CALIFORNIA, Penn. — About 20 years after Pittsburgh-based WTW Architects first designed the California University of Pennsylvania’s (Cal U) Natali Student Center, the architecture firm plans on expanding and renovating the initial structure to bring it up to 21st century standards.
BOSTON — Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts is no stranger when it comes to education reform.
LOS ANGELES — In an effort to clean up winter stormwater — often filled with toxins, trash and health-threatening pollutants — Los Angeles County officials created a proposal to capture runoff closer to where it falls, and the plan calls for funding from a property tax.
WASHINGTON — In light of the recent focus on school security issues following the tragic events in Newtown, Conn., and in an effort to help the school community understand the key issues of school security as it relates to the built environment, the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) will convene a School Security Summit on Feb. 6, 2013, in Washington, DC.
Brook Louis Meier has joined the Milwaukee office of architecture and experience design firm Kahler Slater as a project leader in the firm’s higher education practice area. In his new role, Meier will be responsible for developing new business opportunities, managing project teams and leading design efforts on a variety of higher education projects across the country.
Guardian 275, Major’s translucent panel daylighting system, has now been joined by high-performance Clima-Tite translucent systems with pultruded fiberglass support and LightBasic wall systems. Offered with various insulation and color options, the skylight and wall solutions are designed to eliminate glare and hot-spots as well as block damaging UV rays, according to the company. Blast and hurricane protection configurations, as well as mixed glazed systems, are also available.
