PHILADELPHIA — Continuing its tradition of creating dynamic on-campus living spaces, University of Pennsylvania officials and donors recently broke ground on the $127 million New College House at Hill Field.
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University’s School of Medicine recently announced that the new Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center is the first building to achieve LEED Gold certification on the medical center campus in Durham.
PHILADELPHIA — Results from a new independent nationwide survey, announced during a press conference at the Greenbuild Conference & Expo in Philadelphia, revealed three out of four Americans are supportive of green schools. The survey, sponsored by Hartford, Conn.-headquartered United Technologies Corp. (UTC) and the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Center for Green Schools, researched Americans’ attitudes toward the country’s public school buildings and investments to modernize school infrastructure.
OBERLIN, Ohio — Thanks to an $8 million gift from the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation, Oberlin College will soon begin construction on a new, state-of-the-art athletic facility. Named for its donor, the Austin E. Knowlton Athletic Complex will offer students an array of recreational opportunities in a modern and attractive multipurpose space.
The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Cypress, Texas recently named Samir Patel as the new assistant superintendent for facilities, construction and support services. Patel is a registered engineer, and was previously employed as a physical plant engineer for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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