Digitalization in construction Erasmus Project

Project Title

Digitalization in construction

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Teaching and learning of foreign languages; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

This project originates from the idea of modernising an old, run-down house by young vocational students in such a way that young people from all over Europe have a meeting place in this newly renovated house through the EVS (European Voluntary Service), now called the “European Solidarity Corps”, in which they can contribute to a local community and intensively get to know a piece of Europe through this task. The project work is intended to deepen the skills and abilities of the trainees’ own profession, but also to enable them to become familiar with the skills and abilities of other trades. In addition to professional competence, other important competences (social, team and personal competence) are promoted, which enable the young people to develop into valuable members of our European society, to improve themselves and to be active for others. Overall, general competencies in trade are promoted in this way.
In this concept of the project, different objectives were pursued, all of which contribute to the formation of a European society of solidarity. The main objective was to modernise an old house, save it from decay and ultimately make it usable for European youth. The second goal was to learn from each other on the path of advancing digitalisation, to gain insight into BIM technology (Building Information Modelling) and to use it at the level of a vocational school. Another goal was to present documentation of the project in its various aspects in the form of a photo book. This not only promoted the use of modern methods of media technology, but also created an easy-to-use and lasting documentation. A sense for the partner’s language and the de facto EU language, English, was made possible through the creation of a multimedia technical dictionary. The final objective was to investigate, through a survey of contemporary witnesses, why many buildings in the cultural region of Transylvania/Siebenbürgen have fallen into disrepair.
To achieve these goals, seven AULs were designated. Within this framework, the school partners met, planned the project, divided up the work and implemented it practically. Three AUL’s were planned for implementation, two of which were carried out according to plan while the last one could only be carried out by one partner due to the corona pandemic. CAD-supported plans were drawn up, the entire living space was redesigned, the house was brought up to modern living standards and partially handed over for use.
Project results include: the house, which was modernised to approx. 80% due to corona, which is 100% completed in the caretaker’s flat area and already inhabited, a photo book that highlights the project through media, a digital dictionary created by pupils, a documentation on the introduction to BIM, as well as a contemporary witness report.
The long-term benefits are seen by the partners mainly in the use of the “volunteer house” by European youths who develop contact among themselves, to expand their skills and abilities and to work for the benefit of a local community. The European volunteers will take these experiences back to their countries of origin and thus contribute to the growing sense of common membership of the European Union.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 94474 Eur

Project Coordinator

Heinrich-Wieland-Schule & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Liceul Tehnologic de Constructii si Arhitectura “Carol I”
• HTL Pinkafeld
• SOLSKI CENTER CELJE