Building Information Modelling and Robotics II

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. understand more areas of application of BIM in design, construction and management of building projects; 2. understand further developments in robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence in buildings; and 3. develop software or adds-on for digital construction.

This course is a continuation of Building Information Modelling and Robotics I. It deals with construction automation and digital construction. Here students are exposed to the knowledge of both hardware and software for automation and digital construction. Students are also challenged to understand or develop software or add-ons for digital constructions including emergent issues and advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence in construction. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Wood/Timber Workshop Equipment 1. Woodworking machinery (all-purpose) 2. Wood making hand tools 3. Protective cover equipment 4. Circular saw 5. Drilling machine 6. Lathe machine 7. Electric blower 8. Portable bracing machine 9. Dimension bench 10. Finishers 11. Portable cross out saw Building Services Workshop Equipment 1. Welding apparatus 2. Electric blower 3. Hand drill 4. Electric heater 5. Soldering kit/apparatus 6. Acetylene regulator 7. Spark lighter 8. Lead pot 9. Sanitary appliances and fittings 10. Water heater 11. Pipe cutter 12. Portable copper tube bending 13. Bench pipe vice 14. Cylinders 15. Forging machine 16. Plumbing and drainage pipe and fittings (assorted) 17. Sets of tool boxes Instructional modules While flexibility is allowed in the depth of the body of knowledge in the Building programme it is essential that all programmes will ensure that students are conversant with the following major aspects of building: 1. Building Construction Technology/Materials 2. Building Maintenance/Facilities Management 3. Building Services 4. Building Structures 5. Construction Management Staffing The personnel requirements for the programmes should reflect student population and the variety of activities to be performed in the classrooms, studios, laboratories and workshops. The ratios should conform to the NUC minimum guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for the programme. Academic Staff The point of entry for each of the recognized academic positions should reflect appropriate academic qualifications, and experience in both teaching and professional practice. Details of the requirements for the various positions are indicated below: Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators are recommended to assist lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals and fieldwork. Administrative Support Personnel The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. These will normally include confidential secretaries, clerical officers, typists, messengers and cleaners. It is important to recruit very competent senior personnel who are technology savvy. Technical Support Personnel The technical support personnel shall consist of technical officers and technologists. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. Considering the technological bias of Building education, availability of adequate technical staff is crucial. The specialisation of the technical staff may vary depending on the situation of the particular department. Departments that exist within institutions or faculties where technical staff from Engineering and Natural and Physical sciences can make input need not recruit technical staff in all specialisation required in Building programmes. The table below is a suggestion of staffing levels for technical support in the Building programme. Appropriate cadre of technical staff should be provided based on the NUC prescribed ratios for the following areas: 1. Structures/Concrete Laboratory 2. Services Laboratory 3. Technical Drawing Room and Workshops. Library and Information Resources In addition to the library resources at the University central library, the programme should be provided with fully equipped library and information technology centre with minimum of 5 computers, Internet connectivity, 5 reference books, 5 periodicals, 5 Journals for each of the areas of specialisation in the programme and audio-visual materials. The computers should be fully connected to the e-library section of the University central library having e-books and e- journals in all areas of specialisation of the programme. Classroom, Laboratories, Clinics, Workshops and Offices spaces For the good administration of each programme, adequate facilities should be provided for the office of the Dean and for each of the departments. The required minimum standards for each of the programmes are reflected in the relevant sections for each programme. Spaces will normally include: Office Accommodation 1. Classroom Space 2. Studio Space 3. Seminar Rooms 4. Drawing Offices 5. Workshop Spaces 6. Library In the case of the Office of the Head of Department, office accommodation should be provided as follows: Head of Department’s Space 1. Examination Officer 2. Secretary to the Head of Department 3. Administrative Secretariat 4. General Office 5. Conference Room Space Use (m²) 1. Professors Office Academic 24 2. Head of Department Administration 24 3. Senior Lecturer Academic 20 4. Lecturer Academic 16 5. Assistant Lecturer Academic 12 6. Senior Technical Staff Technical 12 7. Senior Administrative Staff Administration 12 8. Junior Technical Staff Technical 10 9. Junior Administrative Staff Administration 10 10. Studio Space Students 30 11. Lecture Space Students 75 12. Seminar Space Students 30 13. Laboratory Space Students 30 14. Library Students 35 Space Use (m²) 15. Social Space Students 40 16. Storage Space Students 30 Centralized Laboratory and Technical Facilities Certain laboratories and technical facilities are common to many of the programmes. It is therefore strongly recommended that such laboratories and facilities be established centrally in each faculty/college which will include: 1. Computer Laboratory 2. Library/Resource Centre 3. Soil Science Laboratory 4. Materials Laboratory 5. Building Physics Laboratory 6. Reprographics Centre 7. Workshops Computer Laboratory The computer lab is a classroom designed to teach about and with computers. The primary considerations in its design size and location should be; ease of use, security and reliability. Appropriate hardware and software to meet the general student needs in the environmental sciences need to be provided. Equipment: Listed below are equipment required for the programme: 1. Work stations at the minimum ratio of 1computer to every 4 full time equivalent students with Autodesk and relevant software programmes. 2. Management Station: a set of control work stations to control access and usage of the work stations 3. Server(s) 4. Switch 5. UPS systems/power backup 6. Power voltage regulators/stabilizers 7. Air conditioning 8. Internet connectivity Soil Science Laboratory The soil science laboratory will normally be equipped to carry out soil sampling and classification tests, soil analysis and soil moisture, permeability and bearing capacity tests. This range of tests will normally guide the range and type of equipment required. Listed below is a sample list of such equipment. Materials Testing Laboratory The materials testing lab should be equipped to carry out experiments and tests on a wide range of materials including concrete, soils, asphalt, bitumen, and aggregates. Mechanical testing equipment 1. Universal testing machine 2. Impact testing machine 3. Vickers hardness testers 4. Notching machines 5. Hydraulic test pump 6. Extensometer 7. Digital thermometers Metallographic Testing Equipment 1. Shadowgraph checking machine 2. Metallurgical microscope with image analyser Chemical Analysis 1. Carbon sulphur determinator 2. Atomic absorption spectrometer 3. Vacuum spectrometer 4. Weighing machines 5. Muffle furnace 6. Glass thermometer 7. Oven 8. Ammeter 9. Pressure gauges 10. Proving rings Building Physics Laboratory The building science lab enables multi scale experiments and studies ranging from urban scale to the micro environment. The range of equipment required include field studies equipment (usually hand-held) and controlled environment equipment. Field Studies Equipment 1. Infrared thermometers 2. Environmental data loggers 3. Heist flux sensors/meters 4. Flow meters 5. Tracer gas systems 6. Watt hour meters 7. Thermometers/digital, thermocouple 8. Anemometers 9. Humidity meters 10. Air quality meters 11. Sound meters 12. Portable weather stations 13. Heliodors Controlled Environment Equipment 1. Sky simulator 2. Boundary layer wind tunnel 3. Controlled environment chamber Reprographics Centre 1. Heavy duty photocopiers 2. Heavy duty batch scanners 3. DV cameras 4. SLR cameras 5. A3 colour printers 6. A3 scanners 7. Large format (A0) plotters 8. Large format (A0) scanners Workshops The following workshop spaces are required. The workshops may also be used for displays of different materials building systems: 1. Carpentry and joinery/furniture 2. Masonry and concrete work 3. Simple electrical wiring 4. Plumbing and drainage 5. Model making 6. Painting and decorating 7. Mechanical shop and welding Office Space Office accommodation for academic, non-academic staff and students per capital should be based on the guidelines set out in section 4 of this Core Curriculum and Basic Minimum Standards: Classroom Space A minimum of two classroom spaces will be required for the undergraduate programme in building. This provision assumes six hours of contact per day for each year of study. Studio Space A studio space is recommended for each year of study above the first year. Seminar Space A seminar room/hall is a critical ancillary space and is recommended for each Building programme. Laboratory Spaces At least 4 laboratory spaces with adequate capacity for enrolled students at any given time are required in a department of Building: Workshop Spaces The following workshop spaces are required. The workshops may also be used for displays of different materials building systems: Carpentry and joinery/furniture 1. Masonry and concrete work 2. Simple electrical wiring 3. Plumbing and drainage 4. Model making 5. Painting and decorating 6. Mechanical shop and welding 7. Drawing office equipment:  T-Squares and drawing tables  Enlargement and reducing machine  Guillotine  Photocopier  Duplicating machine  Slide projector  Scanner  Typewriters Construction Equipment: 1. Concrete Mixers (1 small and 1 large) 2. Dumper 3. Pokervibrator 4. Crane 5. Rammer Surveying Equipment 1. Theodolites 2. Quick set levels 3. Chains 4. Tapes 5. Ranging rods 6. Distance measure tapes 7. Total station 8. GPS B.Sc. / B. Tech. Clothing and Textile Design