Proposed model of sustainable construction skills for engineers in Chile

Valdés-Riquelme, Hugo; Correa-Becerra, Christian; Mellado-Olguín, Felipe

Mostrar el registro sencillo de la publicación

dc.contributor.author	Valdés-Riquelme, Hugo
dc.contributor.author	Correa-Becerra, Christian
dc.contributor.author	Mellado-Olguín, Felipe
dc.date.accessioned	2018-12-03T12:54:10Z
dc.date.available	2018-12-03T12:54:10Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/2006
dc.description.abstract	The training of engineers in sustainable construction (SC) is becoming increasingly studied, since sustainable construction not only improves the quality of life of people, but also provides comprehensive solutions to the environmental problems we face today and thus takes care of the needs of future generations. This research is in line with the National Strategy for Sustainable Construction (NSSC) from the Chilean Government. One of the NSSC challenges is the training of engineers capable of adapting to the SC requirements. Although the competences in sustainability for the training of engineers has been discussed in other researchs, it has not been specifically in sustainable construction and it have not been grouped in a model that considers their degree of importance. The purpose of this article is to present a conceptual model can be used to design and evaluate engineering training programs in SC. The methodology to establish the skills and the proposed training model consists of three stages: Theoretical Phase, Methodological Phase and Validation Phase (surveys and interviews). 113 professionals who performed activities related to SC answered the survey. Interviews were conducted with five experts in training in different SC aspects. Three global skills are identified as: Sustainable Evaluation, Sustainable Construction Certification, and Sustainable Facility Management. In addition, the degree of importance of skills associated with these global skills was identified and assessed. There are five skills necessary for the future engineer, among them, two stand out: teamwork (collaborative) and ethics. Finally, the order of importance of the topics in SC is: energy, environment comfort, water, waste, and construction materials. A future investigation is recommended to apply the proposed conceptual model to current engineering training programs, both national and international.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	en	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Sustainability, 10(9), 3093	es_CL
dc.subject	Sustainable construction	es_CL
dc.subject	Conceptual model	es_CL
dc.subject	Competences and skills	es_CL
dc.subject	Engineering education	es_CL
dc.subject	Model of sustainable education	es_CL
dc.title	Proposed model of sustainable construction skills for engineers in Chile	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.facultad	Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Isi	es_CL
dc.ucm.doi	doi.org/10.3390/su10093093	es_CL