992 • B.Sc. in Architectural Engineer- ing, Cairo University, 1984 Academic Experience • Oklahoma State University, School of Architecture, Professor, faculty member since 2001 • Visiting Researcher, Illinois Institute of Technology 2012 (while on sabbatical leave from OSU) Books Published • Integrative Design, Building Systems for Architects and Architectural Engineers, 2016, Cognella Academic Publishing, San Diego, California, USA, ISBN
Education, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as industry organizations and partners, such as the National Masonry Concrete Association and Nucor. She served as the director of the National Science Foundation-funded Tigers ADVANCE project, which focuses on improving the status of women and minority faculty at Clemson. Previously, Dr. Atamturktur was the director of the National Science Foundation-funded National Research Traineeship project at Clemson, with funding for over 30 doctoral students and a goal of initiating a new degree program on scientific computing and data analytics for resilient infrastructure systems. In addition, Dr. Atamturktur was the director of two separate Department of Education
University has pursued both paths for different buildings and haverecommendations for other LEED Labs who face this decision.Background LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is an independent,third-party verification green building rating system created by the United States Green BuildingCouncil (USGBC). This program, a voluntary and consensus-based rating system with thirdparty verification, was initiated in 1998 and has been adopted and used worldwide. It provides amethod of evaluating in a standardized format the environmental performance of variousbuilding types, including new construction, major renovations and existing construction.Performance metrics focus on these key areas: location and transportation
enrichesour initial learning app about HVAC through an AR environment.2. Purpose/HypothesisThis paper presents a library of virtual laboratory modules expanded and enriched from ourinitial learning app through an AR environment, where virtual objects (augmented components)are superimposed onto a real learning setting during online lecture instruction. Specifically, tofacilitate students’ gaining practical skills, a library of virtual objects was established for themain physical components or systems related to the undergraduate HVAC class to allow studentsto be immersed in an augmented learning reality representing the real physical world.3. Design/MethodThis research will 1) include all 2D figures of the main HVAC components in an HVAC course;2
from theirjunior to their senior year.Since the initial pilot study, in 2015,19 this researcher continued to gather additional data andchanged the timing of when the TKI was administered. Specifically, the TKI was administeredduring the first course in the program (CMGT343 – Estimating I), taken during their junior yearand then again in another course (CMGT455 – Construction Project Management), when thestudents were nearing completion of their degrees. By this time, the students were engaged inmany of the andragogical activities discussed earlier. These activities were often scenarios foundon construction projects that generally have opposing agendas. Scenarios were included in theproject as challenging questions to help illustrate the
Paper ID #34659Work In Progress: Middle School Architectural Engineering EducationPilot Program : Exploring Building Industry Careers as a Catalyst forPursuing Engineering CareersMs. Laura Jun Chee Yong, Pennsylvania State University Laura Jun Chee Yong is an MS student and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Archi- tectural Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Her interest includes promoting interest in STEM and STEM careers through outreach; structural design of buildings, sustainability in buildings.Dr. Linda M Hanagan P.E., Pennsylvania State University Linda M. Hanagan, PhD, PE, is an Associate
Paper ID #25892Architectural Engineering Starts with Design from Day 1Mr. Richard Hanson Mui, University of WaterlooMs. Soo Jung Woo, University of WaterlooMr. Spencer Arbuckle, University of WaterlooDr. Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo Dr. Al-Hammoud is a Faculty lecturer (Graduate Attributes) in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Al-Hammoud has a passion for teaching where she con- tinuously seeks new technologies to involve students in their learning process. She is actively involved in the Ideas Clinic, a major experiential learning initiative at the
Paper ID #30933A hybrid online/lectures teaching model for Mechanics of StructuresCourses involving new learning spacesProf. Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey Prof. Rodr´ıguez-Paz got his B.Sc. In Civil Engineering from Tecnologico de Oaxaca in 1993. He studied a M.Sc. In Structural Engineering at Tecnologico de Monterrey and got his Ph.D. from the University of Wales at Swansea in 2003 where he did research on Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics as a post-doc Research Officer. In August 2004 he joined Tecnologico de Monterrey at its Puebla Campus. He is a full professor of Applied Mechanics since 2009. His
of the designteam requirements, but they must also model the building structure in separate programs for thepurpose of structural analysis and design. This requirement for modeling the building twice is aninefficient use of resources, especially since a BIM model has the capabilities of aiding the structuraldesign process through interfacing with those separate programs.Utilizing a BIM model for the purpose of structural analysis and design is a topic that needs to beexplored to understand its limits of application, and how it can be taught to students who will becomepart of the AEC industry upon graduation. Research on this topic will allow for discoveries on howand what to teach students, as well as what industry feels the new graduates
literarysearch is included to examine the research on this topic in similarly formatted courses.Additionally, it will describe how the course is integrated into the curriculum, will present thecourse outline and topics covered, and will discuss loading topics that were omitted in theinterest to prioritize more essential knowledge. For assessment of the course, student surveyfeedback and instructor observations are used to evaluate the success of the teaching strategiesfor the initial offering of this course.IntroductionThe introduction of a Structural Loadings course into the Architectural Engineeringcurriculum at Oklahoma State University (OSU) aims to teach three objectives: 1) the abilityto understand how loads move through structures 2) the
Paper ID #27176Hybrid Method for Enhancement of Structural Understanding in Architec-ture StudentsDr. Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University Giovanni Loreto is an Assistant Professor in the College of Architecture and Construction Management at the Kennesaw State University (KSU). He earned both his Master in Architectural Engineering and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Napoli ”Federico II”, Italy. Before joining KSU in the Fall 2016, he worked as postdoctoral associate at both the University of Miami and Georgia Institute of Tech- nology. He has conducted research across different disciplines with