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University of Idaho
115 Engineering Physics Building
Moscow, ID
83844-0901
208/885-0576
208/885-2877 (fax)
NIATT@uidaho.edu

 

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Workshop Track 2. Sustainable Energy Lab and Transit Facility (Horizon Room)

Facilitators:
Bruce Haglund, Professor, Graduate Program in Architecture, University of Idaho
Eva Matsuzaki, Principal, Matsuzaki Architects, Vancouver, British Columbia
Don Blackketter, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho

How can we design and build a Sustainable Energy Laboratory and Transit Facility?  This hands-on workshop is an interdisciplinary design charette facilitated by Bruce Haglund, Eva Matsuzaki, Don Blackketter, and UI graduate students from the School of Architecture.  During the charette, we will form four to six interdisciplinary teams to explore site and building features for a proposed Sustainable Energy Lab and Transit Facility on the UI campus. At the end of the workshop each team will present their vision to the whole group. This workshop will provide broad insights into the complexity of designing a truly sustainable site and building that meets the research and operational requirements of the university's clean vehicle and fuels program. Participants' ideas will inform the design process as the basis for a term-long architecture studio project.
 

Schedule for Workshop Track 2

September 22, 2005

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Sustainable Energy Lab and Transit Facility Charette part 1.
University of Idaho President Timothy White has committed to making the next building on campus green. What better way to accomplish this feat than by building a green building that does green things. The proposed building would be one that would serve as a campus transit hub, service local transit vehicles, and house transportation research activities. During this session ideas about the building will be introduced and workshop participants will form several small teams lead by architecture graduate students. Then we will visit proposed sites with the intention of looking at the context of the building as well as visualizing the building’s active participation with the environment. Schematic site plans will be developed.

September 23, 2005 9:00 am - 10:30 am



 
Sustainable Energy Lab and Transit Facility Charette part 2
This session will be devoted to the exploration and schematic design of the building. We will introduce many of the factors traditionally included with green buildings for discussion. The purpose of this session is to include participants in a holistic design process. Building schematics that demonstrate space allocation, massing, siting, and green architecture features will be developed.
10:30 am - 12:00 noon Sustainable Energy Lab and Transit Facility Charette part 3
During this session each team of participants will present their site and building schematics for critique and discussion by the group as a whole. [10 minutes per group]