A single project, such as the new dorm facility, include aspects that must be designed with a number of perspectives in mind. Today we saw how that engineers must consider sound migration, fireproofing, earthquake protection, energy systems, communications, weather, and construction considerations when choosing materials and specific designs.
The engineer we met with today, Nathan Leigh, put together and maintains a great blog with construction updates and engineering musings located here: http://www.uas.alaska.edu/facilities_services/fpc/const-update.html
For this week's blog post, I'd like you to discuss the field trip, read through Nathan's blog, and then find an article related to construction (this could manufacturing of devices) or any of the aspects we heard about today (sound engineering, fireproofing, radiant in-floor heating, etc.) to discuss.
