
Stephen F. Brauer (left), James M. McKelvey, Ph.D. (center), former dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, and Camilla T. Brauer tour the new engineering building on the Danforth Campus Oct. 30. The 150,875-square-foot building will be called Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Hall and is on schedule to be completed by spring 2010. The insulation shown in the walls is shredded blue jeans, one of many features that make the hall a green building. Construction of Brauer Hall, built to be LEED-certified Gold, is below budget, ahead of schedule and should be “furnished, clean and ready for show at Commencement,” said Neal Schaeffer, project manager in facilities. By the fall semester 2010, Brauer Hall will be home to the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering and will provide space for the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy & Sustainability (I-CARES) and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.