New Utilities Replace Nagging Futilities

Central Connecticut State University, founded in 1849, is Connecticut’s oldest public university. The infrastructure is old, too. Faced with expensive repairs each year, administrators decided that a new heating and…

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Tired of Expensive School Buildings?

When planning for school construction, most educational facility owners have two conflicting goals. One is to build a “state-of-the-art” facility that enhances the educational experience. The other is to build…

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Material Efficiency

Christopher Huckabee, AIA Christopher Huckabee, AIA, is president and CEO of Huckabee & Associates, an architectural and construction management firm specializing in school construction. The firm has in-house engineering and…

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Cultural Connection

The Paschal Sherman Indian School in north central Washington State marks the first time the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has ever undertaken a design-build education project. By using the…

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Citation Awards

Reim Elementary School Powsner Shimon Powsner Gideon Architects Tel Aviv, Israel New Salina Elementary School TMP Associates Inc. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. College of DuPage Carol Stream Community Education Center OWP/P…

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Honor Awards

Spruce Street Nursery School Boston Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype Inc. Early Education Capacity: 49 students Size: 3,700 sq. feet Located on the second floor of a new 37-story high-end residential…

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The 2005 Awards

REVIEW TEAM Rodolfo Almeida International Consultant Montpellier, France Mariza Alves Professor, Urban Planning Group Lisbon Independent University, Portugal Victoria Bergsagel Educational Planner Architects of Achievement, Seattle George Copa Director, New…

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Merit Awards

Warren Skaaren Environmental Learning Center Westcave Preserve, Texas Jackson & McElhaney Architects Alternative Learning Category Capacity: 175 students Size: 5,000 sq. feet, 30 acres A 30-acre nature preserve and canyon,…

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Healthy Air, Healthy Students

“Here is the bad news and the good news of achieving indoor air quality in schools,” says Rich Prill, buildings science and indoor air quality specialist at Washington State University…

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21st Century Labs

Paulo Fundament For more than 20 years, Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED, has worked on designing complex energy storage, energy efficiency and building automation projects. In 1987, he founded Fundament &…

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