This paper presents the results from an ongoing NSF TUES project that develops a unique and innovative virtual approach, named as Green-BIM teaching method, to deliver sustainability practices using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology for undergraduate students and implement it as a hands-on laboratoryand project-based course in the construction education curriculum. This NSF TUES project aims to inspire undergraduate students with green building practices associated with BIM for the sustainable development of a built environment. The Green-BIM teaching method is designed and used to teach a construction management course offered at California State University Long Beach. The approach starts with the BIM-based teaching method developed in the previous study and incorporates the knowledge of sustainability in a built environment. The effectiveness of the Green-BIM teaching method was evaluated by using an assessment rubric. The evaluation results indicated that the method overall helped students to effectively learn materials. It was found that the GreenBIM teaching method provides dynamic representations of knowledge and increases classroom interaction and students’ personalized learning experience.
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