Detroit Breaks Ground on $50 Million High School
DETROIT — The Detroit Public Schools system broke ground on a $50.3 million high school as part of the district’s $500.5 million capital improvement program aimed at closing unneeded schools and opening or updating new and existing facilities.
The 239,900-square-foot Mumford High School, situated on the city’s west side, will be one of three new high schools completed under the three-year capital improvement program, which was made possible through funds set aside by the Proposition S bond referendum passed in 2009.
Read More A CEO’s Call to Action
MIDLAND, Mich. — The CEO of a major multinational corporation called for “immediate, decisive investments” in the green manufacturing sector to help “boost America’s exports, lower the trade deficit, create jobs and increase its competitiveness in a dynamic world marketplace.”
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Read More Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
Greenbuild 2010 will be in Chicago’s McCormick Place West, the site of Greenbuild 2007 — but with twice as much space! With the tremendous growth of the Greenbuild community, this year it will occupy the entire McCormick Place West.
Read More Green California Schools Summit
The Green California Schools Summit and Expo, taking place December 8-10, 2010, at the Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, Calif., will examine what can be done to ensure schools are healthy, efficient and sustainable.
Hurricane-Resistant Windows
E-Series Windows from Kalwall integrate clear glass with translucent panels for hurricane-resistant windows and curtainwalls. The clear glazing is five-feet wide and up to three-feet high. All systems are based on a structural composite sandwich panel formed by permanently bonding, under heat and pressure, specially formulated, fiverglass-reinforced translucent faces to a grid core construction of interlocked I-beams.
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NORTHEAST
• An initial mega-donation has been made for a new 200,000-square-foot law school to be built on the western edge of Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. Officials announced that a $15 million donation was made by three siblings in memory of their parents who were graduates of the school. The largest donation in the history of the 115-year-old lay school kicked off a fundraising campaign for the construction project, estimated to cost $85 million – $90 million.
Read More Report: Public Sector Driving NYC School Market
NEW YORK — Construction in the K-12 and higher ed markets accounted for 56 percent of $8.1 billion in institutional projects started in New York City over a two-year period that ended last April, according to the New York Building Congress, a professional association for the city’s construction industry.
Read More Spray Sanitizer
The ionator EXP and ionator HOM from Activeion Cleaning Solutions activates and converts tap water into ionized water, and can kill the H1N1 virus and other bacteria. Tests show that the spray-bottle devices kill H1N1 influenza A virus in about six seconds, according to the company.
Featured Event
Register for the Green Califronia Schools Summit and enter discount code EMLEN (allcaps) to receive a 20 percent discount.
Read More About one-quarter of America’s population spends a good part of each day inside a school building. The Green California Schools Summit and Expo, taking place December 8-10, 2010, at the Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, Calif., will examine what can be done to ensure these structures are healthy, efficient and sustainable.
Precast Construction
Tindall Corp.’s microsite Web-page provides information on precast, prestressed concrete and the benefits of using the construction material in the educational-facility setting. Precast can contribute to LEED strategies and
provide cost savings during construction and throughout the life cycle of the facility, according to the company.