Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@JournalArticle {1791, title = {Integrated Energy Design - Education and Training in Cross-disciplinary Teams Implementing Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)}, journal = {Building and Environment}, volume = {72}, year = {2014}, month = {2014-02-28 00:00:00}, pages = {1-14}, publisher = {Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ldt.}, edition = {February 2014}, abstract = {In Europe, energy and climate policies started to take shape from the 1990s onwards culminating with the ambitious 20{\textendash}20{\textendash}20 climate goals and the Low-Carbon Europe roadmap 2050. The European Commission empower the importance of achieving the objective of the recast Directive on energy performance of buildings (EPBD) that new buildings built from 2021 onwards will have to be nearly zero-energy buildings. The general belief is that the energy performance optimization of buildings requires an integrated design approach and cross-disciplinary teamwork to optimize the building{\textquoteright}s energy use and quality of indoor environment while satisfying the occupants{\textquoteright} needs. In this context, there is a substantial need for professionals such as architects and engineers specifically trained and educated in integrated design approach and trained to work in cross-disciplinary teams. To be able to push forward the development, it is essential that educational institutions foster professionals with such knowledge, skills and competences. An initiative toward this direction is the EU-project of IDES-EDU: {\textquotedblleft}Master and Post-Graduate education and training in multi-disciplinary teams{\textquotedblright}. The paper describes the necessity of more integrated and cross-disciplinary approaches to building design through state-of-the-art of the building sector and educational initiatives in the participating countries in the project, and through theory of design processes. The paper also communicates the results of newly developed cross-disciplinary education established by fifteen different educational institutions in Europe. Finally, the paper explains and discusses the challenges encountered during development and implementation of the education across different professions and countries.
}, keywords = {Cross-disciplinary, Education, Energy-efficient building design, Integrated Design}, issn = {0360-1323}, author = {Brunsgaard, C. and Dvo{\v r}{\'a}kov{\'a}, P. and Annemie, W. and Werner, S. and Marina, L. and Almeida, Manuela G. and Kabele, K. and Zoltan, M. and Piotr, B. and Op \&$\#$039;t Veld, P.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt