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Velodrome Coffee

Far from the Madding Crowd: Founded in 2017 by Joshua and Angela Smith has since become Northern Michigan's homegrown college town coffee destination; recently setting up shop in the Van Pelt-Opie Library

Feb 06, 2025

Bollards

Pedestrian bollards protect walkways from vehicle intrusion, guide foot traffic, snow plows and can provide heating and illumination.   They should be positioned in front of energy utility services (such as natural gas and electrical power switchgear). at sidewalk entrances, crosswalks, and near pedestrian-heavy zones.  Join us today at 16:00 UTC as we examine the best practice literature on this essential campus element.

Feb 06, 2025

Ædificare

Education community construction may well be the closest we come to a $100+ billion perpetual motion machine. During today's session on bollards--essential elements in pathway safety in the snowy season--we spend a few minutes examining the latest monthly construction activity report which typically reveals the USA education "industry" as the first or second largest building construction market in the world. What is the business case for expansion of multi-building, campus-style educational settlements outside the home?

Feb 06, 2025

International Zoning Code

The purpose of the code is to establish minimum requirements to provide a reasonable level of health, safety, property protection and welfare by controlling the design, location, use or occupancy of all buildings and structures through the regulated and orderly development of land and land uses within this jurisdiction.

Feb 06, 2025

Quadrivium: Winter

Educational settlements are the closest many people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. The catalog that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. Titles are unstable, time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We explore the action continuously; assign priorities, then schedule a separate teleconference to formulate responses to public consultations. Daily colloquia topics appear on our CALENDAR.

Feb 06, 2025

Aggregate Pathways

Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world. It is applied for building structural strength and resilience as well as securing ingress and egress routes around the building. Vry often the same engineering professionals that guide structural concrete best practice are involved in best practice for aggregates in the pathways.  Different materials and practice; same engineers.

Feb 06, 2025

“Season of Light Illumination”

"Take a guided tour of the recently updated Lighting Library®, home to all IES standards and design guidance. Now hosted on an interactive digital platform that you can access wherever you go, we've updated most of our standards and officially closed the book on the Lighting Handbook." Consultation on nine titles relevant to campus illumination systems closed on February 3rd but we know of a workaround for getting your idea discussed on the committee agenda if you click into today's meeting.

Feb 06, 2025

Current Issues and Recent Research

The Joint IEEE Power Engineering and Industrial Applications Society Committee to which we belong has completed its work on the 2026 National Electrical Code Second Draft. Public consultation on ballot results will be received by NFPA until April 18th. While all the issues are fresh in mind it is never unwise to draft proposals for the 2029 National Electrical Code which will begin accepting new public input some time after release of the new edition in the fall.

Feb 06, 2025

Outdoor Lighting Design Guide

The purpose of this Guide is to provide CSU campuses with guidelines for outdoor lighting design to provide a safe and comfortable nighttime environment for students and visitors, maximize energy efficiency, and improve campus aesthetics. Issues related to public safety must also be considered, on a case-by-case basis, when applying the design techniques presented in this guideline.

Feb 06, 2025
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