Durfee, J. K. (2012, June), Challenges and Successes of Creating a Living-building Laboratory (Building as a Laboratory) for Use in the Engineering Technology Curriculum  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21051

\bibitem{asee_peer_21051}
  Durfee, J. K. (2012, June), \emph{Challenges and Successes of Creating a Living-building Laboratory (Building as a Laboratory) for Use in the Engineering Technology Curriculum}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21051

Jason K. Durfee.  "Challenges and Successes of Creating a Living-building Laboratory (Building as a Laboratory) for Use in the Engineering Technology Curriculum".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21051 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21051}
  Jason K. Durfee.
  "Challenges and Successes of Creating a Living-building Laboratory (Building as a Laboratory) for Use in the Engineering Technology Curriculum".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21051 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

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AB  -            Challenges and Successes of Creating a Living-Building Laboratory           (Building as a Laboratory) For Use in the Engineering Technology                                      CurriculumAbstractIn the fall of 2005 the Engineering & Design Department at our institution moved into a newlyconstructed building. During the early design stages provisions were made to allow studentsaccess to various types of data used in the operation of the building. The desire was that thebuilding would be used by students as a Living Laboratory. Students would be able to see howthe theory that was taught in their classes was put into practical use throughout the building.Courses taught in the department could use the actual data from the building in laboratoryassignments. Core mechanical engineering courses such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanicsand strength of materials would be able to use this data for student lab work. Electricalengineering students would be able to observe the digital control and feedback processes.Modifications were made to the original design in order to provide for this new use of thebuilding. However, although the provisions for installing all of the desired equipment were builtinto the final building, as the construction of the building progressed fiscal concerns caused areduction in the number of Living-Building Laboratory components that were actually funded.In 2008 our department secured a National Science Foundation grant in order to install somecomponents of the original concept into the building. This paper constitutes the lessons learnedfrom this effort as well as information on how the data was used to enhance program courses andthe impact it had on student learning. Additionally, notes will be given to assist anyone thatdesires to attempt such a project in the future.
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