View Smart Windows will be an important part of how students will design and construct green buildings in the future.
- Kumble Subbaswamy
UMass Amherst Chancellor
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts, maximizes daylight and reduces glare
- Maximizes usable floor area by providing greater thermal comfort
- Enables flexible use of space with complete control of the facade
- Improves energy efficiency
- Enhances the building aesthetically inside and out
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Location
Amherst, MA -
General Contractor
Suffolk Construction, Inc. -
Glazier
R&R Window -
Architec
Leers Weinzapfel
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (CSU) was completed in January 2017. The Design Building will serve as a living laboratory and teaching tool for the next generation of architects, and is home to 3 inter-related departments – Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Building Construction Technology – that have been co-located to foster collaboration and teamwork.