PULSE Core gives Nimeto students insight into sensor technology
PULSE Core is part of the teaching material of MBO vocational school Nimeto in Utrecht. There are 10 sensors in various rooms in the school building that are connected to the digital platform, giving both teachers and students 24/7 real-time insight into humidity, temperature and CO2 concentration.
Cooperation
The collaboration between PULSE Core and Nimeto is the result of close contact between Marcel Brenninkmeijer (Client Manager SPIE – Region North West/Central) and Roel Thönissen (Teacher Real Estate Advisor & Project Manager Nimeto).
Marcel: ‘In 2020 I came into contact with Roel. The reason? Our workshop Digitization in building technology during the MBO education conference organized by the municipality of Utrecht and the article ‘Sensor technology helps with fresh schools ambitions Nuovo’ in Smart WorkPlace. Roel was so excited about what he had heard and read about PULSE Core that he wanted to know if it could be part of the teaching material.’
Sensor technology in the teaching material
Roel: ’ As Nimeto, we want to involve our students in the innovations of today, in collaboration with innovative companies, and thus better prepare them for practice. Deliver professionals. Not only in terms of knowledge, but also skills that students must possess. For example, we think it is important that a student, when he starts work, can also think along, collaborate, consult and advise. We do this by, among other things, applying innovations in our teaching materials, such as sensor technology. As a result of the workshop and the article, I was convinced that PULSE Core could play an important role in this, so I contacted Marcel.’
Thanks to PULSE Core, teachers and students now have real-time insight into humidity, temperature and CO2 concentration 24/7
Marcel: ‘In order to enter into the most appropriate collaboration possible, I invited Roel and a number of his colleagues to our office last year. In addition to a more extensive presentation about PULSE Core, we also went deeper into Nimeto’s wishes with regard to sensor technology as teaching material. Based on those wishes, I then submitted a proposal for the installation of Comfort sensors and a short training for a number of teachers so that they can apply it during lessons. The result? In the school building there are now 10 sensors in various rooms that are connected to the digital platform, so that both teachers and students have 24/7 real-time insight into humidity, temperature and CO2 concentration.
Sharing insights
Roel: ‘And partly thanks to the training of Marcel’s colleague Koop Pieter Ziel (PULSE Core specialist), I, together with my colleagues Richard Miltenburg and Mart van Maasdam, can already flawlessly guide students in analyzing the data (measurement data). After a while, when more data is available, we want to enter into a discussion with the student. By asking what they see, what is happening and why. This can lead to fun conversations and insights. We will also use it as case studies for challenges within our education. Challenges are large assignments that students work on in groups of 3 to 5 students over a period of several weeks.
Another advantage of these sensors in our building? As a school, we gain better insight into the climate of our spaces. In this way we can also ensure a better indoor climate for our students. So a win-win. And who knows where this collaboration will lead in the future.”
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