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More than just creating a new landmark building at Cornell of modern classrooms and laboratories, the Cornell University Sustainable Design Sustainability Research Facility (CUSD:SRF) will also be designed to be an actual research testbed. As a result, this project offers opportunities for exploring new modular building designs and in incorporating a wide array of both exterior "off“off-the-grid" grid” energy generation such as solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydro as well as new infrastructure technologies such as building-within-a-building architectural designs, flexible space interior designs, and modern energy control systems, all while utilizing novel site development and performance practices. In the NYC Tech Campus efforts, students will also be able to explore topics such as wind, waste management, sensor systems, novel lighting techniques, waste water, and occupant comfort usage models. Furthermore, students will learn and gain experience with advanced planning and design techniques that are used to effectively create highly complex designs; the same design practices that are utilized today by NASA.
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