Bexley residents, student leaders respond to dormitory closing due to structural problems
Chancellor, dean for student life send letters in response.
Bexley to close at end of semester for up to three years due to structural problems
Dean for Student Life Chris Colombo says helping affected students is his top priority; seniors permitted to stay through Commencement.
MIT's Green Building pays tribute to the week's events
Campus's tallest building turned into tribute made of lights.
City of Cambridge approves MIT’s zoning petition
Kendall Square to be invigorated; approval gained through collaborative approach
Kaiser, Grimson launch Graduate Student Housing Working Group
Effort comes in response to faculty’s 2030/Kendall task force recommendation; Kendall Square zoning hearings continue.
Cambridge Planning Board cites satisfaction with Kendall proposal
Members laud three-year effort to address issues and aspirations.
MIT’s Great Dome is reborn
The dome’s ingeniously engineered oculus is reopened, letting natural light flood the rotunda of the Barker Library reading room.
Reducing wasted energy in commercial buildings
Much energy is wasted heating and cooling indoor spaces when no one or almost no one is present. Now, MIT researchers have used their own campus to demonstrate a means of measuring that energy/occupancy mismatch.
Renovation plans offer MIT opportunities to save energy, improve design
Work aims to make the Institute more energy-efficient and to influence design standards in the construction industry.
Cambridge Ordinance Committee reviews MIT's Kendall Square zoning petition
City Councilors set the stage for further discussion
MIT presents new Kendall Square zoning proposal
First formal hearing before the Cambridge Planning Board
MIT files new Kendall Square rezoning petition
Action will launch public review process in Cambridge, further collaborative thinking on campus.