A Survey of Undergraduate Students Utilizing an Interdisciplinary Laboratory Building

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is currently an Assistant Professor serving the Construction Engineering Technology department within the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology at the Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He completed his Ph.D. in Construction Management at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida. His research interests include water conservation, rainwater harvesting, stormwater recycling, and overall sustainable water use within buildings. The current focus of his research is the implementation effects of low impact developments, net-zero schools and residences, and constructed wetlands into the built environment. He holds a Master's degree in Building Construction and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, both from the University of Florida. Dr. Holtzhower has 9 years of professional construction experience including commercial construction management, electrical contracting and management with a fire protection contractor. The wide variety of projects includes a flagship institutional project, several municipal projects, K12 projects, office buildings, residential amenities and agricultural storage warehouses. He is a licensed Certified Building Contractor in the State of Florida and a member of the USGBC of Oklahoma.