Innovation and Digitalisation pathways for a more affordable housing

in Sub-Saharan Africa

Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA)

• Makerere University, Uganda

• University of Cape Town, South Africa
• The Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia
• University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Kyambogo University, Uganda
• Liverpool John Moores University, UK
• ACTogether Uganda
Workshop
‘Embracing a Digital Twin Technology in the Civil Engineering and
Built Environment Education’
May 7-9, 2024

Venue : Lower Lecture Theatre

i James Parsons Building,
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/

May 7-9, 2024

Event schedule
Tuesday 7th May: 9:30 – 16:30
• UK-Africa best practice methods
Wednesday 8th April: 9:30 - 16:30
• Open-source digital panel printing
• Modular Construction template
Thursday 9th April: 9:30 – 16:00.
• Digital construction technologies
• Mentoring program innitiation

www.atenekom.eu
 Program: LJMU Workshop

Day 1 – Introduction Presentations

9am Holiday Inn Express Central-125, Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JR _
Reception
Walk to:
James Parsons Building _ Lower Lecture Theatre

Tea/Coffee 9:30-9:45am
 09:45a.m – 10:00a.m. LJMU – Welcome / Project introduction (Lead
Uganda)
Spoke Universities presentations – Academic Staff presentations
(Introductions / Curriculum development practices)
• 10:00 Makerere University
 10:15 University of Johannesburg
 10:30 University of Cape Town
 10:45 Copperbelt University (via Teams)?
Tea/Coffee 11.00
 11.15 Kyambogo University
 11:30 ActTogether

11:45-13:00 - Student Presentations on local / indigenous construction

technologies low cost or Modern methods of construction (MMC)

 11.45 Makerere University

 12.00 University of Johannesburg
 12.15 University of Cape Town
 12:30 Liverpool John Moores University
 12:45 Copperbelt University?
13:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Applications in construction with autonomous robotics
15:00-16:00 Visit to Metropolitan Cathedral and Crypt
Day 2 - Wikihouse workshop
9:00 Holiday Inn Express Central-125, Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JR _
Reception
• Walk to Student Life Building
 9:30-10:30 Wikihouse introduction and design (1.5hr)

Tea/Coffee 10:30-10:45

 11:00 -12:30 CNC Workshop visit (1.5hrs)

13:00-13:45 Lunch – Lower Lecture Theatre James Parsons

 14:00 -15:00 Wikihouse construction – Lower Lecture Theatre James

Parsons.
Tea/Coffee 15:00 – 15.30
 15:30 – 16:30 Wikihouse construction – Erecting WikiHouse boxes and VR
immersion.

Day 3 - 9:15am Holiday Inn Express Central-125, Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JR
_ Reception
Walk to: Adaptive Learning Zone- LJMU Byrom Street.
Planning for following Activities 2 and 3 Adaptive Learning Zone
 9:30-11:00 Planning local events
Tea/Coffee 11:00-11:30
 11:30 - 13:00 Framework for curriculum development / Mentoring
program
Lunch 13:00 – 13:30
 13:30 - 15:30 Technical visit – Isle of Man Ferry Terminal