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The Business Instructional Facility (BIF) is a $60 million, state-of-the-art business facility designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects located on the Champaign campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The facility is home to numerous classrooms, career development and academic counseling centers, student program offices, a recruitment suite, a 300-seat auditorium, and a spacious study area for students.〔(About the Instructional Facility ), (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business ), accessed November 9, 2010.〕 Rafael Pelli, a partner of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects who was the project principal for the Business Instructional Facility, explained in an interview on October 17, 2008 (shortly after completion) that the purpose of this building is to serve as "a sense of place, a community, a center to the College of Business".〔(Architects Discuss Design of Business Instructional Facility ), (The News Gazette ), October 17, 2008, accessed November 23, 2010〕 The 'U'-shaped building consists of a large commons area, furnished mainly with wood, with a prominent glass curtain wall on the south side of BIF facing the courtyard formed by the 'U' shape.〔(University of Illinois' Business Instructional Facility provides a grand forum for sustainable business education ), (Architecture News ), February 9, 2010, accessed November 9, 2010.〕 The building is the first business facility at a public university in the world to achieve a platinum certification through Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a U.S. Green Building Council rating system used to measure the sustainability in construction, and is the first building on the UIUC campus to achieve a LEED certification.〔〔(U. of I. Business Instructional Facility achieves top 'green' standard ), (News Bureau at University of Illinois ), December 8, 2009, accessed November 9, 2010.〕 The noteworthy 'green' elements of the Business Instructional Facility include solar panels, a green roof, and an energy-efficient cooling and heating system.〔 The combined 'green' initiatives are expected to produce savings of $300,000 per year in comparison with traditional classroom buildings on the UIUC campus.〔 ==History== On July 14, 2005 the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved the Business Instructional Facility plans allowing the College of Business to begin requesting bids for site preparation and construction.〔(Board of Trustees Approves New Instructional Facility ), (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business ) , 2007, accessed November 23, 2010.〕 Avijit Ghosh, College of Business Dean at the time, offered appreciation for supporters of the Business Instructional Facility plans: "My thanks to the many alumni, corporate partners, faculty, staff and friends of the College whose generous financial support has made this wonderful project possible."〔 On April 28, 2006, the UIUC College of Business held a groundbreaking ceremony at the Business Instructional Facility construction site in Champaign, Illinois.〔(Groundbreaking Ceremony ), (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business ), 2007, accessed November 23, 2010.〕 Construction of the Business Instructional Facility was completed in the summer of 2008 and the building was open for classes in August 2008.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Business Instructional Facility」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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