Student Services Center Kiosk
The new Student Services Center is one of the first buildings in the CSU system to be a candidate for gold certification by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). To earn an extra LEED point, the late Greg Francis, former Director of Facilities Planning, first had the idea of building an information kiosk that instructs the public about the sustainable efforts designed in the Student Services Center.
Academic Technologies was commissioned to design and build the kiosk The kiosk features a real-time energy monitor and display showing the kilowatt hours of power, as well as models showing how the building systems work, it's sustainability features, and energy utilization over time. The kiosk also serves as a source of information for potential students and their parents arriving on campus for the first time, providing welcome messages from the President and current students, a video description of the "Chico Experience", as well as maps and directories.
All of the multimedia materials displayed on the kiosk are fully accessible, with Braille buttons and audio instructions for the visually impaired and full-time captioning for those who are hearing impaired. The kiosk itself is designed to be operated by someone in either a standing position or a wheelchair.