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EMRCA

Cam My Nguyen

Emily Murray

Image: Microsoft Stock Images. “Untitled.” Photograph.

Extreme Model Railroad &

Contemporary Architecture

Museum Project

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Extreme

Model

Railroad

&

Contemporary

Architecture

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1, 2. "The Installation." EMRCA, 2020, https://www.emrca.com/the-installation/.

Top Image: "Kohs & Company models in-Service Photos." Kohs & Company, Inc.,

2021, https://www.kohs.com/KC_Models_InService.html.

Bottom Image: "The Installation." EMRCA, 2020, https://www.emrca.com/the-installation/.

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  • 107 locomotive models1
    • Historical and current locomotives
  • 1206 architectural models2
    • Major architectural pieces from around the world
  • Scale: 1:48
  • Will be built in the next few years

Museum Project

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North Adams, MA

  • Small town in Western MA, in the Berkshires
    • Less than 13,000 people1
  • MASS MoCA
    • Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
  • EMRCA will draw more tourists
  • Having more attractions will boost the economy
    • 8 times the economic impact2

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1. "North Adams City, Massachusetts." United States Census Bureau, 2019, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/northadamscitymassachusetts/PST045219.

2. "The North Adams Cultural Development Master Plan." EMRCA, 2020, https://www.emrca.com/cdmp/.

Image: "The North Adams Cultural Development Master Plan." EMRCA, 2020, https://www.emrca.com/cdmp/.

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Image: "Extreme Model Railroad & Contemporary Architecture Museum." EMRCA, 2020, https://www.emrca.com/extreme-model-railroad-contemporary-architecture-museum/.

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Cam My’s Work

  • Project Research
    • Site Evaluation: Hoosic River, Remediation
    • Grants, Tax-incentives, State Funding
    • Permitting Timeline
  • Recommendations
    • LEED Certification
    • Joining with Emily’s work

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Cam My’s Work

  • Fallingwater Modeling
    • Rhino creation
    • Resin Printing – EPAX
    • Modeling Benchmark for

estimations

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Emily’s Work

  • Calculating annual electricity use of the museum
  • Calculating annual natural gas & water needs
    • Full estimate of all utilities
  • Estimating total cost of these needs
    • Useful for investors

Image: Capek, Dustin. “Untitled.” Photograph. 2021.

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Emily’s Work

  • Making suggestions for reducing energy needs
  • Researching clean energy sources
    • Solar, wind, geothermal, etc.
  • Making recommendations for EMRCA, based on
    • Energy generated
    • Net cost/savings
    • Overall feasibility
    • Sustainability

Image: Capek, Dustin. “Untitled.” Photograph. 2021.

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We would like to thank…

  • James Pihakis, Director of Research at EMRCA
  • EMRCA Team
  • HMEI

Logo: "Download Our New Logo (for Light Background)." High Meadows Environmental Institute, 2021, https://environment.princeton.edu/about/our-new-name/#download.