Mesa State College Aims for LEED Gold Certification
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Mesa State College expects to receive LEED Gold certification for its new learning center, which recently won an award from the state’s energy provider and utilizes…
March 11, 2009
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Clinton Initiative Pumps Greenhouse Gas Fight
WASHINGTON — Improving old buildings through energy-efficient renovations is the focus of an expanded partnership between the Clinton Climate Initiative and the U.S. Green Building Council to cut greenhouse gas…
AIA Assesses Sustainability In 10 Cities
WASHINGTON — The American Institute of Architects is targeting 10 cities to receive technical advice on how to make their communities more eco-friendly under its Sustainable Design Assessment Team program….
Fabric-Duct HVAC System Provides Energy Savings
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Energy efficient HVAC systems are being lauded in a $25 million expansion project that added two new buildings to William Penn University’s 135-year-old campus. The new 155,000-square-foot…
Solar Savings Generate Scholarship Funding
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scholarship money for Florida Atlantic University students is coming from a new source: the sun. The university recently installed more than 230 photovoltaic panels on the…
Creating a Safe, Secure School Campus
As gun violence on school campuses continues and criminal activity in communities remains a constant threat, the need to design a safe and secure campus environment has never been more…
Old Meets New at High School Renovation
Ted Howard remembers the good old days and the not so good old days at Seattle’s Garfield High School.
Since opening its doors in 1923, it has always been an ethnic melting pot unlike any other in the city — a place where students learned to accept and respect individual differences. At the height of the civil rights movement, it was the only Seattle venue where Martin Luther King, Jr. chose to speak.
Q & A Mar/Apr 2009 – Adaptive Economics
O’DonnellSean O’Donnell, principal at New York-based Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, has more than 15 years of experience in architecture, with a focus on designing learning environments. O’Donnell founded and…
People in the News – Mar/Apr 2009
A/E/C International architectural design firm HOK appointed Gerry Faubert, CET, LEED AP, vice president and director of integrated design. Faubert is tasked with leading the integration of high-performance solutions into…
Integrated Wall System
The new Thermax wall system from Dow Building Solutions features continuous exterior insulation, a water-resistant layer and an air barrier in an integrated system. The system relies on fewer and lighter-weight materials, which saves time and labor costs, and contributes to LEED credits, according to the company.