On behalf of our long-time Principal Ian Adamson, we are pleased to announce the Ian Adamson and Faith Baum Scholarship for Study Abroad in the Department of Architecture at Penn State.
Established by J. Ian Adamson (’75 B.S. Arch) and Faith Baum, consideration for this endowed scholarship shall be given to undergraduate students majoring in architecture who are participating in an international study abroad/experience and who have a demonstrated need for funds to meet their necessary college expenses.
After many years of supporting the Department of Architecture with annual gifts through Payette, Ian and Faith, Ian’s wife, have decided to personally endow a scholarship for students traveling board in their fourth year of study. Both Ian and Faith believe that travelling, seeing architecture and experiencing different cultures rounds out an architectural education and helps one develop a more universal view of life. Additionally, as the cost of a college education increases, Ian and Faith wanted to create the opportunity to assist young students afford this experience without additional financial burden.
Both Ian and Faith’s careers in architecture have been an exciting journey of discovery and travels together – in the U.S. and abroad.
This scholarship is only open to students in the Department of Architecture at Penn State. Details here.
Cape Cod Community College’s Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center is a net-positive energy building designed to transform the heart of campus.
The project approaches sustainability through a holistic and global approach, implementing a range of moves including passive solar shading overhangs, air-source heat pumps, high performance materials with low embodied carbon and the expansion of the range of thermal comfort and lighting power density. Combined with on-site photovoltaics, the project achieves net-positive energy use.
The project’s thermally modified wood rainscreen façade is a study of the modern expression of vernacular Cape Cod architecture while reducing embodied carbon. Early lifecycle assessments identified the immense carbon savings of wood over fiber cement. The design team did not stop there, furthering reductions by peeling back unnecessary finishes like carpet and ceilings. Together, these decisions enabled a 19% reduction in embodied carbon.
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