Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings
The development of existing technologies and the emergence of new technologies aiming at the total decarbonization of the buildings sector by 2050 requires and encourages upskilling and reskilling of existing professionals as well as the development of new subjects from higher education courses to b...
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| author | Maria K. Koukou Susana Lucas Julia Justino Silviano Rafael Antonios D. Livieratos Nelson Carriço John Konstantaras Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos Anna Chiara Benedetti Cecilia Mazzoli Annarita Ferrante Mohammad Abdollah Fadel Abdollah Rossano Scoccia Jacopo Famiglietti Tomasz Bakoń Joanna Aleksiejuk-Gawron |
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| description | The development of existing technologies and the emergence of new technologies aiming at the total decarbonization of the buildings sector by 2050 requires and encourages upskilling and reskilling of existing professionals as well as the development of new subjects from higher education courses to be able to respond to the demands of these challenges. In responding to those challenges, the main objective of the research is to design, implement, and evaluate a novel, integrated, and transnational educational approach aimed at equipping professionals and students in the construction sector with the necessary skills to achieve sustainable and energy-efficient buildings. This study aligns with the European Union’s 2050 decarbonization goals by developing innovative methodologies that address the multidisciplinary challenges of sustainable building design, operation, and renovation. The proposed educational approach was developed in the framework of an Erasmus+ project entitled “Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050 (BUILD2050)”. Six higher education institutions from five European countries joined forces to create transversal skills in the building sector knowledge for emerging challenges through an integrated training composed of eight training courses for students and professionals of the construction area. In this work, the pedagogical approach used to develop the course contents, curricular development issues, technology, and infrastructure, as well as student support, the results obtained from the evaluation carried out after the pilot training of the eight training courses, and best practices and lessons learned, are presented and discussed. The courses’ learning objectives, the learning material, and the assessment activities were well-accomplished. However, based on the feedback of students and teachers, some improvements for future editions of the courses are required. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c4e5b8bcbe904adc954c0de0f83e89592025-01-10T13:15:56ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-12-011516710.3390/buildings15010067Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB BuildingsMaria K. Koukou0Susana Lucas1Julia Justino2Silviano Rafael3Antonios D. Livieratos4Nelson Carriço5John Konstantaras6Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos7Anna Chiara Benedetti8Cecilia Mazzoli9Annarita Ferrante10Mohammad Abdollah Fadel Abdollah11Rossano Scoccia12Jacopo Famiglietti13Tomasz Bakoń14Joanna Aleksiejuk-Gawron15Department of Agriculture Development, Agri-Food and Natural Resources Management, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evripos Campus, 344 00 Psachna, GreeceInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Campus do IPS, Estefanilha, 2914-508 Setúbal, PortugalInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Campus do IPS, Estefanilha, 2914-508 Setúbal, PortugalInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Campus do IPS, Estefanilha, 2914-508 Setúbal, PortugalDepartment of Business Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evrivipou 14, 10559 Athens, GreeceInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Campus do IPS, Estefanilha, 2914-508 Setúbal, PortugalDepartment of Agriculture Development, Agri-Food and Natural Resources Management, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evripos Campus, 344 00 Psachna, GreeceDepartment of Agriculture Development, Agri-Food and Natural Resources Management, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evripos Campus, 344 00 Psachna, GreeceDepartment of Architecture, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Architecture, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Architecture, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via R. Lambruschini 4a, 20156 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via R. Lambruschini 4a, 20156 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via R. Lambruschini 4a, 20156 Milan, ItalyInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 00-787 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 00-787 Warsaw, PolandThe development of existing technologies and the emergence of new technologies aiming at the total decarbonization of the buildings sector by 2050 requires and encourages upskilling and reskilling of existing professionals as well as the development of new subjects from higher education courses to be able to respond to the demands of these challenges. In responding to those challenges, the main objective of the research is to design, implement, and evaluate a novel, integrated, and transnational educational approach aimed at equipping professionals and students in the construction sector with the necessary skills to achieve sustainable and energy-efficient buildings. This study aligns with the European Union’s 2050 decarbonization goals by developing innovative methodologies that address the multidisciplinary challenges of sustainable building design, operation, and renovation. The proposed educational approach was developed in the framework of an Erasmus+ project entitled “Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050 (BUILD2050)”. Six higher education institutions from five European countries joined forces to create transversal skills in the building sector knowledge for emerging challenges through an integrated training composed of eight training courses for students and professionals of the construction area. In this work, the pedagogical approach used to develop the course contents, curricular development issues, technology, and infrastructure, as well as student support, the results obtained from the evaluation carried out after the pilot training of the eight training courses, and best practices and lessons learned, are presented and discussed. The courses’ learning objectives, the learning material, and the assessment activities were well-accomplished. However, based on the feedback of students and teachers, some improvements for future editions of the courses are required.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/1/67transnational trainingsustainable buildingsZEBPEBmethodology |
| spellingShingle | Maria K. Koukou Susana Lucas Julia Justino Silviano Rafael Antonios D. Livieratos Nelson Carriço John Konstantaras Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos Anna Chiara Benedetti Cecilia Mazzoli Annarita Ferrante Mohammad Abdollah Fadel Abdollah Rossano Scoccia Jacopo Famiglietti Tomasz Bakoń Joanna Aleksiejuk-Gawron Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings Buildings transnational training sustainable buildings ZEB PEB methodology |
| title | Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings |
| title_full | Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings |
| title_fullStr | Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings |
| title_short | Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings |
| title_sort | training for sustainable and healthy building for 2050 new methodologies for an integrated and transnational education approach targeting skills development for the transition toward zeb and peb buildings |
| topic | transnational training sustainable buildings ZEB PEB methodology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/1/67 |
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