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SESSIONABSTRACTS continued...
“explore” and “change” the space, is an invaluable and effective tool in school design. This is especially helpful in the design of classrooms and other specialty spaces such as media centers, makerspaces, and learning commons. The end result may very well be better and more “user-friendly” space design that enhances both teaching and learning. In addition, utilizing VR as an integral component to the design process can provide an early “conclusion” to the design process that may significantly impact the cost of design changes. The efficacy of this VR tool will be explored in detail with practical demonstrations where participants can actually engage in interior and building design utilizing VR.
Learning Objectives
OBJ #1 Participants will understand the advantages of VR including engaging those not engaged, enhancing productivity, streamlining communication, saving time, and impacting cost and functional abilities.
OBJ #2 Participants will understand the various capabilities of VR technology in design, including walk-through and fly-through video production, and real-time VR collaboration.
OBJ #3 Participants will be able to understand how VR can provide invaluable assistance in allowing designers to run checks for vertical clearance issues and fall hazards, clash detection, lighting analysis, walking distance analysis, daylighting, and numerous o
OBJ #4 Participants will be able to actually experience VR tools in action by utilizing both projected video and Oculus Rift VR headset viewing.
Post-occupancy Results from Students and Teachers on the Saskatchewan Joint-use School
Bundles
Laura Plosz, SAA, AAA, MAA, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, Principal, Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd. / Ryan Martin, Manager of Facilities and Capital Projects, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools / Dan Van Buekenhout, ALEP, Dip Civil Eng., Manager of Capital Planning, Regina Public Schools / Garden 4 / AIA CEU: 1. 0 LU /Primary Core Competencies: Assessment of the School Facility / Secondary Core Competencies: Educational Visioning
The Saskatchewan Joint-use School Bundles presented a unique opportunity to receive feedback from students and teachers on the daily use of new educational facility designs across multiple sites. The representatives of two school divisions and team lead for the conceptual designs will present the findings of post-occupancy reviews collected
after one school year in action from over 150 teachers and 500 students ranging in ages seven through 13. The Saskatchewan Joint-use School Bundles included the design and construction of 18 schools on nine sites, across four municipalities with five school divisions and two provincial government ministries. Each site accommodates two
Pre K to grade 8 schools, one public and one Catholic, a shared central space containing gymnasia, multi purpose rooms, a 90-seat child care centre and community resource centre. The learning environments include classrooms which open onto a variety of break out spaces including small meeting rooms, learning commons, art and science studios and presentation stairs. Each school division utilized a slightly different approach to learning environment flexibility based on the specific educational pedagogy of the division. This presentation is a follow up to the CEFPI 2014 workshop entitled ‘Empowering Educational Transformation with Lean’ in which the tools utilized to gain direct input from front-line educators, curriculum experts, facility representatives and students were shared with workshop participants. Those participants asked for a follow-up session upon completion, so here it is with data, photos and stories.