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Welcome to James Rodgers's Senior Thesis Biography

 

James Rodgers is a fifth year architectural Engineering student at Penn State who has chosen to study in the mechanical option, which focuses on the design of HVAC systems in buildings.  He will graduate in May 2012 with an Integrated Bachelor and Master of Architectural Engineering Degree.  Upon his graduation he will receive EIT status.  James also participated in the Sede di Roma summer abroad program where he studied for seven weeks in Rome and earned a minor in Architectural Studies.

James has a strong interest in BIM practices and the concept of integrated project delivery.  In the spring of 2011 he was enrolled in the BIM inter-disciplinary studio, an award winning studio class that brings all four AE focuses (Construction Managment, Lighting/Electrical, Mechanical, Structural) together along with an architect and landscape architect.  In this class students are deeply involved in a six-person team project that focuses on collaborative design and the use of cutting edge BIM software.

 The skills and knowledge James developed in BIM Studio prepared him well for his internship at SmithGroup in the summer of 2011.  There, James worked on two interiors projects and was able to see them through from start to 100% construction documents.  He also developed the schematic design, for a medical office building and research facility, as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 

Outside of academics James has taken up leadership position in organization such as Student Society of Architectural Engineers (treasurer), ASHRE(treasurer), and Phi Alpha Epsilon(president).  In his free time he enjoys participating in several different intramural sports.

 

 

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4/30/2012

4/30/2012
4/25/2012




4/23/2012

4/23/2012
4/23/2012

3/12/2012

2/23/2012

1/13/2012

12/12/2011

12/10/2011

11/28/2011
11/16/2011

11/9/2011
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9/7/2011

9/7/2011
9/2/2011

CPEP Website Ready For Review
Abstract Posted
Reflection Posted
Jeremy Heilman - CM
Joshua Progar - S
Nico Pugliese - L/E
James Rodgers - M
Final Presentation Posted (*.PDF)
Final Report Posted
Executive Summary
Posted

Proposal Report
Revision 2 Posted

Go-No-Go
Presentation Posted

Proposal Report
Revision 1 Posted

Proposal Report
Posted

Proposal Presentation
Posted

Building Stats Posted

Design Development Presentation Posted

BIM Ex Plan Posted
Schematic Design
Presentation Posted

Student Bios Posted
Jeremy Heilman - CM
Joshua Progar - S
Nico Pugliese - L/E
James Rodgers - M
Research Presentation
Posted

Research posted
Website Live

       
The Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP) is a web‐based project and information center. It contains material produced for a year‐long Senior Thesis class. Its purpose, in addition to providing central storage of individual assignments, is to foster communication and collaboration between student, faculty consultant, course instructors, and industry consultants. This website is dedicated to the research and analysis conducted via guidelines provided by the Department of Architectural Engineering. For an explanation of this capstone design course and its requirements click here.
 

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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 this BIM/IPD group. 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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