Multi-Use Facilities Lead to Shared Cost Savings
Tightening budgets and the need for flexible, multi-use spaces have created a resurgence in the development of multipurpose areas at school campuses. But unlike the multipurpose rooms of old — often built bare bones except for the necessities needed to create a cafeteria/assembly hall/gymnasium and whatever else the space was to serve as — these varied-use buildings of the 21st century incorporate the latest design and construction methods to create spaces that are easily adaptable to required uses.
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KIRKLAND, Wash. — Lake Washington School District’s newly designed replacement for Finn Hill Junior High School aims to become the district’s most sustainable school as well.
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Read More Occupancy Sensors
Leviton’s line of occupancy sensors meets NAFTA requirements and conforms to the provisions of the Buy American Act, which makes it ideal for government installations, according to the company. The sensors feature all-digital, microprocessor circuitry that continually analyzes real-time occupancy patterns. Passive-infrared models are available in a variety of mount types and styles.
Work Tables
Lista International recently unveiled its newest product: flexible, rugged student worktables that meet a range of educational needs. The tables are available with butcher-block wood surfaces, optional electrical power and digital communications connectors. Lista’s classroom tables can also be outfitted with stainless-steel-over-wood tops, allowing liquids to safely be used on their surfaces.
Read More Chemical Waste Drain
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry‘s ChemDrain CPVC Chemical Waste Drain System offers a safe, durable and economical alternative for the disposal of a wide range of chemicals in institutional, academic and commercial laboratories, according to the manufacturer. The system has a high-temperature rating and resistance to a broad range of chemicals, including acids, bases and salts. The system is joined with specially formulated solvent cement that creates a molecular bond between the pipe and fitting to form a tight seal.
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Jim Determan
Architectural and interior design firm Hord Coplan Macht has announced the promotion of Jim Determan, AIA, to principal. A member of the firm’s education studio. Determan specializes in the design of K-12 private and public schools and university buildings. Determan is the past president of the American Institute of Architect’s Baltimore office, and a former regional director for the AIA.
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Ariz. County Passes $447 Million in School Bonds
Ariz. County Passes $447 Million in School-Construction Bonds
PHOENIX — Voters in the south central Arizona county of Maricopa passed seven of eight school-construction bonds totaling $447 million. All seven bonds passed with at least a 60 percent vote, according to reports of the unofficial election results.
The seven districts to pass bonds include Scottsdale USD ($118 million); Kyrene Elementary SD in Tempe, Ariz.
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