A E T H E S I S
Lauren Paese
Dr. John Messner
Bay Area Children's Hospital
Bay Area, CA
A E T H E S I S
Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio
AE Senior Thesis
This year long capstone design project is one of the major highlights of the five year professional degree BAE program. It is required of all undergraduate students in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State.
Senior Thesis consists of obtaining an outside sponsor who provides the student with an actual building that will be used as the model for a variety of technical and management tasks throughout the year. Based on the building or project model, students will investigate the project, perform technical analysis, develop project criteria and eventually prepare a written proposal for more advanced design work. This is followed up by a semester of intense effort to complete the goals of the proposal. A formal written final report is required as is a verbal presentation to a faculty jury.
BAY AREA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
The Bay Area Children's Hospital is a state of the art hospital in California. It holds 149 patients beds and 6 new surgical sites to care for the community. There are over 3.5 acres of healing gardens and sustainable features throughout the building. The first patient will be treated in December 2017.
NEWS
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Assignments
24. Final CPEP Review
20. Proposal- CPEP
19. Breadth Topic Proposal
18.Abstract Final
17. Abstract
16. Building Statistics Part 2
15. Building Statistics Part 1
14. Abstract Draft
13. AE Career Fair
12. Student Bio Peer Review
11. Tech 1 Report
10. CPEP Functionality
9. CPEP Home Page Draft
8. Attended CPEP Seminar
7. Confirmed and/or Corrected Master List Information
6. Turned in Project Initiation Checklist Part 2
5. Turned in Project Initiation Checklist Part 1
4. Obtained Project Documentation
3. Mailed AE Dept. Thank You Letters
2. Sent personal note
1. Owner Permission Received
Due Date
4/20/18
4//9/2018
4/9/2018
3/28/2018
12/8/2017
11/17/2017
10/30/2017
10/23/2017
10/18/2017
10/2/2017
9/22/2017
9/19/2017
9/15/2017
9/13/2017
9/11/2017
9/5/2017
8/31/3017
8/31/2017
8/28/2017
8/28/2017
8/28/2017
8/28/2017
8/28/2017
8/23/2017
The Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP) is a web‐based project and information center. It contains material produced for a year‐long Senior Thesis class. Its purpose, in addition to providing central storage of individual assignments, is to foster communication and collaboration between student, faculty consultant, course instructors, and industry consultants. This website is dedicated to the research and analysis conducted via guidelines provided by the Department of Architectural Engineering. For an explanation of this capstone design course and its requirements click here.