Reagan Branham
Today the Roux Institute at Northeastern University is one step closer to realizing their new campus, with a groundbreaking of the 245,000-sf Alfond Center. The new building is a learning, research and collaboration building housing wet labs, computation labs, research spaces and classrooms. In addition, the new campus also will include a renovation of the [...]
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The Microsoft Cloud Culture series focuses on how technology and tradition combine to create a culture of collaboration, flexibility and scalability. This episode highlights the Rust Belt and its 18,000+ new startups. In particular, they focus on the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub and how they're a "concierge" between industry and students. The 1819 [...]
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Who would have thought the world would live through a modern pandemic that not only affected our health, but also how we work, learn and socialize? Additionally, we are now seeing higher interest rates, continued supply chain delays and increased construction costs throwing wrenches into commercial real estate and higher education capital improvement plans across [...]
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The 143,000-sf Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building will be home to several bird-friendly features, including a section of bird-friendly glass and an experimental design feature that should help prevent window strikes. The feature is an interesting intersection of science and architecture. The pilot approach to minimizing bird collisions will be monitored during peak migration season [...]
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Construction on the University of Pennsylvania Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology is coming along, including a signature piece of the facade. The sunshade "sails" are being installed and this time lapsed video showing the first ones going up is mesmerizing. The sunshades incorporate two different integrated membranes and glasses to ensure optimal sun [...]
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