San Diego Universities Plan Upgrades, New Construction
SAN DIEGO — Both the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and the University of San Diego (USD) will embark on construction and renovation projects in 2015.
February 2015
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UTSA Opens Teaching Lab for Construction Science
SAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Construction Science (part of the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning) opened a new multipurpose teaching and research facility, funded by a donation from locally based Bartlett Cocke General Contractors. The new Bartlett Cocke General Contractors Teaching and Research Laboratory will give students the tools to learn virtual design and construction techniques in a classroom setting.
University of Florida Completes New Business Building
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s new $22.8 million, state-of-the-art Heavener Hall School of Business building recently welcomed its first students.
Aaron Jobson
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA) Principal Aaron Jobson recently received Certified Educational Facility Planner (CEFP) designation through the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI). The CEFP credential was designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance and identify those in the educational environment industry who demonstrate the knowledge essential to the practice of educational facility planning.
Jonathan Kanda
Jonathan Kanda, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, was named principal at Los Angeles-based CO Architects after first joining the firm in 2003. Kanda has more than 20 years of architecture experience in the areas of medical education and university research facilities.
Cart-Mounted Light
Larson Electronics now offers a new design of their cart-mounted, explosion-proof light designed for mobility and paint spray booth regulation compliance. The EPLC-24-4L explosion proof fluorescent light cart features four, 24-watt high output fluorescent lamps, a swiveling fixture assembly and a wheeled cart for easy maneuverability around the workspace. This explosion-proof light cart is designed to provide the same power and light quality as a standard fixed-mount fixture, but adds the mobility of a wheeled cart for added versatility.
High-Performance Cladding System
Outsulation X by Dryvit is a high-performance, air- and water-resistive exterior cladding system that yields a 39 percent greater energy efficiency and 36 percent better impact resistance when compared with similar expanded polystyrene-based systems. Outsulation X provides architects with a single-source solution for the air- and water-resistive barrier, exterior continuous insulation (CI) and finished appearance of the exterior wall. It incorporates 2 inches of Dow Xnergy rigid insulation and is suitable for both new construction and renovation projects.
Colorado School Consolidates All Grade Levels
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 Polytechnic Institute Adds Residence Hall
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.
SIA Presents School Security Technology to Congress
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.