University of Tennessee Music Building Earns LEED Silver
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The $40 million, state-of-the-art Natalie L. Haslam Music Center recently became the latest University of Tennessee (UT) facility to earn LEED designation.
May 6, 2015
UCSD’s New Dining Concept Incorporates Interactivity
SAN DIEGO — The University of California San Diego (UCSD) debuted its latest student dining facility at Revelle College last December to keep up with the evolution of student dining trends. Today’s students want healthier food choices and a more interactive food experience.
Wyoming Receives School Facilities Management Award
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne-based Wyoming School Facilities Department (SFD) was recently honored with the prestigious AssetWorld Achievement Award for innovative use of facilities management technologies. The award was presented on April 23 during the AssetWorld annual conference in Atlanta.
Wisconsin County Eyeing New Schools
RACINE, WI. — The Racine Unified School District Board of Education recently announced plans to build two new public schools. The board also approved upgrades and an addition to an existing elementary school in order to create a new adjoining middle school.
Rob Andrejewski
Rob Andrejewski is the new director of sustainability for the University of Richmond. Andrejewski formerly served as the outreach and education coordinator for the Office for Sustainability at the University of Virginia, where he engaged students, faculty and staff in university-wide sustainability initiatives. Andrejewki has also worked as a writer, facilitator and educator, and is a senior fellow in the Environmental Leadership Program. He received a PhD.
Ergonomic Chair
American Seating has developed a new family of chairs in collaboration with designer Giancarlo Piretti. An ideal seating solution for the higher education market, the Nima is a multipurpose chair that provides exceptional comfort through a sophisticated minimalist aesthetic. The patented articulating back mechanism and other components are intentionally hidden and minimized. The curved seat back is the aesthetic signature and creates design continuity within the entire line, while its back-on tubular-support frame provides added durability.