Applied learning articles shared for public education
The applied learning articles in this public educational resource were informed by applied and artistic research done with university students to educate them on how and what it takes to solve sustainable building value delivery problems and why. The articles are only shared for public education, not to communicate new scientific knowledge. The articles are shared to invoke readers’ critical thinking and reflection needed to develop engineering philosophy and technical knowledge and contribute to the human empowerment needed to improve industry and education practice.
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Development of a personalised microclimate device for low-cost air purification and cooling for localised comfort
CASE STUDY CONTEXT The Capstone Project undertaken by an undergraduate student and reported in this paper serves as a practical case study demonstrating the value of the supervisor’s research in developing human cognitive governance for value-oriented problem diagnosis and solving. It also demonstrates how this transferable way of thinking can enable undergraduate students to produce…
Exploring the design misery
Assignment Brief: You cannot be creative with what you do not understand. Without the necessary creativity to address complex problems, value cannot be delivered to the producers and consumers of solutions intended to solve consumers’ problems. It is, therefore, important to develop understanding first to have a chance of delivering or gaining value. This philosophy…
Learning journey on the intricate world of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in a high-rise building
Preface: Year 2 undergraduate students in the Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) programme at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) embarked on a learning journey of a module titled BIM for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Design Studio. The module aimed to educate the students on solving complex MEP design problems and enhancing self-learning skills by…
Construction safety: Bridging the gap in understanding through construction management learning journey
Preface: The module that informed this paper was designed to help graduate students think effectively through problem-solving processes, leading to the development of solutions that can enhance value delivery during construction management. The name of the module is Construction Management using BIM (Building information modelling). The approach to the learning journey in this module is…
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