Donor Dedication and Tour |
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Ribbon Cutting and Open House |
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The University of Kentucky's Davis Marksbury building, part of the UK College of Engineering's "Digital Village," was formally dedicated On October 20, 2011 with a ribbon cutting ceremony and public tour of the building.
The new home of the Vis Center and the Computer Science Department, the three-story, 45,014-gross-square-foot building includes photovoltaic collectors on the roof to convert sunlight into electrical power. The first floor houses an administrative suite, an auditorium that seats up to 100, a visualization lounge and media suite, and a computer lab. The second and third floors labs and workspace for research, as well as faculty and staff offices. The third floor also houses a penthouse that contains air-handling equipment for the building.
Students and faculty use the building's lab space to conduct meaningful research through groundbreaking methods and new technologies. The open design encourages collaboration among UK faculty and students, as well as other institutions across a broad spectrum of disciplines.
The building was named for College of Engineering alumnus and lead donor Davis Marksbury and is the university's first LEED certified building. LEED, (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the USGBC's leading rating system for designing and constructing the world's greenest, most energy efficient and high performing buildings.
For more information: http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uks-davis-marksbury-building-dedicated