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dc.contributor.authorPanko, Mary
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Rashika
dc.contributor.authorFuemana, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-26T21:48:52Z
dc.date.available2017-07-26T21:48:52Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/3886
dc.description.abstractNot teaching but transforming – an educational process which is easy to espouse but frequently hard to achieve in practice. This case study, set in the building technology environment of a tertiary institution, shows that by immersing students in the practicalities of construction waste management, they can cross a threshold of understanding of the wider principles of sustainability (Timmermans, 2009). By persuading degree students to climb into construction waste bins, analyse the contents and investigate re- or up-cycling for all of the products, they became able to appreciate the role that waste reduction can play at each stage of a product’s life cycle, from sensitive design to careful deconstruction. Using the guidelines provided by Jaques (2013) teams of students are subsequently required to search for examples of recycling and debate the relative advantages and disadvantages critically in an online forum as part of their degree course. This process, in turn, encouraged transformational thinking, clearly evident in students’ critical analysis and implied that all trades and disciplines, including the construction and infrastructure industry, can transform their perspectives on sustainability. The Construction and Infrastructure industry is New Zealand’s fastest growing sector with employment currently forecast to grow at 2.6% (Daly, 2014). With this growth in the building and construction industry, it is clear that many more students will be entering this trade in the near future. Therefore, this research indicates that educating these future builders on wider principles of sustainability will be a determining factor in the sustainable development of New Zealand. It is imperative that the systemic approach of sustainability is embedded into their curriculum to ensure that there is a transformation in values and attitudes of the future New Zealand workforce.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjecteducation for sustainabilityen_NZ
dc.subjectconstruction educationen_NZ
dc.subjectwaste managementen_NZ
dc.subjectproduct life-cyclesen_NZ
dc.subjecttransformation learningen_NZ
dc.titleWaste not, want not : education for sustainability in the construction industryen_NZ
dc.typeConference Contribution - Oral Presentationen_NZ
dc.date.updated2017-07-11T00:03:10Z
dc.rights.holderAuthorsen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden120202 Building Science and Techniquesen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationPanko, M., Sharma, R., and Fuemana, D. (2014, September). Waste Not, Want Not: Education for Sustainability in The Construction Industry. Paper presented at 'Building a Better New Zealand' Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.en_NZ
unitec.publication.title'Building a Better New Zealand' Conferenceen_NZ
unitec.conference.title'Building a Better New Zealand' Conference (2014)en_NZ
unitec.conference.orgBRANZen_NZ
unitec.conference.orgNew Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employmenten_NZ
unitec.conference.orgNZ Construction Industry Councilen_NZ
unitec.conference.orgConstruction Strategy Groupen_NZ
unitec.conference.locationAuckland, New Zealanden_NZ
unitec.conference.sdate2014-09-03
unitec.conference.edate2014-09-05
unitec.peerreviewedyesen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms56539en_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms56753en_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms56537en_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms56540
unitec.institution.studyareaConstruction + Engineering


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