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Tecnológico de Monterrey. He did doctoral studies at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He is currently a full-time professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Puebla since 2013. Founding Partner of the DROEN Ingeniería design firm. He teaches courses in hydrology, hydraulic works, water distribution networks and drainage, sustainable use of water and geomatics at the Tec Campus Puebla. How the use of an internet radio program and podcast helped Civil Engineering students engaged with local communities in need ABSTRACTEngineering students sometimes have a lack of soft competences such as communication, self-motivation, and leadership. The development of soft competences serves to engage students in utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In the higher education sector, there is a growing recognition of the need for generic skills development using online-learning and self-directed learning pedagogies. The aim of this work is to present a strategy designed to develop the communication skills of civil engineering students through their participation in a radio podcast program and how this strategy has started social projects. In this study we propose a framework for the development a radio podcast for students in universities in order to enhance their soft skill along their studies. We propose a methodology and then we present a case study for the implementation of the method approach. The results show that the radio podcast program helps the students and university to engage with the community in order to attend social problems. Also, the program has demonstrated to develop the communication skills of the students involved by creating innovative solutions in specific socio-economic contexts and coordinating in multidisciplinary teams.

is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Tecnológico de Monterrey campus Puebla and a Young Energy Professional (YEP) ascribed to the Energy Council of Canada (ECC). Benjamin's research is focused in the development and implementation of emergent technologies (BIM, CIM, IoT, Big Data, Machine learning, LCA, 3D scan to BIM) for increasing the performance of construction building projects in terms of sustainability and Circular Economy. Benjamin has done recent contributions on international journals for the valuation and monetization of the environmental impacts of the residual life of building stock in North America. His contributions add a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) perspective to the decision-making methodology involved in adaptive reuse of buildings, in order to contribute to sustainability and climate change through mitigation of CO2 emissions.Benjamin is a Civil Engineer with a doctorate in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He is originally from the city of Puebla in Mexico. Before initiating his doctoral studies, he worked as infrastructure construction supervisor and environmental inspector of the State of Puebla. Puebla is the fourth largest state in Mexico with 6.1 million inhabitants. Some of his duties were verifying the fulfillment of the applicable laws inside of the construction and environmental jurisdiction for new and existing buildings. Benjamin has been active in the promotion and dissemination of his research work in important forums, through participating in international research academic experiences at Chalmers University in Sweden and ETH Zürich in Switzerland. Also, he has presented his original work in international conferences (ISARC, CIB WBC, CSCE, ASCE, NHICE), and he has collaborated in projects with international organizations such as the Energy Council of Canada (ECC), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), and the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP23. Prof. Romeo Ballinas-Gonzalez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Civil Engineer and Master in Project Management from Tecnológico de Monterrey. He did doctoral studies at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He is currently a full-time professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Puebla since 2013. Founding Partner of the DROEN Ingeniería design firm. He teaches courses in hydrology, hydraulic works, water distribution networks and drainage, sustainable use of water and geomatics at the Tec Campus Puebla.

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