Construction Management
The New Dickinson School of Law
University Park, PA
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| User Note: ● “Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in‐progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Steven Ayer. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.” |
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"The Dickinson School of Law." Penn State. 31 Mar. 2008 <http://www.dsl.psu.edu/about/>. This site helped to give some data about the history of the law school and the addition of a University Park campus. "Jetstream Clash Detective." Navisworks. 3 Mar. 2008 <http://www.navisworks.com/en/jetstream/overview/clashdetective>. This site gave some data about the coordination software used on this project. Mann, AIA LEED AP, Kate. Polshek Partnership Architects. "Dickinson School of Law CW-4 Feedback." 4 Mar. 2008. Kate gave me some great feedback about my architectural curtain wall revisions from a design point of view. She mentioned why the architects elected to go with the design decisions they did and what would be lost if they eliminated the suggested design elements. McDonough, Jim., DM Products. Personal interview. 27 Feb. 2008. Jim gave me some feedback about the alternative glazing studies. He gave specific information related to the construction aspects of the proposed changes. ASHRAE Handbook - Fundamentals. Atlanta, Ga.: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1985. This book helped to give me the maximum expected heat gains on the main architectural curtain wall. Freihaut, PhD, James D., The Pennsylvania State University. Personal interview. 28 Mar. 2008. Dr. Freihaut gave some help and direction on how to properly perform the mechanical study in this thesis assignment. Bloom, Edward., Thornton Tomasetti. "Triple Pane Glazing Question." 19 Mar. 2008. Edward gave me some feedback related to the structural implications of going with a triple pane glazing system Croyle, Mike. Stone Valley Construction, Inc. Personal interview. 27 Mar. 2008. Mike shared some insight on the construction implications of boring the utility tunnel under Park Avenue instead of digging the tunnel as they did in real life. |
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