| Janet Joyce Tuesday, October 2, 2012 |
Stony Brook University is well known for its commitment to being a state of the art college offering the top programs in the country. In some instance, the top program in the world. This is the case for the School of Computer Science that Stony Brook has built over the last several years. As a way of staying on that track, Stony Brook University hosted a groundbreaking dedication event for its new 70,000-square-foot Computer Science building on Friday, Sept. 28. This groundbreaking is a way of continuing the expansion of the school’s nationally ranked Department of Computer Science and adding to its reputation as a rising star in the cutting edge research, education and industrial interaction essential to the innovation economy.
State Sen. Ken LaValle, who helped secure State funding through appropriation for the construction, was on hand for the ceremony. During the commemoration, Sen. LaValle said;
“This state-of-the art facility will ensure that students and researches have access to the newest technologies, reaffirm Stony Brook’s leadership role as a nationally ranked computer sciences center, bring new high paying technology jobs to our region and further establish Long Island as a magnet for innovation."The new state-of-the-art facility, which is being constructed in the lot between the current Computer Sciences building and the Light Engineering building, will contain a program mix of faculty and administration offices, research and teaching laboratories, a large wireless teaching lab and shared conference areas. Key program space includes five special-purpose computer science research labs (Digital Media Lab, Light Dome Lab, Graphics Lab, Sound Booth Lab and Wireless Sensor Lab); 18 general-purpose computer science research labs; two teaching labs; 63 faculty and post doc offices; 18 staff offices; undergrad/grad computing practice; undergrad/grad workspace; and a number of breakout spaces for collaborative and interdisciplinary work.
Because of their commitment to the excellence of this department, the Department of Computer Science is the fastest growing on the Stony Brook campus. This one department alone boasts 45 tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty members, nearly 700 computer science and information systems undergraduate majors, and nearly 400 graduate students; a large number of non-majors are enrolled in computer science courses.
The state of the art facility is not just a new addition to the campus, but a green one. The new 70,000-square-foot building is designed to achieve a LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Sustainable design elements include a storm water reclamation system that will capture enough rainwater to meet 100 percent of the building’s demand for potable water, serving efficient toilet fixtures, while reducing the resulting storm water runoff. The massive building will also include a high-efficiency curtain wall system and passive solar shading louvers that, combined with high-performance mechanical and lighting control systems, will result in a 28 percent energy savings annually over a comparable building as required by the New York State Energy Code. Energy-efficient magnetic bearing chillers are used for comfort cooling, and close-coupled in-row cooling systems are utilized for the data centers to minimize overall transport energy. The use of artificial lighting will be minimized via the use of natural day lighting. Building materials produced locally with high levels of recycled content have been specified and only low-emitting paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants and flooring systems will be installed. It is anticipated that the project will recycle a minimum of 50 percent of construction and demolition waste, thereby diverting this waste from local landfills.
This new addition to the campus of Stony Brook University will add not only to the top notch program, but to an overall better offering to students within New York and across the nation.
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