March 19, 2010 - School Construction News

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The earthquake in Haiti was the greatest natural disaster of recent history in the Western Hemisphere. The loss of lives and the damage to homes, roads, businesses and schools were massive. Nonprofit and government organizations from around the world are grappling to respond. While it is easy to sit back and let others try to figure everything out, this is also a wakeup call for some of us to get personally involved.

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Virginia School Earns Gold Certification

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ARLINGTON, Va. — The new Washington-Lee High School, a public school in Arlington County, recently received LEED Gold certification — the second public school project in the state to do so.

McDonough Bolyard Peck Inc. of Fairfax, Va., provided construction management for the $85 million replacement. Grimm + Parker Architects of McLean, Va., provided design services, and Hess Construction Co. was the contractor.

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School District Dealing With Construction & Budget Cuts (WIBW Topeka)

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The Manhattan-Ogden School District is dealing with potentially more than one-million dollars in budget cuts is also spending money on construction.

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Clifford Snyder

15 years ago9 years ago1 mins

Clifford Snyder joined international design firm HKS’ education group as vice president and strategic campus/facilities planner. He has more than 30 years of experience serving client needs in higher education and other markets.

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James T. Powers

15 years ago9 years ago1 mins

CSArch Architecture Construction and Management, an Albany, N.Y.-based firm specializing in K-12 and higher education projects, named James T. Powers, AIA, as director of development for its Hudson Valley and Long Island markets. He currently leads the firm’s expansion on Long Island from a recently opened office in Melville, N.Y.

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Voters Pass $4.66 Billion for School Projects

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Voters in Washington recently approved $4.66 billion in maintenance and operations levies for school construction, as well as $507 million in bond issues and $816 million in capital projects.

The ratification of funds is good news for construction companies in Washington during a period when construction spending across the country is at its lowest in seven years.

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Patrick Fiel

15 years ago9 years ago1 mins

Patrick Fiel, public safety advisor at ADT Security Systems, has joined School Construction News as an online and in print contributor in the field.

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Amy Kiefer

15 years ago9 years ago1 mins

KI named Amy Kiefer as vice president of education. Kiefer previously held various branding and marketing positions with Kimberly Clark and most recently served as global segment director for specialty growth at Appleton Papers.

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Laura O’Connor

15 years ago9 years ago1 mins

Laura OConnor McDonald, Souter & Paz, a Los Angeles firm specializing in institutional and educational design, hired Laura O’Conner, LEED AP, as project manager. She is currently managing a consolidation project for the Los Angeles County Office of Education and a small learning communities project for Garfield High School.

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Unity High School students get taste of construction trade putting together shop shell (Quincy Herald-Whig)

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MENDON, Ill. — A 30-by-40-foot shell of a building stands in the shop room at Unity High School. But it won’t be there long. The numbered wall sections will be unbolted next week and moved to a site in Ursa.