Welcome the new Learning Innovation Center (LInC)!
The 135,00- SF, 4-story Learning Innovation Center (LInC) provides centralized classroom and learning space, including 2,300 classroom seats in 15 classrooms, over 600 seats in outside of the classroom, collaborative study environments. In addition to this innovative learning space, LInC will also be the new home for Integrated Instructional Resource Center (IIRC) and University Honors College.
One-of-a-kind classroom and learning space design supports collaboration and student participation through collaborative learning studios and study spaces and unique instructional spaces. This includes a Parliament and “In-The-Round” classroom design for the 600-seat arena, in which the instructor is within 40 feet of all learners.
The Universal Accessibility emphasis in design will make OSU’s new instructional center-of-mass welcome and inviting to all.
Energy performance efficiencies include the following.
- Classroom and other space with critical temperature requirements are separated from the exterior and from circulation that will loop around the classrooms to prevent outside temperature exposure to classrooms.
- Circulation areas will be cooled and heated as separate zones, using passive cooling from outside air and passive heating from sunlight. Classroom climate control can be turned off when not in use.
- Energy efficient lighting systems
- Increased use of natural light
- Increased Insulation
- Reflective cool roof
