A living laboratory

Author

Lightner, Michael R. ; Carlson, Lawrence ; Sullivan, Jacquelyn F. ; Brandemuehl, Michael J. ; Reitsma, René

Author_Institution

Acad. Affairs, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

88

Issue

1

fYear

2000

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

40

Abstract

This paper describes the integrated teaching and learning laboratory (ITLL) of the College of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Colorado (CU), Boulder. Not only does the building support and drive the curriculum but the design of the building was curriculum driven. In fact, the building itself serves as a laboratory instrument with more than 300 sensors embedded throughout the building and the opportunity to perform experiments on the building itself. All the sensor data are available on the Web. The ITLL is truly an example of Winston Churchill\´s quote-"first we shape our buildings and then our buildings shape us.".

Keywords

building; building management systems; engineering education; teaching; ITLL; University of Colorado; building design; building management systems; integrated teaching and learning laboratory; laboratory instrument; sensor data; Buildings; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer numerical control; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Instruments; Laboratories; Shape; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.811599

Filename

811599