The Relationship between the Use of Building Performance Simulation Tools by Recent Graduate Architects and the Deficiencies in Architectural Education

Maria-Mar Fernandez-Antolin, José-Manuel del-Río, Fernando del Ama Gonzalo and Roberto-Alonso Gonzalez-Lezcano
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Maria-Mar Fernandez-Antolin: Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Montepríncipe Campus, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
José-Manuel del-Río: Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Montepríncipe Campus, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
Fernando del Ama Gonzalo: Department Sustainable Product Design and Architecture (SPDA), Keene State College, Nuevo Hampshire, Estados Unidos, 229 Main St, Keene, NH 03435, USA
Roberto-Alonso Gonzalez-Lezcano: Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Montepríncipe Campus, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: This paper examines the actual knowledge regarding Building Performance Simulation Tools (BPSTs) of recent graduate architects in Spain. BPSTs quantify aspects of building performance that are relevant to design, construction, and operation. Recent graduate architects are those who have been awarded a first degree from a university or college and face their first professional experience. This article aims to identify the deficiencies within the current curricula of Spanish universities relating to BPSTs. The authors have surveyed 171 recent graduate architects, and the analysis of the data reveals the deficiencies in university education. Regarding the collected results, the Spanish university syllabi must undergo necessary modifications to encourage the use of simulation as a part of university training courses. The incorporation of energy simulation in such training courses can provide recent graduate architects with tools that would assist them during the design stage. The use of these tools is key in the development of innovative pedagogy-based teaching materials for the courses. In this sense, the present work aims to delve into the usage deficiencies associated with BPSTs and propose ways in which to bridge the gap between higher education and first professional experiences.

Keywords: Building Performance Simulation Tools (BPSTs); training in energy simulation tools; architectural design; education in university (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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