Renovation of the Materials Research Center (MRC)

米尔恰克 该改造项目将使伦斯勒理工学院的材料研究中心现代化。 正在装修的建筑建于1965年，自建成以来没有进行过重大装修。 计划是更换屋顶;将机械系统完全升级到目前的空气流通标准;提供中央冷却设施;升级配电系统并使其现代化;测试并清除石棉;取消城市水冷却系统;并遵守《美国残疾人法》规定的全面无障碍要求。 这一改造项目将大大提高研究人员以安全和富有成效的方式进行复杂研究的能力。 该项目将影响的关键研究领域包括材料和环境工程，化学和生物学。 在这些领域内，已经形成了强大的协同作用，并已成为新技术及其应用的温床。 在这座建筑内，有用于研究生技能培训的动手实验室，以及工程和科学的整合，以促进对新兴技术至关重要的能源和环境倡议的发展。 此次建筑改造将直接改变29名教师、12名博士后、121名研究生和136名本科生的研究和培训环境。

Mirczak This renovation project will modernize the Materials Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The building under renovation was built in 1965 and has not undergone significant renovation since it's construction. The plan is to replace the roof; completely upgrade the mechanical systems to current standards for air flow; provide a central chiller facility; upgrade and modernize the electrical distribution system; test for and remove asbestos; eliminate city water cooling systems; and comply with requirements for overall accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This renovation project will greatly enhance the ability of researchers to perform complex research in a safe and productive manner. The key research areas that will be impacted by this project include materials and environmental engineering, chemistry, and biology. Within these fields, strong synergy has been developed and has become a spawning ground for new technologies and their applications. Within this building there are hand-on laboratories for graduate skills training as well as the integration of engineering and science for development of an energy and environment initiative crucial for emerging technologies. This building renovation will directly change the research and training environment of 29 faculty, 12 postdoctoral fellows, 121 graduate students and 136 undergraduate students.