Sustainability by design: a holistic approach to integrating sustainability into structural engineering education

Celina Hunschok*, Annette Bögle

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

This paper presents a holistic teaching approach to include sustainability by design in structural engineering education; it discusses teaching methods and learning objectives which are later applied to a design studio for engineering students at HafenCity University to evaluate outcomes of the proposed teaching method. For a holistic integration of sustainability in structural engineering education, students need to develop and apply societal and ethical values, which reflect their attitude towards the ecological, economic and social implications of structural design. This reflection is based on theoretical knowledge and facilitated by practical means to evaluate sustainability. Within the practical means, an open-source parametric carbon optimisation tool for Rhino/Grasshopper is presented, which helps students to understand and evaluate the ecological constrains of their design projects.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium
Subtitle of host publicationRedefining the Art of Structural Design
EditorsPhilippe Block, Giulia Boller, Catherine De Wolf, Catherine Pauli, Walter Kaufmann
Place of PublicationZurich
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2024
EventIASS 2024 Symposium: Redefining the Art of Structural Design - Zürichs, Switzerland
Duration: 26 Aug 202430 Aug 2024

Publication series

Name Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposia
PublisherInternational Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS)
ISSN (Electronic)2518-6582

Conference

ConferenceIASS 2024 Symposium
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZürichs
Period26/08/2430/08/24

Keywords

  • sustainability
  • structural education
  • education for sustainable development
  • life-cycle-assessment
  • parametric design

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