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- Designing a pedagogical framework for transnational trainingPublication . Justino, Júlia; Rafael, Silviano; Lucas, SusanaThis paper presents the pedagogical framework designed to be implemented in an engineering transnational pilot training composed of eight training courses, taught in five different higher educational institutions across four European countries. The major unifying role played by the pedagogical framework between the various courses’ leaders, imposing the necessary discipline to integrate and align all the different training courses into the same transnational training project, is described.
- Estudo exploratório do aproveitamento de águas pluviais numa escola do campus do IPSPublication . Gamelas ou Carla A. Gamelas, Carla; Lucas, Susana; Abreu, Soraia; Alegria, Jessica; Figueira, Glória; Jesus, Daniel
- Improving by sustainability in sport facilitiesPublication . Lucas, Susana; Afonso, Armando Silva; Ferreira, VictorSporting structures particularly in Portugal, which were built for Euro 2004, in addition to belonging to clubs, the rest, have a very low utilization rate. But all in general have high operating costs and little control in the use of resources available. From the cases of stadiums Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland and Amsterdam Arena, the Netherlands, there may be a new vision for the improvement of Portuguese stadiums. In the case of the stadium was the Letzigrund stadium in its construction was dubbed the Green Stadium, built for Euro 2008. Among the recommended measures were implemented immediately: Green roof: with a photovoltaic system with an area of 2500 m2 and Solar Thermal Collectors 90 m2, heating by pellets; Promoting green transport: public transport; Waste management by implementing reusable cup; Lighting System: Minergie. The Amsterdam Arena, even having been built in 1998, has now the objective for 2015, be the first zero carbon stadium. The Amsterdam ArenA strives: to be a platform for sustainable innovations; to reduce our own environmental impact, and that of our events; to be a good neighbor and a positive boost for the economy; to increase our sustainable impact together with others. It presents an analysis of the measures advocated by these two football stadiums for sustainability, and measures can be defined and advocated an example and be applicable in Euro 2004 stadiums. It is considered that the implementation of measures for sustainability in sports facilities can be made throughout his life in order to have lower cost and operating efficiency.
- Pedagogical approach for BUILD2050 pilot training projectPublication . Rafael, Silviano; Justino, Júlia; Lucas, SusanaThis paper presents the 5-step pedagogical framework implemented in the European project Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050 (BUILD2050), funded by the Erasmus+ Programme KA220. This project is an integrated and transnational pilot training composed of eight training courses, across six different higher education institutions of five European countries, that are designed to respond to the emerging challenges at European level in the different areas of construction: renovation, healthy and sustainable buildings. All the pedagogical steps of this framework are presented and some difficulties and results of its implementation are reported. This pedagogical framework promotes the diversification and creativity of the learning and teaching activities for the European students attending these training courses.
- Quality system certification in institutions of social responsesPublication . SARDINHA, BOGUSLAWA MARIA BARSZCZAK; Lucas, Susana; Dias, Otília; Pires, António RamosThe major challenge of the European Economy on the crises time is to give adequate and answer to social necessities of the European population. The severe financial crisis is reflected in the answers given by the states social needs. The effectiveness and quality of such services is becoming a very complex subject and often difficult to solve, but the urge to respond. The emergence of many private companies that seek to give answers to the growing social needs is another element to consider in the context of the social economy. The competitiveness of this sector, particularly in terms of financial profitability, assumes that service quality is an essential component. In recent years there has been significant increase in the quality system certification of the answers members. In Portugal there are two specific certification schemes social responses EQUASS certification (European Quality Assurance in Social Services) and certified according to the models of the ISS (Institute of Social Security). The existence of these schemes together with certification based on ISO 9001, created the need for this comparative analysis and discussion of the experiences gained, to give more accurate information to the market of social services, as well as identify key training needs professional sector. The onset of the work of a Technical Committee for Standardization of quality management systems in social responses came also reinforce the need already identified. The objective of this work is to analyze the differences and similarities of different certification systems and identify which kind of certification are uses in different social institution and why This will be a first step to the future work of comparison of those different certification systems and elaboration of the one certification systems based on the experience and study of the existent ones.
- Sistemas de certificação da qualidade nas instituições de respostas sociaisPublication . Lucas, Susana; SARDINHA, BOGUSLAWA MARIA BARSZCZAK; Dias, Otília; Pires, António RamosDar resposta às necessidades sociais, neste momento de crise, constitui um dos problemas mais prementes das economias europeias. A grave crise financeira reflete-se nas respostas dadas pelos estados às necessidades sociais. A eficácia e a qualidade desse tipo de serviços começa a ser um assunto muito complexo e muitas vezes difícil de resolver, mas a que urge dar resposta. O aparecimento de muitas empresas privadas que visam dar a respostas as crescentes necessidades sociais é outro elemento a considerar no contexto da economia social. A competitividade deste sector, nomeadamente do ponto de vista da rentabilidade financeira, assume que a qualidade dos serviços é uma componente essencial. Nos últimos anos tem-se assistido ao aumento significativo da certificação dos sistemas da qualidade das respostas socias. Em Portugal existem 2 esquemas específicos de certificação nas respostas socias a certificação Equass (European Quality Assurance in Social Services) e a certificação segundo os modelos do ISS (Instituto da Segurança Social). A existência destes esquemas a par da certificação baseada na ISO 9001, criou a necessidade deste estudo comparativo de análise e discussão das experiências acumuladas, no sentido de dar uma informação mais precisa ao mercado dos serviços sociais, bem como de identificar as principais necessidades de formação profissional do setor. O início recente dos trabalhos de uma Comissão Técnica de Normalização sobre Sistemas de gestão da qualidade nas respostas sociais veio, ainda reforçar a necessidade já identificada.
- Sports Facilities and Social Responsibility: A Challenge for the DecadePublication . Lucas, Susana; SARDINHA, BOGUSLAWA MARIA BARSZCZAKThe last decade of the XX century consolidated a new vision of development that involved not only the natural environment, but also socio-cultural aspects in a prominent position, argued that the quality of life of human beings became the condition for progress. This proposal is based on sustainable development considering the preservation for future generation’s current use of natural resources. We cannot imagine the functioning of the developed societies without major hospitals, shopping malls, sports facilities, public transport stations, public institutions, schools, waste treatment plants etc.. The construction of such equipment involves huge amounts of money and produces a significant impact on the neighbourhood. These impacts on the economy, called externalities, can be positive or negative. Looking at the issue of community facilities from a macroeconomic point of view, a proper functioning of such equipment is essential for the development of local communities and general society. Amidst the global crisis, the best and most profitable use of such equipment enhances its positive impacts on society, which is supposed to be inclusive, and creates the structural conditions for social and economic growth. Many of those items can be better managed taking into consideration social sustainability by creating conditions for local and country development. A more inclusive and participatory society is one of the key objectives of Europe 2020. The EU commission has identified three elements for the growth of the European state in the coming years: smart growth, sustainable growth (making our production more efficient in terms of resources, while boosting our competitiveness), inclusive growth (increased rate of participation in the labour market, acquiring skills and the fighting poverty). For the success of this strategy for the next decade, it is essential to have a social vision of the market. Improved management of such equipment can create opportunities for civic engagement of local citizens, for education and even for the creation of micro-business around the equipment. The greater involvement of citizens also allows channelling the energies of many social groups to make the social goals comprehensive, providing the appearance of a more participatory society. Companies today face many management problems of social sustainability in its various dimensions such as: demographic changes, social justice, education, health, among others. The proper management approach has to be an answer on how to deal with these problems. The objective of our work is the introductory analyses of the state of art of the management for social sustainability objectives of the sports facilities in Portugal. After this introductory analysis, we will propose the creation of a methodological guide for managers of these public facilities, in order to include the social sustainability aspects on their task and management objectives.
- Sustainability as architecture for people: the case of football stadiumsPublication . Lucas, Susana; Afonso, Armando Silva; Ferreira, VictorThe football stadiums are a center of emotions. In use the assembly is of thousands of people in a short period of time, a few hours. The sustainability of these sports facilities can not only be associated with its construction and operation. In 2011 the Quality Manual of Stadiums developed by UEFA appears the concept of Sustainable Architecture - Architecture for people. The concept of "architecture for people," emphasizes the need for well-being, comfort, and both psychological and physical, which should be an integral feature of any construction project sustainable. This can be defined as sustainable architecture for the planet and for people. Sustainable architecture can be considered as a simple, but important to the human scale, psychology, culture and ergonomics. It also encourages the design sensibility and interpretation that seeks to go beyond the basic requirements of the customer and therefore aims to give added value to the project. Sustainable architecture also focuses on the importance of creating a sense of place and encourage social interaction, which is particularly significant buildings, such as stadiums, where the idea of promoting the community is very important. This can be promoted through a variety of additional activities and facilities within the stadium complex that can offer the community recreation options as needed, without forgetting the business benefits they will bring to the development of the stadium itself. Thus presents the current situation of the Euro 2004 stadiums in relation to the parameters of Sustainable Architecture defined by UEFA as well as what they can improve, given that facilities that are still present only one fifth of its useful life. Football stadiums can thus leverage new forms of interaction, connection and even change their mindsets thousands of users.
- Training for sustainable and healthy building for 2050 part 2: incorporation of new knowledge and dissemination for the sustainability of the trans-european training experiencePublication . Lucas, Susana; Koukou, Maria K.; Aleksiejuk-Gawron, Joanna; Justino, Júlia; Rafael, Silviano; Livieratos, Antonios D.; Carriço, Nelson; Konstantaras, John; Vrachopoulos, Michail Gr.; Coelho, Luís; Benedetti, Anna Chiara; Mazzoli, Cecilia; Ferrante, Annarita; Scoccia, Rossano; Famiglietti, Jacopo; Bakon, Tomasz; Tourou, PavlosThis paper presents the innovative key knowledge breakthroughs achieved as one of the results of the BUILD2050 Erasmus+ project, focused on its contribution to advancing climate-resilient building engineering education and practice. In a recent work, the new methodologies applied in the BUILD2050 initiative were presented. This work discusses the incorporation of new knowledge in the courses and dissemination for the sustainability of the trans-European training experience. The challenge faced by the European Union for 2050 is achieving climate neutrality and decarbonization across all economic sectors, including the significantly impactful construction sector. To achieve this objective, it is necessary to develop technologies in an integrated way, following a holistic approach appropriately adapted to climatic conditions, cultural contexts, and natural resource availability through circular economy methodologies. To this end, it is necessary to develop innovative training methods with multidisciplinary content, incorporating a transnational perspective and scope, enabling continuous updating through learning cycles. These study cycles could be shorter and more complementary, allowing greater flexibility in knowledge acquisition while also enabling the creation of specialized training programs similar to those currently available. The BUILD2050 project has developed a transformative educational framework comprising eight comprehensive “Pilot Training” courses to address the critical challenge of integrating sustainability and circularity concepts into educational curricula at all levels, building engineering training and professional development. Addressing this gap is essential for transforming the construction sector and achieving global climate goals. The results of the BUILD2050 project demonstrate the potential of structured, trans-European training experiences to enhance professional competencies and support the transition to climate-neutral construction. Moving forward, widespread adoption and continuous dissemination of these educational advancements will be vital in ensuring a sustainable built environment by 2050.
- Training for sustainable and healthy building for 2050: New methodologies for an integrated and transnational education approach targeting skills development for the transition toward ZEB and PEB buildingsPublication . Koukou, Maria; Lucas, Susana; Justino, Júlia; Rafael, Silviano; Livieratos, Antonios; Carriço, Nelson; Konstantaras, John; Vrachopoulos, Michail; Benedetti, Anna Chiara; Mazzoli, CeciliaThe development of existing technologies and the emergence of new technologies aiming at the total decarbonization of the buildings sector by 2050 requires and encourages upskilling and reskilling of existing professionals as well as the development of new subjects from higher education courses to be able to respond to the demands of these challenges. In responding to those challenges, the main objective of the research is to design, implement, and evaluate a novel, integrated, and transnational educational approach aimed at equipping professionals and students in the construction sector with the necessary skills to achieve sustainable and energy-efficient buildings. This study aligns with the European Union’s 2050 decarbonization goals by developing innovative methodologies that address the multidisciplinary challenges of sustainable building design, operation, and renovation. The proposed educational approach was developed in the framework of an Erasmus+ project entitled “Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050 (BUILD2050)”. Six higher education institutions from five European countries joined forces to create transversal skills in the building sector knowledge for emerging challenges through an integrated training composed of eight training courses for students and professionals of the construction area. In this work, the pedagogical approach used to develop the course contents, curricular development issues, technology, and infrastructure, as well as student support, the results obtained from the evaluation carried out after the pilot training of the eight training courses, and best practices and lessons learned, are presented and discussed. The courses’ learning objectives, the learning material, and the assessment activities were well-accomplished. However, based on the feedback of students and teachers, some improvements for future editions of the courses are required.