2014
CHARLESTON, S.C.Minnesota School Districts Receive Funding to Increase Safety
ST. PAUL, Minn. — School safety is always a concern and has become an even larger issue over the last few years. Changes in design and operations are occurring throughout the country in order to increase security on campus, including recent updates for two school districts in Minnesota.
Charleston College Construction Reveals Civil War Artillery Shell
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Construction workers recently discovered a Civil War-era artillery shell while working on the expansion of the Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center at the College of Charleston.
New York Voters Approve Construction Bond Issue
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Voters recently approved the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s (POB CSD) $49.8 million construction bond issue for infrastructure improvements and renovations.
Virginia Tech Students Teach Green Building Concepts
BLACKSBURG, Va. — High school students at the Giles County Technology Center in Pearisburg, Va., which serves both Giles and Narrows high schools, are in the middle of creating a house for Habitat for Humanity in their shop. While they have a good understanding of traditional building methods, they aren’t as familiar with green building practices. As such, Virginia Tech students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment were assigned the unique task of helping develop teaching materials on green building for the high school students.
Rhode Island Universities Break Ground on Nursing School
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The presidents of three Rhode Island universities — alongside a number of political, educational, design and construction representatives — broke ground Dec. 15 on the new Rhode Island Nursing Education Center. This sprawling facility will provide top level nursing education to students from the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College, as well as administrative space to Brown University, at an estimated construction cost of $215 million.
Doug James
WDG Architecture of Washington has promoted Doug James, AIA, to associate principal. James serves as a project manager for design projects ranging from federal government headquarters to student housing, and offers experience that encompasses all phases of project delivery from initial concept design and programming through construction administration and final delivery. As a senior project architect, James is also a leader in WDG’s quality control and technical detailing group.
Lighting Fixture
LaMar Lighting Company has introduced the Atria Series of premium-grade pendant lighting fixtures. Atria luminaires provide direct/indirect lighting with maximum uplight and controlled downlight for balanced illumination. Suspended mount as individual units or in continuous rows, the Atria Series is well suited for offices, educational facilities and similar spaces. The versatile product is available in a two-lamp configuration designed for either T5 or T8 lamps or in LED using modular LED light engines.
Athletic Field Turf Helps Fund Projects
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — As school budgets continue to decrease, school districts are finding alternative ways to save on construction and renovation projects. One of the latest ways: weaving advertising logos into the sidelines of athletic fields.