Hess Construction and Engineering Services appointed Todd Ward, LEED AP, to Division Vice President of Educational Facilities and Services. Ward has been with the company for 11 years and has experience planning, designing and constructing educational facilities. As vice president, Ward will oversee the organization’s largest division, focusing on sustainable growth, leadership development, and client satisfaction.
Boston-based architecture firm Goody Clancy announced the appointment of Steven Kleinrock, AIA, as principal and board member of the firm. Kleinrock will lead the expansion by heading the Washington, D.C. office. With a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of New Mexico, Clancy has more than 30 years of experience focused primarily on design and planning for higher education.
W.J. Patrick Curley, AIA, joined architectural, engineering and interior design firm Fletcher Thompson as principal of its College and University Practice Group. Curley has more than 20 years of experience in university projects, from campus master plans to renovations and additions of residence halls, student life centers and sports facilities, among others.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Aging facilities, budget cuts and a heavy carbon footprint: the dilemmas facing school districts across the nation.
Colorado’s Mesa County School District 51, however, was able to make upgrades to its on-average 38-year-old buildings that are expected to save more than $617,000 per year in energy costs, and more than $390,000 in operating and maintenance costs over the next five years – all without a tax increase.
SOCORRO, N.M. – Presidents from New Mexico’s public colleges and universities have agreed to a two-year moratorium on the construction of any additional branch buildings and campuses, announced governor Susana Martinez at a press conference at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
LAKE MILLS, Wis. – The middle school renovation and expansion at Lake Mills school district was recently awarded LEED Platinum, earning 58 out of 80 possible points.
Matt Jobin, AIA, is a Project Manager with Rich and Associates. Based in Southfield, Michigan, Rich and Associates is the oldest firm in North America dedicated solely to parking design and planning. The firm can be found online at www.richassoc.com.
