Geothermal Installation Wins Praise From SUNY Brockport
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — In a climate of rising energy costs and growing interest in environmentally sustainable campus design, officials at the State University of New York at Brockport turned to…
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Geothermal: Engineer Says Systems Can Lower Costs
PerrySchools across the United States are turning to geothermal to heat and cool buildings, lower operating and maintenance costs, improve energy efficiency and provide classroom comfort. Using a heat exchanger,…
Brown University Installs Security System
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Officials at Brown University selected MIR3 to install a Web-based emergency notification system to boost campus safety. InCampusAlert will provide two-way communication between the school and nearly…
Panel: Schools Need to Update Emergency Plans
WASHINGTON — Too many schools and universities are relying on outdated emergency management plans to prevent and respond to a crisis, according to a recent report by a nationwide panel…
Steel Roof Proves Big Hit At Teton Learning Center
JACKSON, Wyo. — Connecting people, nature and education can be an elusive challenge in the sparsely populated, bucolic corner of Wyoming known as the Tetons. Yet, it has defined the…
DLR Group Tackles Two K-12 Projects
DENVER — Colorado architects DLR Group beat out nine other firms to win the Denver Public Schools’ design competition for the new Green Valley Ranch High School in northeast metropolitan…
A Georgia Peach: New Wesleyan Science Facility Combines Modern Architecture With Tradition
New Twist on Classical Design MACON, Ga. — Classical design elements unite modern architecture with tradition at Wesleyan College ‘s newest building, a three-story, 42,000-square-foot science facility. The first academic…
CHPS Hosts First School Conference
SAN FRANCISCO — Daylighting, energy efficiency and indoor air quality were the talk of the town on Sept. 27 at the first Greentools for Healthy Schools Conference. Hosted by the…
Texas School Wins CEFPI Award
SPRING, Texas — Spring Independent School District’s new Carl Wunsche Sr. High School is the 2007 recipient of the James D. MacConnell Award, an award presented by the Council of…
Staph Outbreak Results in Student Death
BEDFORD, Va. — More than 21 Virginia schools were closed for cleaning following the death of a high school student from an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. Ashton Bonds, 17, a senior…