Community College Gets Smart
SAN DIEGO-In the San Diego Community College District, new construction and major renovations that receive funds from local construction bonds must meet the sustainable design standards of the United States…
December 2005
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Texas Legislature Discusses Building Bonds
AUSTIN, Texas-Texas lawmakers are taking part in a special legislative session to discuss funding options for higher education. At issue are tuition revenue bonds. If the legislators opt to fund…
FSC Calls for Award Submissions
WASHINGTON-The Forest Stewardship Council-US has joined with Forest Product Solutions to create the first Designing & Building With FSC Award, which will be offered annually. Projects will be judged on…
Stand-Alone Outdoor Locker Facility Nears Completion
INDIANAPOLIS-The new outdoor locker room facility will be ready for the start of fall football and track team practice at Center Grove High School in Greenwood. Stocker Construction Co. is…
University Building’s Walls Assist Collaborative Approach
BOSTON-When Boston University went to build its new Life Science and Engineering Building, it decided to organize interior spaces by areas of research rather than traditional academic departments. The idea…
Bellevue School District Acquires 545 More SMART Interactive Whiteboards
CALGARY, Alberta-Bellevue School District in Washington State has decided to standardize its interactive whiteboards, and as a result will add 545 whiteboards manufactured by Alberta-based SMART Technologies Inc. to the…
UNH Awards $40 Million Energy Contract to EMCOR Group Inc.
NORWALK, Conn.-EMCOR Group Inc. (NYSE: EME) has been awarded several long-term energy-related operations, maintenance and consulting contracts from the University of New Hampshire. The contracts, totaling more than $40 million…
Schindler Acquires Hontz
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Schindler Elevator Corp., the elevator and escalator manufacturer, completed the purchase of Connecticut-based Hontz Elevator Company Inc. The acquisition also includes Hontz Elevator of Florida, located in Orlando. The…
MarinoWare Named Exclusive Distributor For Allied Studco
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.-MarinoWare, a manufacturer of steel framing products, and Allied Studco, a division of Allied Tube and Conduit Corp., joined together to expand distribution of steel truss systems. MarinoWare…
University of Oregon Takes the Silver
EUGENE, Ore.-When the University of Oregon was planning for its new Lillis Business Complex, university officials decided to go green. They worked with Portland architectural firm SRG Partnership to come…