Kristoffer Negendahl
Modtager af et rejselegat på 30.000 kr.
Counting Everyone In: Hvordan tal kan fremme inklusion og universelt design i bygningsingeniørfaget
Projektet skal bidrage til at imødekomme og fjerne centrale begrænsninger ved universelt design og Leave No One Behind (LNOB) ved at kvalificere og aktivt ændre praksis inden for bygningsingeniørfaget. Fokus er specifikt på computerbaseret bygningsdesign og den digitale transformation af CAD og BIM, så principperne for universelt design og LNOB integreres.
Projektet tager udgangspunkt i at ”måle LNOB-løsninger”, fordi det for det første har til formål at kortlægge LNOB-løsninger på tværs af principper og teknologier inden for bygningsdesign for at identificere fælles performanceparametre og effekter. Dernæst vil projektet udvikle beregningsbaserede metoder til at måle universelt design, så LNOB-løsninger kan evalueres og dermed optimeres på tilsvarende måde som andre specialiserede områder inden for ingeniørfaget, hvor beregningsværktøjer anvendes. Endelig er målet at standardisere LNOB i Building Information Modeling (BIM) for yderligere at fremme universelt design som en grundlæggende ingeniørdisciplin.
Kristoffer planlægger at gennemføre sin undersøgelse ved Buffalo State University og University of Montreal i 2. kvartal 2024.
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Kristoffer Negendahl: Universal Design can be measured
By learning from other experts, lecturer Kristoffer Negendahl discovered how civil engineers can develop better solutions for people with needs.
Main findings
“I wanted to explore how Universal Design can be taken seriously in civil engineering. A way to illustrate this is fire safety. Everyone understands the severity of the situation if people can’t escape from a building in case of a fire.
In Denmark, we have regulations that require level access to your housing. In reality, authorities don’t comply with this. I decided to start a project with a master’s student, where we created a new method to machine-read regulations, such as the distance to the nearest fire exit. By making a simple experiment and showing how Universal Design can be measured, we can create better solutions and technologies.”
The use of Universal Design
“Traditionally, engineers aren’t taught in Universal Design. Therefore, I had to speak with other experts of different backgrounds.
With my own students at the Technical University of Denmark, I conducted experiments to try to consider people’s needs. In one example, I asked my students to design a universal door that allows people in wheelchairs to enter. We were able to measure what makes a door good or bad based on the principles of Universal Design.”
Why others should apply
“You should apply for the scholarship if you wish to create solutions for the future. As engineers, we have a great task ahead of us. But if you have the courage, you should definitely apply.”