Grand Opening of Twin Classroom Buildings at Miramar College
SAN DIEGO — A grand opening ceremony took place recently at San Diego Miramar College to celebrate the school’s new $34.4 million Humanities & Arts and Math & Business buildings.
Trustees Approve $100 Million Campus Master Plan
BELTON, Texas — A new campus master plan approved by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Board of Trustees will lead to construction of $100 million in new facilities in the next three to seven years.
The plan details new construction, as well as strategic renovations, to “create effective academic centers, expanded residential areas, and centralized activity zones for students,” according to a university statement.
Read More School Safety Bill Envisions Interoperable Communications
DENVER — A bill proposed by Colorado State Senator Steve King (R – Mesa County) aims to equip all schools with statewide communications interoperability — the first bill in the nation to propose a system on a statewide scale, according to the senator’s School Safety Summit initiative.
Colorado State Senate Bill 11-173 states that each school day, state educators and school personnel are accountable for the safety of more than eight hundred thousand students — about one-fifth of the total population of the state.
Read More New Realities: It’s Time to Update Your Facility Plan
It has been three years since the economy entered a major downturn. What many of us hoped was an anomaly has become our new reality. I’m not being pessimistic; I’m being realistic. Life is very different now, and we have to find a way to deal with the economy while still maintaining our school facilities.
Q&A: Industry Leaders Discuss State of the Market
The first quarter is nearly behind us and 2011 is taking shape. With that in mind, School Construction News recently interviewed executives from industry giants Turner, Gilbane, and McCarthy. We asked each about the industry’s current challenges and trends, and to share news about exciting projects under way.
The panel: Larry Bacher, Vice President for Higher Education at Gilbane Building Co. Bacher, oversees higher education work at each of Gilbane’s 30 offices across the country and currently has $2.6 billion of work under contract.
Read More Facility of the Month: Loma Linda University
It had been 20 years since Loma Linda University had seen a new academic facility on the campus. After funding for a recreation center and a cancer research center was complete, the time finally came to build the school’s Centennial Complex, completed in August 2009.