Survey on educational material on sustainable constructions

Heli Koukkari; Milan Veljokovic; Luís Bragança

Survey on educational material on sustainable constructions

Heli Koukkari
, Milan Veljokovic
, Luís Bragança

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Luleå University of Technology
University of Minho

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

Abstract

Higher education of professionals in the construction and real estate sector is in the process of "Greening curricula". Pressures to educate environmentally literate workforce are increasing. The literature survey shows that technical universities worldwide have incorporated modules, courses and programmes of sustainable construction. In general, new teaching methods and approaches are regarded as necessary due to the complexity of the triple bottom-line issues of the sustainable construction. In addition to traditional lecturing and exercises, life-cycle and overall performance matters are taught by methods of team-work, problem-solving and learning-by-doing. The material for this study was gathered from literature and virtual site visits of universities as well as a questionnaire among the participants of the COST C25. First remarks concerning all the material is that there are still few technical universities with a cross-cutting strategy about sustainability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainability of Constructions – Integrated Approach to Life-time Structural Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of International Seminar on COST action C25
Editors	Luís Bragança
Pages	1.(59-67)
Publication status	Published - 2008
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	Seminar on Sustainability of Constructions - Dresden, Germany Duration: 6 Oct 2008 → 7 Oct 2008

Conference

Conference	Seminar on Sustainability of Constructions
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Dresden
Period	6/10/08 → 7/10/08

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

sustainable construction
life-time engineering
higher education

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Koukkari, H, Veljokovic, M & Bragança, L 2008, Survey on educational material on sustainable constructions. in L Bragança (ed.), Sustainability of Constructions – Integrated Approach to Life-time Structural Engineering: Proceedings of International Seminar on COST action C25. pp. 1.(59-67), Seminar on Sustainability of Constructions, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 6/10/08. <https://hdl.handle.net/1822/12319>

Survey on educational material on sustainable constructions. / Koukkari, Heli; Veljokovic, Milan; Bragança, Luís.
Sustainability of Constructions – Integrated Approach to Life-time Structural Engineering: Proceedings of International Seminar on COST action C25. ed. / Luís Bragança. 2008. p. 1.(59-67).

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