Asee peer logo

Perception of Students’ understanding of BIM with Sustainable Design

Download Paper |

Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41303

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/41303

Download Count

299

Request a correction

Paper Authors

biography

Sanjeev Adhikari Kennesaw State University

visit author page

Dr. Sanjeev Adhikari is faculty from Kennesaw State University. Previously he was faculty at Morehead State University from 2009 to 2016 and faculty at Purdue University – Indianapolis from 2016 to 2019. He completed a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering, focusing on construction management, from Michigan Technological University in 2008. He has an extensive teaching background with 20 years of the academic experience at five different universities. Students and departments have always praised him for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. He has been involved in numerous professional societies to supplement his teaching and research, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE, and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Digital Construction, 3) BIM and VDC, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Construction Education, and 6) Sustainability.

visit author page

biography

Tran Duong Nguyen Kennesaw State University

visit author page

Tran Duong Nguyen has worked as an architect/ planner for the last 12 years in different project stages, including project management. With hands-on experience, he has conducted research across disciplines, primarily in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Digital Twin (DT), focusing on Sustainable design and energy efficiency. Another study he has started is developing performance certification techniques for sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation, and design. Additionally, Tran is an energetic graduate teaching assistant with a Master of Science in Construction Management program at Kennesaw State University. He will continue his academic career as a Ph.D. student in Fall 2022 in Building Construction at the Georgia Institute of Technology from Fall 2022.

visit author page

Download Paper |

Abstract

The research aims to analyze the students' perception of understanding Building Information Modeling (BIM) with Sustainable Design in a university's architecture and construction management program. This study investigates four main aspects of students' perceptions toward a BIM application of Sustainable Design and construction, including: (1) to analyze the current trends and future developments of BIM and Sustainable Design; (2) to improve students' understanding of BIM and Sustainable Design; (3) to implement the design practice of BIM and Sustainable Design; and (4) to promote student competencies with adequate resources and have better preparation for their future careers in the construction industry. This study surveyed distinct levels of architecture and construction students. Adopting the student population from Kennesaw State University as the case study, this research initiated a questionnaire-based approach followed by statistical analysis. The research from the student perspective would address perceptions of Sustainable Design using BIM applications, how BIM impacted Sustainable Design, and how BIM tools affect students' learning of building systems in the context of Sustainability. Students expect to respond to survey data accurately and honestly during the entire process, based on their background and experiences with BIM, Sustainable Design, and construction performance. This research is expected to find the gap in the academic curriculum of BIM with Sustainable Design. Researchers and educators can improve the curriculum to empower students' skills and help them be ready and adapt to the construction industry towards Sustainability using BIM technology.

Keywords: Building Information Modeling, BIM, student learning outcome, Sustainability, Sustainable Design and construction, academic curriculum.

Adhikari, S., & Nguyen, T. D. (2022, August), Perception of Students’ understanding of BIM with Sustainable Design Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41303

ASEE holds the copyright on this document. It may be read by the public free of charge. Authors may archive their work on personal websites or in institutional repositories with the following citation: © 2022 American Society for Engineering Education. Other scholars may excerpt or quote from these materials with the same citation. When excerpting or quoting from Conference Proceedings, authors should, in addition to noting the ASEE copyright, list all the original authors and their institutions and name the host city of the conference. - Last updated April 1, 2015