Research civil engineer Quincy Alexander is the Information Technology Laboratory's Sensor Integration Branch chief. His research is focused on the Structural Monitoring and Analysis in Real-Time of Lock Gates Program. He also leverages high-performance computing to perform numerical simulations of hydraulic steel structures. Alexander is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Vice-Chair for the ASCE Region 5 Board of Governors, and Chair of the ASCE National Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.

Figure 2. In BIM modeling of the ERDC headquarters building there is not just one model created by the Yates Construction team, but several that are integrated into a composite master model. Each discipline including structural engineering, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering creates a model independently of all the others, based upon the Mobile District’s original contract plan set, which is the starting point.

ERDC is supporting Army installations as they seek to reach net zero energy requirements. At the same time, ERDC’s laboratories are also working toward reducing energy consumption. To test new energy planning software, ERDC launched a study of ITL’s facilities.