Friday, September 27, 2019 marks the dedication of the Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center at Lafayette College. The dedication begins with an open house and tours of the building, celebrating its important role as both a new home for integrated sciences and a new campus destination for student and faculty collaboration. Speakers at the event will include President Alison Byerly, Vice President Roger Demareski and Payette Principal Bob Schaeffner, among others.
The building officially opened for classes this August. One of the largest buildings on campus, the new building was designed to fit comfortably in the context of Anderson Courtyard and adjacent buildings. The Center’s brick and glass face provides an inviting beacon signaling its role as both a new campus destination and key community activator at the core of this cherished historic setting.
The new 103,000 SF building houses biology, computer science, environmental science, expansion space for neuroscience and the IDEAL program, an entrepreneurship program connecting engineering and the liberal arts to solve real-world problems.
Related Links:
Sneak Peek: Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center
Integrating the Sciences
Construction Update: Lafayette College Integrated Sciences Center
#PayetteForward: An Interdisciplinary Design Process
This Earth Week, we’ll be covering five landmark buildings exemplifying new approaches to building performance and sustainability.
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Klarman Building is the first hospital in the northeast to implement chilled beams in an inpatient setting. Early energy analysis demonstrated that the use of chilled beams would be the best way to reduce building energy use.
For this strategy to work, however, the peak thermal loads of the façades could not exceed the capacity of the chilled beams. An integrated design approach and in-house modeling allowed for constant tuning of the façade to optimize glazing, solar exposure and massing. The building orients glazing to face true north and south to minimize heat gain and maximize occupant comfort, resulting in a 15% reduction in peak solar load.
Beyond performance, the distinctive serrated terracotta façade reflects the scale and cadence of individual patient rooms, providing a delicate scale and texture to the façade.
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