Leveraging Interactive Platforms for Sustainable Built Environment Education: A Case Study for First-Year Students in Block Learning Model

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Architecture Department

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8769-5_34

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Sahar Abdelwahab Mariam Elhussainy Amal Abuzainab

Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

Publication Date

1-1-2025

doi

10.1007/978-981-96-8769-5_34

Abstract

The integration of sustainable practices toward net-zero energy goals in the built environment is essential to address the current challenges of climate change. To effectively educate future professionals in the built environment, several interactive platforms have been developed and widely utilized as a practical approach to evaluate building performance. This paper presents a case study that focuses on the impacts of integrating interactive platforms on students’ feedback and learning outcomes. It examines how these platforms facilitate interactive learning experiences in early education stages—at the undergraduate level—within the Block Learning Model (BLM), helping them to engage with complex concepts related to sustainable building design and indoor environmental quality. Students’ feedback was collected and analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The findings highlight the benefits of incorporating interactive platforms in sustainable building education as revealed by the students’ positive feedback on topics including variety in teaching and learning styles and using interactive tools as well as the evaluation of their final projects. The results also showed enhanced student engagement, improved understanding and application of sustainable design principles, and better preparation for real-world challenges in the architecture and built environment fields.

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477

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487

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