MICHAEL BAKER BUILDING
PENN STATE BEAVER, PA
HONG JIE CHEN | SENIOR THESIS
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING | CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Picture source: Jendoco Construction
Picture source: Multivista
Picture source: Multivista
Picture source: Jendoco Construction
WELCOME
Michael Baker Building is currently under renovation in the Penn State Beaver Campus. Built in 1968, Michael Baker Building is one of the oldest buildings on campus, it houses engineering, science and computer labs for students in the campus. This renovation was considered very critical for student success. The focus of this project is to provide new labs and equipments that will allow students to work in better environments. Also the building systems will be upgraded to meet the new code requirements. Several Architectural changes will be made as well.
ABOUT CEPE
The Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP) is a web‐based project and information center. It contains material produced for a year‐long Senior Thesis class. Its purpose, in addition to providing central storage of individual assignments, is to foster communication and collaboration between student, faculty consultant, course instructors, and industry consultants. This website is dedicated to the research and analysis conducted via guidelines provided by the Department of Architectural Engineering. For an explanation of this capstone design course and its requirements click here.
NEWS FEED
04 - 23 - 2016 | ABET Outcome & Reflection
04 - 20 - 2016 | Final Presentation
04 - 08 - 2016 | Thesis Final Report Posted
03 - 30 - 2016 | Thesis Presentation Outline Posted
01 - 25 - 2016 | Thesis Revised Proposal Submitted
12 - 09 - 2015 | Thesis Fall Proposal Submitted
11 - 11 - 2015 | Technical Report 3 Submitted
10 - 16 - 2015 | Technical Report 2 Submitted
09 - 16 - 2015 | Technical Report 1 Submitted
10 - 25 - 2015 | Thesis Abstract Posted
10 - 21 - 2015 | Building Statistics Part II Posted
10 - 05 - 2015 | Building Statistics Part I Posted
09 - 18 - 2015 | Student Bio Sketch Posted
09 - 08 - 2015 | CPEP Home Page Online
09 - 04 - 2015 | Building Statistics Submitted
09 - 03 - 2015 | Thank You Letters Sent
08 - 31 - 2015 | Obtained Project Documentation
08 - 28 - 2015 | Attended CPEP Seminar
08 - 19 - 2015 | Owner Permission Received
User Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in‐progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Hong Jie Chen. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Jendoco Construction for their support throughout this thesis project. Thanks to the owner, Penn State Beaver and everyone else that are part of this project.
