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Nexus' final report was submitted to the AEI National Competition Jury on February 22, 2013. This report contains a 15-page narrative description of our building integration. Twenty pages of supporting documentation and 10 pages of plan-size drawings are also included.

The requirements of a typical elementary school, in conjunction with the socioeconomic conditions of the Reading School District, motivated unique design decisions and innovative solutions. To achieve these solutions, a set of categories was created to define the purpose of each function in the school. It was determined that the three major functions of the building included user Experience, Community, and Education spaces. The function of these three categories dictated the integrated design of the various building systems, as well as the manner of dividing the building in terms of system types and discipline coordination. As such, these three sections will be the key areas of discussion and integration in the following content.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News & Updates
04.30.13 | CPEP Complete
04.03.13 | AEI Presentation
02.22.13 | AEI Report Submission
02.06.13 | Report #4
01.23.13 | Report #3
12.14.12 | Report #2
11.12.12 | Report #1
11.12.12 | Proposal Presentation
10.24.12 | Presentation #3
10.03.12 | Presentation #2
09.14.12 | Presentation #1
09.12.12 | Website Live
09.11.12 | BIM Execution Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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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.

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‐inprogress 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 Nexus. 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.

This page was last updated on April 30, 2013 by Nexus and is hosted by the Pennsylvania State University AE Department ©2012