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October 10, 2007, 12:11 PM ET
Shop Talk: A Boathouse, Building at Broome, Blowin' Wind, and More
A rendering of the new boathouse at Oklahoma City U.
Boats in Oklahoma?: To those living outside of the southwest, Oklahoma City University does not seem like the kind of place that would build a boathouse. Yet there it is — and it’s interesting. The $10-million facility will house the university’s rowing teams, which paddle on the Oklahoma River. Rand Elliot, who designed the Chesapeake Boathouse (that’s in Oklahoma City, not Maryland or Virginia), is designing this boathouse as well.
Building boom at Broome: Broome Community College’s new master facilities plan calls for the conversion of a science building to a student center, the renovation of a student-services building to an engineering building, the construction of new student housing, and the demolition of two buildings. The fate of a historic Alms House is still in question. The college proposed tearing it down, while the community wants to save it. The projects would add up to about $80-million.
Where the wind blows in Texas: Eight universities in the Texas A&M system have signed a four-year deal to provide wind power for the institutions. News stories don’t detail what percentage of total power will be provided by wind, but the stories say that the effort will prevent the release of 35 million pounds of carbon over four years — the equivalent of taking 800 cars off the road.
Nothing but research going on here: The University of New England broke ground on the Pickus Center for Biomedical Research, which will be the university’s first building devoted entirely to research. Local officals hope that it will lead to new industries and jobs in the state. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is also seeking state money for an energy-research building; the area’s abundant coal might be a focus of the research there.
Showers of praise: Seattle University has installed 360 low-flow showerheads and 1,000 faucet aerators in student residence halls, which officials say will lead to $87,000 in savings and conserve enough water to fill the university’s two swimming pools 34 times each year — that’s about 5.4 million gallons. On the list of sustainability initiatives, this should be among the lowest of the low-hanging fruit and should be standard practice for every residential college.
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