IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/h/spr/prbchp/978-3-031-25498-7_17.html
   My bibliography  Save this book chapter

Defining Requirements for a BIM-Enabled Learning Environment

In: SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization

Author

Listed:
  • Emlyn Witt

    (Tallinn University of Technology)

  • Kalle Kähkönen

    (Tampere University)

  • Marco Alvise Bragadin

    (University of Bologna)

Abstract

DigitalizationDigitalization is transforming the real estateReal estate and construction (REC) sector and a key feature of this transformation is Building Information Modelling (BIM). BIM offers opportunities for improving education and training through data-rich virtual environments in which project-based learning experiences can be designed and delivered. This could lead to considerable changes and improvements to the education and training of different professionals in the REC sector from managers to site workers. Researchers at Tallinn University of Technology, Tampere University, and the University of Bologna are currently developing a BIM-enabled LearningBIM-enabled learning Environment (BLE) with the intention of providing more realistic, immersive, and integrated learning experiences. A desk study identifying existing initiatives, mapping the educational-technological systems in the partner universities, and analyzing existing BIM-enabled learningBIM-enabled learning experiences at each partner university revealed an initial list of functional requirements for a BLE. This list was elaborated through 31 interviews of REC stakeholdersStakeholders in the three partner countries. A validation workshop was then held to confirm the relevance of the identified functional requirements, rank them in terms of their relative importance and identify any missing requirements. The resulting, validated functional requirements were then presented to technical experts at each of the universities for recommendations on how these functions could be technically delivered in the context of a BLE. Analysis of their feedback suggests a system design comprising a host platform based on a Learning Management System (LMS) installation with additional collaborationCollaborations tools and further integrations with (open) BIM solutions to enable course-specific BIM functionalities. This research relates to Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable developments Goals (SDGs) 4-Quality Education, as the BLE is intended to enhance education and training possibilities in the REC sector and 11-Sustainable Cities and Communities, as the result of improved REC education and training will lead to a more sustainable Built Environment.

Suggested Citation

  • Emlyn Witt & Kalle Kähkönen & Marco Alvise Bragadin, 2023. "Defining Requirements for a BIM-Enabled Learning Environment," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Göran Lindahl & Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb (ed.), SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization, chapter 0, pages 237-250, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-25498-7_17
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25498-7_17
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    To our knowledge, this item is not available for download. To find whether it is available, there are three options:
    1. Check below whether another version of this item is available online.
    2. Check on the provider's web page whether it is in fact available.
    3. Perform a search for a similarly titled item that would be available.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-25498-7_17. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.