Marquette University College of Engineering

Our team collaborated with HGA Architects on the architectural design of the building. Our extensive experience in institutional construction paired with HGA's engineering expertise resulted in a state-of-the-art facility that surpassed the university's initial vision.

Design features include:

• a primarily glass exterior
• extensive use of glass for interior walls in laboratories, shops and classrooms making them readily visible to students, faculty and visitors
• exposed finishes and mechanicals help students understand basic construction and building management principles and options

Involving Clients in the Design Process

We employed our integrated design-build approachto achieve all of Marquette's goals for the engineering hall. This meant we worked closely with the faculty and staff and the designers from project inception to completion, involving clients in every key decision.

This process included using a virtual building design and development platform, Building Information Modeling (BIM), to share design updates and changes with the University team. Using this three-dimensional virtual model technology, our architects refined the engineering building while sitting at a conference table with University leadership. Working as an integrated team, this real-time decision making allowed the client to make final decisions on the spot.

An Engineering Building that Inspires Future Generations of Technological Leaders

The College of Engineering's Dean and faculty expressed a need for collaborative workspaces within the facility. Working alongside university leadership and HGA, we created common areas throughout the building, allowing teams to gather, share ideas and solve problems.

This distinct learning environment is student-centric with engineering principles as the focus. This living teaching facility features:

• windows into the building mechanical rooms that allow for systems and equipment to be visible from commons spaces
• open ceilings allowing for MEP systems to be exposed overhead
• a tuned mass damper applied to the common stair that showcase the principals of dynamics
• space on the green roof that allows students to view and work with the solar panels and to conduct outdoor experiments
• a 65-inch plasma screen displaying building information, including thermal performance of building insulation, interior and exterior humidity and temperatures, wind speed, solar energy created, water, power and steam usage
• a state-of-the-art Engineering Materials and Structural Testing laboratory with specially designed strong wall and strong floor to conduct load and fatigue testing and a 10-ton rolling overhead crane
• a shop complete with mills, lathes, table saws, rapid prototype machines and other equipment allowing students to build design mockups and prototypes
• 130 strain gauges on various structural elements throughout the building display wind shifts, beam stresses, temperature, water collection and usage, humidity and other building factors