Every lab room has 7 teams. I have a separate post for each team with quotes from the status reports. I would like the students to speak for themselves so I have picked out a selection of comments to show the variety in design approaches.
Civil:
“ Stability and Structure: These words signify both the physical and social aspects of the affordable housing project. The physical aspect involved would be the building itself. Being the civil engineering group, we have to ensure the structure of the affordable house is stable. As for the social aspect, homelessness is a crucial issue in our society. By building this affordable home, we provide stability to the community.”
“The group will also focus on collaboration with the architectural team in order to finalize the decisions on materials. Then testing will be performed to make sure the material choices are safe, and are able to withstand different loads and environmental stresses.”
“Cellulose fiber insulation appears to be the best material in terms of sustainability; however, costing is still evaluating the feasibility of this material.”
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