Abstract
The original intent of the exercice was to develop a design for a new minerals engineering building which would demonstrate the applicability and feasibility of an underground building complex to our administration and to the Board of Curators. Two major advantages were foreseen for such a building. Not only would it be immensely superior, in terms of energy demand, to the conventional aboveground buildings previously constructed by the University, but it also would have highly significant symbollic and educational effects on the students of the several disciplines comprising the UMR "School of Mines and Metallurgy". It would also serve as a model of the underground potentials for the other disciplines on campus; viz., the "School of Engineering", and the "College of Arts and Sciences".
Recommended Citation
Green, Bruce H. and Summers, David A., "UMR Minerals Building: An Innovative Approach to the Construction of Underground Buildings" (1980). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 233, pp. 198-205.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/233
Meeting Name
7th Annual UMR-MEC Conference on Energy (1980: Oct. 14-16, Rolla, MO)
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Session
Energy in Building Design
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1980 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
16 Oct 1980
