New Teaching Concept applying Technology Acceptance as Key Factor for Interdisciplinary Collaborative Planning and Simulation of Sustainable Buildings in Education, Further Education and Training

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a central part of modern planning and construction processes. Through interdisciplinary and collaborative working methods, architectural and engineering planning, construction, and operational processes are more efficient, sustainable, and transparent. The 'practice-first' approach focuses on practical workshops and project phases in which students from different disciplines work together to create BIM models and present collaborative designs using digital tools and virtual reality (VR). The teaching concept also combines active and passive learning to strengthen theoretical and practical skills. A survey before and after participation on the course will analyse the students' perception of the ease of use of BIM, its usefulness in planning and construction processes and their own self-efficacy in using the BIM method. The quantitative results show a significant increase in self-efficacy, perceived ease of use and usefulness of BIM, which emphasises the effectiveness of the teaching method. Stereotypical perceptions between disciplines remained stable in contrast to previous results. Although, the architecture students rated their skills higher than their engineering peers, which can be attributed to their different prior knowledge. Despite the high complexity of tasks and the challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration, the didactic concept encouraged students to see BIM as essential for future professional practice and promoted their skills in model-based collaboration, the use of digital tools and interdisciplinary teamwork. In future iterations, the integration of augmented reality (AR) and collaboration with other specialist disciplines such as civil engineering is planned.