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Binghamton Students Build a House for Themselves

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Psychology major Ashley L. Haugstatter and mechanical engineerin

Michael Zella and Ashley Haugstatter of Binghamton University in the house they built for themselves.

At 119½ East Wendell St., Endicott, sits a 345-square-foot home built by two Binghamton University students.

Michael Zella and Ashley Haugstatter, who attended high school together in Long Island, were inspired by the small house movement to build their own home 15 minutes from campus. The movement encourages downsizing to save money and have a smaller environmental footprint.

“I like the fact that you can own something free and clear with no mortgage and still have a high quality of living, just on a smaller scale,” Zella said. “Last winter we were sitting around talking about it, and we decided we were going to buy land and build a house.”

Zella said his parents were skeptical at first.

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We Have A Winner! UB Picks Architect to Design New Medical School

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Design concept produced by Rafael Vinoly Architects with Foit-Albert Associates.

The award winning design concept produced by HOK that will be used to produce the final design for the new UB medical school in downtown Buffalo.

HOK brings an impressive and deep portfolio in health sciences complexes. The firm designed the acclaimed King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia and the Francis Crick Institute’s cardiovascular and cancer research center in central London, which will be the largest center for biomedical research and innovation in Europe.

Because of UB’s sustainability and climate-impact reduction goals, HOK’s green-design credentials influenced its selection: UB has set a goal of LEED Gold for the new medical school building. LEED is a sustainability ratings system created by the U.S. Green Building Council.

HOK has been repeatedly ranked the “top green design firm” by Engineering News-Record, while KAUST was certified in 2009 as the world’s largest LEED Platinum project.  Continue reading →