2010

Report: Public Sector Driving NYC School Market

4 mins
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.

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Spray Sanitizer

1 mins
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.
 
 

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Featured Event

5 mins
Register for the Green Califronia Schools Summit and enter discount code EMLEN (allcaps) to receive a 20 percent discount.

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.

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Precast Construction

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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.
 
 

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New school construction behind schedule

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OXFORD — Construction at the new Talawanda High School has fallen behind the district’s original schedule.The new school is now projected to be complete as late as Oct. 4, 2011, manager Bob Pollitt, of general contractor Skillman Corp., told the school board during a regular meeting Monday, Oct. 18.

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