Leo A Daly Acquires Schwab, Twitty & Hanser Architecture Group
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Architecture and engineering firm Leo A Daly acquired Schwab, Twitty & Hanser Architectural Group. STH, based in West Palm Beach with an office in Tampa,…
March 2009
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BIM Enables Integrated Project Delivery
School buildings are not simply passive containers that house children for the better part of the year, they are nurturing environments for teaching, learning and discovery. They are also incredibly…
Top 10 Trends in School Facility Planning
Schools are expensive to build and they are in use for decades. It’s imperative we recognize changing attitudes and practices to better understand how they will impact the education environment….
Introducing SCN’s New Columnist
DeJongWilliam S. DeJong, Ph.D., REFP, is CEO of DeJong, an educational facility planning firm based in Dublin, Ohio. DeJong was president and assistant executive director of the Council of Educational…
Upscale Student Housing Rises From Ruins Of Historic Hotel
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A developer has transformed an abandoned, historic downtown hotel into luxury apartments for students and faculty at nearby colleges. Campus Apartments spent $21 million to renovate the historic…
Career Center Balances Design With Function
FRISCO, Texas — Located between a high school and community college, the Frisco Independent School District’s Career and Technical Education Center is perfectly situated for its function, according to planners….
FAMU K-12 Replacement Campus Completed
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A & M University recently opened its new $24 million Development Research School, a six building campus completed in 19 months. The 132,116-square-foot facility that will…
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…
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….