New Green Rating Added to Princeton Report
NEW YORK — The Princeton Review recognized more than 10 U.S. colleges and universities in its Green Rating Honor Roll as part of the green rating introduced with its latest…
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Food-Service Renovation Applies LEED Standards
PORTLAND, Ore. — Lewis & Clark Law School completed a 5,286-square-foot sustainable renovation of the college’s primary food-service facility to modernize the outdated facility and provide a healthy environment for…
The Digital Age: Columnist Discusses IT Solutions for the 21st Century
We all know the future will be greatly impacted by the development of new digital tools. But have we considered what the digital world is alread doing to the students…
Oracle Provides Infrastructure Software
San Francisco — More than a dozen U.S. colleges and universities streamlined operations and enhanced self-service capabilities with infrastructure software and applications from Oracle, a San Francisco based software company….
Metering Faucets
Faucet run-on can be prevented in schools and universities with a new line of metering faucets from Moen’s commercial division. The faucets provide energy and water savings, safety and ease of operation by using a timing mechanism and a 0.5 gallon-per-minutconstruction.e, vandal-resistant aerator. Inside the faucet, a cartridge separates water, dirt and line trash from the timing mechanism. Timing in all models can be adjusted for convenience and water-flow control.
Faucets are available in several styles and options, including single-mount, 4-inch center set and 8-inch widespread.Q&A Sept/Oct 2008 – A Flooring Discussion
Flooring is the one component of school facilities that is unavoidable — everyone comes in contact with it. Materials can greatly impact the overall aesthetic of school facilities and maintenance…
Cultural Exchange
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The school construction process is full of potential pitfalls, but projects become exponentially more complex when an American architectural firm works in a country that is thousands of miles away, where the language, culture and construction protocols are different.
People in the News – September/October 2008
A/E/C Spiezle Architectural Group Inc., of Trenton, N.J., hired A. Stevens Krug, AIA, PE, CEM, LEED AP, as executive vice president and chief operating officer. As part of the firm’s…