DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Architectural Engineering is concerned with the planning, design, construction, and operation of engineered systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. It focuses on the technical aspects of buildings (structural systems; heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems; and lighting and electrical systems) and the integration and coordination of building systems. Architectural engineering as a formal discipline is relatively new—there are only 14 programs in the country. The architectural engineering program is housed in the Peter Kiewit Institute Building on the Omaha campus. The building was designed to be a "living laboratory" for the teaching of architectural engineering. It houses great teaching facilities, including a structures lab, lighting lab, and heating, ventilating and air-conditioning lab. The building also contains top-quality computing facilities.