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BU Completes 'Jenga Building', City's Greenest Tower - The Boston Globe

BU Completes ‘Jenga Building’, City’s Greenest Tower – The Boston Globe

Boston University’s new Center for Computing & Data Sciences will be the city’s greenest tower. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff When it opens to faculty and staff this month, and to students next month, the tower will be by far the tallest zero-carbon building in Boston, and likely all of New England. BU executives say it’s …

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Iconic or ugly?  BU's Data Science Building architects explain their design

Iconic or ugly? BU’s Data Science Building architects explain their design

Paulo Rocha of KPMB Architects in Toronto, standing atop the Center for Computing & Data Sciences during the construction of BU’s newest and largest building. Campuses and facilities “It was about creating a building that gives back to the people who use it” It’s been called a Stack of Books building. It was called the …

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An Iconic Building Rises: A Photo Gallery Traces the Construction of the BU's Computing and Data Science Center

An Iconic Building Rises: A Photo Gallery Traces the Construction of the BU’s Computing and Data Science Center

Nearly 40 images of highlights from the three-year project Photography Nearly 40 images of highlights from the three-year project Three years after a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University celebrates the opening of the iconic building on December 8. UB today photographers Janice Checchio, …

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Building with the right foundations when transitioning to the cloud

Building with the right foundations when transitioning to the cloud

Governments around the world are accelerating their transition to cloud computing, reaping benefits such as lower capital cost, greater flexibility, and the ability to scale to meet growing demand as needed. . It’s the same story in New Zealand, where today cloud computing systems underpin nearly every essential government service, spanning everything from national ministries …

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