Clark County Looks at New Ballot Measure
LAS VEGAS-Clark County school officials want to use a $1.2 billion surplus to build at least 14 new elementary schools. The Las Vegas-based district also is considering asking voters next…
December 2005
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Zebra ID Badges Help Schools Secure Campuses
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Lee County Schools in southwest Florida serves 80,000 students in 81 schools, with facilities that encompass a total of 87 separate locations, including schools and administrative sites. More…
Synthetic Turf International Completes Education Facilities Project
JUPITER, Fla.-Synthetic Turf International, a synthetic turf supplier and installer of synthetic putting greens and related synthetic surfaces, announced it recently provided two multi-purpose play areas for Star of the…
University of Kentucky Selects KI Furnishings
GREEN BAY, Wis.-The University of Kentucky’s Auxiliary Services Division asked students, faculty and staff to rank furniture from eight manufacturers as part of a selection process. KI’s residence hall furniture…
Central Michigan University to Upgrade Utilities
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-DiClemente Siegel Design Inc. has been retained by Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant to design upgrades to its utility supply system. CMU has an enrollment of about 28,000…
New Architecture and Design K-12 Education Network
WASHINGTON-The American Architectural Foundation and Chicago Architecture Foundation have formed the Architecture & Design K-12 Education Network to advance architecture curriculum aimed at teaching youth about the built environment. AAF…
Entries Being Accepted for IDEAS2
CHICAGO-Entries are now being accepted for the revised Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Awards. All entries are due Dec. 15, 2005. Sponsored by AISC, this program…
Georgia Gov. Calls Snow Days, Citing Fuel Shortages
ATLANTA-Concerned that Hurricanes Rita and Katrina would result in a shortage of fuel, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue asked schools across the state to close on Sept. 26 and Sept. 27,…
High School Labs Poor, says National Research Council report
WASHINGTON-Most of today’s high school laboratories are of such poor quality that they don’t follow basic principals of effective science teaching, said a report by the private National Research Council,…
Study Reveals Trends in Funding and Construction at Universities and Colleges
PRINCETON, N.J.-Colleges and universities across the U.S. will have more students and less money for construction projects, according to a study conducted by Hillier Architecture. In the coming years, a…