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| Group | Description | Is This Allowed? | Prior Approval Required? | When* | Notes | ||||
| Priority of Use | Relevant Past Examples | Material Storage | |||||||
| A | SoA students working on studio-assigned projects | Yes | Not required | During any period and time | 1 | Bay Model, Furniture Making, Pinhole Cameras, Landscape models | For studios held in the Build Lab, only. | ||
| B | SoA faculty-lead research projects that are funded by the University or School through grants, professorships, etc. | Yes | Yes, by Build Lab staff | During any period and time | 2 | Living Wall, Material Exchange (ph. 1) | Very limited and for the duration of the project, max. 1 semester | ||
| C | SoA faculty-lead projects that are externally or self-funded, and that contribute to the School's mission | Yes | Yes, by Build Lab staff | During any period and time | 3 | TexFab/SXSW backdrop, Fashion Design backdrop, Florida University's Arch. installation | Very limited and for the duration of the project, max. 1 semester | ||
| D | SoA students/faculty/staff working on departmentally-funded projects | Yes | Yes, by Build Lab staff | Only during periods and times of low activity. | 4 | Mebane Exhibits, Mat. Lab. Exhibits, Mat. Lab. cabinets, CSD tables & coat rack, SoA benches, Material Exchange (ph. 2) | None provided | ||
| E | SoA students/faculty/staff working on behalf of another UT College or School on a Cat.2, Cat. 3 or Cat. 4 project | Yes | Yes, by Build Lab staff | Only during periods and times of low activity. | 5 | CNN's site model, Applied Sciences (w/ a SoA rep.) | None provided | ||
| F | SoA students/faculty/staff working on small projects for their own personal use, unrelated to current school/work assignments, and less than 1 cu.ft. | No | Not allowed | Not allowed | NA | Projects for personal use, only, such as ID students who want to learn turning, Planning students who want to make a box, Adj. Faculty who want to make a chair, Staff who want to make a chair. | NA | ||
| G | Students, Faculty or Staff working on projects for pay or for in-kind services | No | Not allowed | Not allowed | NA | Projects for non-profits, skateboard decks for sale, site models for an Arch. firm. | NA | ||
| H | Former University or SoA Students, Faculty or Staff working on projects | No | Not allowed | Not allowed | NA | Graduates who want to CNC Route a site, Graduates who want to finish a project from prior years. | NA | ||
| *Refers to the normal operational times of the Build Lab. Work during intercession periods might be arranged and is subject to other duties and staff availability. | |||||||||