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This 13,000-square-foot facility is home to the college’s Materials Science Technology and Sustainable Technologies programs. The building itself is an educational tool through the inclusion of renewable energy technologies including on-site wind generation, solar photovoltaic panels, solar thermal hot water, a vegetative roof and geothermal heating and cooling. The building users have access to the performance data for these technologies through monitors located within the building.
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Creating sustainable environments for educationThe program for the building provides for five major learning environments that support an educational mission centered on renewable energy technologies and material sciences.
These spaces include a Materials Lab and a Sustainable Energy Lab, each with an associated demonstration/lecture room and a standalone classroom space. The classrooms and labs are available for use as instructional spaces for the Credit and Continuing Education courses to provide the opportunity for community outreach in sustainable education. |
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