The Relationship between the Use of Building Performance Simulation Tools by Recent Graduate Architects and the Deficiencies in Architectural Education

Autor: Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano, José-Manuel del-Río, Fernando del Ama Gonzalo, Maria-Mar Fernandez-Antolin
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Engineering
Control and Optimization
Higher education
020209 energy
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Face (sociological concept)
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
lcsh:Technology
01 natural sciences
Bridge (nautical)
Syllabus
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
building performance simulation tools (bpsts)
University education
Architectural education
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Curriculum
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
lcsh:T
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
training in energy simulation tools
Building Performance Simulation Tools (BPSTs)
architectural design
education in university
Work (electrical)
Engineering ethics
business
Energy (miscellaneous)
Zdroj: Energies; Volume 13; Issue 5; Pages: 1134
Energies, Vol 13, Iss 5, p 1134 (2020)
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en13051134
Popis: This paper examines the actual knowledge regarding Building Performance Simulation Tools (BPSTs) of recent graduate architects in Spain. BPSTs quantify aspects of building performance that are relevant to design, construction, and operation. Recent graduate architects are those who have been awarded a first degree from a university or college and face their first professional experience. This article aims to identify the deficiencies within the current curricula of Spanish universities relating to BPSTs. The authors have surveyed 171 recent graduate architects, and the analysis of the data reveals the deficiencies in university education. Regarding the collected results, the Spanish university syllabi must undergo necessary modifications to encourage the use of simulation as a part of university training courses. The incorporation of energy simulation in such training courses can provide recent graduate architects with tools that would assist them during the design stage. The use of these tools is key in the development of innovative pedagogy-based teaching materials for the courses. In this sense, the present work aims to delve into the usage deficiencies associated with BPSTs and propose ways in which to bridge the gap between higher education and first professional experiences.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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