OTIS, Colo. — Otis School District, located in northeastern Colorado near the Kansas and Nebraska borders, started 2015 off in a big way. In early January, the district celebrated the completion of the new 70,000-square-foot school building that will serve generations of PK-12 Otis Bulldogs.
WORCESTER, Mass. — Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) 89,000-square-foot Faraday Hall, a residence hall across from Gateway Park, the university’s 11-acre life sciences-based campus, opened to students in fall 2013.
WASHINGTON — The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently presented its newest school safety technology recommendations to the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Advocacy Institute in Washington, where more than 800 school board members gathered to discuss advocating for school issues.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Michigan State University (MSU) Board of Trustees approved the construction of the Grand Rapids Research Center, a biomedical research facility, on Feb. 6. The board also approved a project budget of $85 million, even though the Grand Rapids Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has estimated that the building will cost $88.1 million, reported MLive.
Robin L. Kanipe, P.E., Asheville, N.C. branch manager of SKA Consulting Engineers Inc., recently announced his April 2015 retirement from the firm. Kanipe, a 37-year veteran of the company, first joined SKA in March 1978 as an engineer in its Greensboro, N.C. headquarters. He later relocated to Asheville to expand SKA’s presence and reach into western North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
The award-winning Helen Lamp by Lunera delivers 900 lumens of usable light in four different color temperatures to fit a variety of learning needs and educational spaces. Designed for long lighting run times, the instant-on Helen Lamps improve the interior lighting environment, reduced energy usage and support school sustainability efforts. Available in a choice of three configurations — horizontal, vertical or vertical long — the Helen Lamp lasts at least five times longer than the CFLs they render obsolete.
