Curriculum Innovation for Fostering Green Building Literacy in General Education

Abstract:

As the building sector accounts for about 30% of Taiwan’s carbon footprint, improving the Green Building Literacy (GBL) of building owners or users through general education is important to the carbon reduction commitment. This study aimed to use Delphi method and action research to innovate undergraduate curriculum of Green Building Introduction in general education to foster GBL. According to the suggestions by the Delphi panel and guidance of GBL model which was constructed from paper review and countrywide survey data by using structural equation modeling, the GBL curriculum not only conveys the knowledge of fact but more emphasizes on the knowledge for action and basic design skill through the involvement in the specific activities, which are also used to improve students’ attitudes and responsibility to promote their behavioral performance. The evaluation of the curriculum showed that there are significant improvements in the cognitive domain and the attitude-behavior domain of students’ GBL.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 284-287)
• Pages: 1290-1294
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.1290
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Ko Yu Shiao, Ming Liang Lin, Quo Cheng Sung
• Keywords: Curriculum Development, Delphi Method, Green Building Literacy

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