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Hidden features future-proof science complex
While one might assume University of Connecticut’s Gant Science Complex is a brand-new STEM building, the building, which has housed UConn’s science programs since the early 1970s, has undergone a remarkable transformation. What was a tired brick-clad workhorse will soon be a vibrant center for science teaching and research. Along with its notably modern design and new collaboration spaces, there are more than a few unseen features that have given the building its new life.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: February 25 to March 3, 2022
Consulting-Specifying Engineer‘s top 5 articles online over the past week covered smart building essentials, airport building assets, office design, chilled water system design and specifying generators. Were you out last week? Catch up with a link to each article below. 1. Top smart building system essentials – These three critical considerations, three best investments and three common pitfalls will help in the design of a smart building. 2.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: February 18-24, 2022
Consulting-Specifying Engineer‘s top 5 articles online over the past week covered smart building essentials, electrical power quality, metal-clad cable and busways, electrification and chilled water system design. Were you out last week? Catch up with a link to each article below. 1. Top smart building system essentials – These three critical considerations, three best investments and three common pitfalls will help in the design of a smart building. 2.
Consulting-Specifying Engineer most-viewed building types articles in 2022
Consulting-Specifying Engineer‘s top 5 articles online about automation and controls posted over the last year covered pandemics and building design, hydraulic systems, HVAC system specifying, net zero carbon in buildings and more. Also: See additional building types stories here. 1. How pandemics affect building design – COVID-19 affected engineers and building professionals’ designs in many ways. 2.
Mitigation funding targets resilience
In August, the Biden Administration announced that an additional $3.46 billion dollars will be dispersed among states and tribes to invest in mitigation projects around the country. Each state is eligible to receive 4% of their COVID-related disaster costs to invest in projects that will further reduce risk from disasters.
Making communities more resilient against disasters
In November 2018, the town of Paradise and many rural communities in Butte County, California, were devastated by an unprecedented wildfire. The Camp Fire was one of the deadliest, most destructive, and most expensive in California’s history; damaging more than 90% of the town’s infrastructure, including homes, businesses, utilities, and transportation systems.
Designing the post-pandemic library
College students learn, study and collaborate in various places, but the academic culture of the campus is housed in the library. While on-campus activity has been paused during the last few semesters, student engagement with the library has not diminished, but rather, shifted. As campuses navigate reopening this fall, the learning environment looks different and the way the campus community engages with the library has changed.
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