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

Celina Hunschok; Annette Bögle

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

^*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 language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium
Subtitle of host publication	Redefining the Art of Structural Design
Editors	Philippe Block, Giulia Boller, Catherine De Wolf, Catherine Pauli, Walter Kaufmann
Place of Publication	Zurich
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2024
Event	IASS 2024 Symposium: Redefining the Art of Structural Design - Zürichs, Switzerland Duration: 26 Aug 2024 → 30 Aug 2024

Publication series

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

Conference

Conference	IASS 2024 Symposium
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Zürichs
Period	26/08/24 → 30/08/24

UN SDGs

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

SDG 07 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

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

Cite this

Hunschok, Celina ; Bögle, Annette. / Sustainability by design : a holistic approach to integrating sustainability into structural engineering education . Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium: Redefining the Art of Structural Design. editor / Philippe Block ; Giulia Boller ; Catherine De Wolf ; Catherine Pauli ; Walter Kaufmann. Zurich, 2024. ( Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposia).

@inproceedings{8ae1d7053c89437e878cf3844d5def87,

title = "Sustainability by design: a holistic approach to integrating sustainability into structural engineering education ",

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.",

keywords = "sustainability, structural education, education for sustainable development, life-cycle-assessment, parametric design",

author = "Celina Hunschok and Annette B{\"o}gle",

year = "2024",

month = mar,

day = "31",

language = "English",

series = " Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposia",

publisher = "International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS)",

editor = "Philippe Block and Giulia Boller and \{De Wolf\}, Catherine and Catherine Pauli and Walter Kaufmann",

booktitle = "Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium",

note = "IASS 2024 Symposium : Redefining the Art of Structural Design ; Conference date: 26-08-2024 Through 30-08-2024",

}

Hunschok, C & Bögle, A 2024, Sustainability by design: a holistic approach to integrating sustainability into structural engineering education . in P Block, G Boller, C De Wolf, C Pauli & W Kaufmann (eds), Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium: Redefining the Art of Structural Design. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposia, Zurich, IASS 2024 Symposium, Zürichs, Switzerland, 26/08/24.

Sustainability by design: a holistic approach to integrating sustainability into structural engineering education . / Hunschok, Celina ; Bögle, Annette.
Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium: Redefining the Art of Structural Design. ed. / Philippe Block; Giulia Boller; Catherine De Wolf; Catherine Pauli; Walter Kaufmann. Zurich, 2024. ( Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposia).

Research output: Chapter in Book (Inbook) /Conference Proceeding › Conference Paper › Research Article/Contribution › peer-reviewed

TY - GEN

T1 - Sustainability by design

T2 - IASS 2024 Symposium

AU - Hunschok, Celina

AU - Bögle, Annette

PY - 2024/3/31

Y1 - 2024/3/31

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - sustainability

KW - structural education

KW - education for sustainable development

KW - life-cycle-assessment

KW - parametric design

UR - https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000728788

M3 - Conference Paper

T3 - Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposia

BT - Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium

A2 - Block, Philippe

A2 - Boller, Giulia

A2 - De Wolf, Catherine

A2 - Pauli, Catherine

A2 - Kaufmann, Walter

CY - Zurich

Y2 - 26 August 2024 through 30 August 2024

ER -

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

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

UN SDGs

Keywords

Other files and links

Cite this