Best Higher Education/Research Project: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Goodwin Hall
Goodwin Hall is the new flagship building for the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. The 159,500-sq-ft building provides highly specialized teaching and research laboratories to support hands-on problem solving and active learning.
The building itself is used for research. It has more than 240 accelerometers attached to 136 sensor mounts embedded into the structure to collect, monitor and study occupant movement as well as structural and vibration mechanics.