Q&A: Back to School with Solar
In 2014, a number of stakeholders in the solar industry came together to create the National Solar Schools Consortium.
July 30, 2015
The Cross-Pollination of Apartment and Student Living Layouts
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Brookdale Community College Updates Flooring Within Tight Timeline
LINCROFT, N.J. — The Gillespie Group, based in East Brunswick, N.J., recently installed new flooring in the Counseling, Admission and Registration Building at the Lincroft campus of Brookdale Community College. The commercial flooring provider was able to complete the installation within a two-week holiday break before students returned to school.
UNC Charlotte Campus Undergoes $70 Million Project
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Construction on the UNC Charlotte campus is underway as students prepare to return for school in the fall. Approximately $70 million will be spent on more than a dozen projects throughout the next year.
University of Essex Plans World’s Largest Space-Exploration Pool
COLCHESTER, U.K. — The University of Essex in Colchester is planning to construct the largest and deepest pool ever built for space exploration study. Blue Abyss, the company helping to plan and design the pool, hopes it will also serve as a facility for astronaut training, dive training and testing new sea technologies.
Carol Karasek
New York-based architecture firm Francis Cauffman appointed Carol Karasek to principal, science and technology. Karasek is a practice leader with 35 years of experience in the programming, design and delivery of research and clinical facilities. She specializes in the design of academic medical centers that engage in translational research.
Mobile Reporting Solution
NoteVault provides patented voice-to-text-based mobile reporting solutions for the engineering and construction industries. NoteVault enables users to quickly and easily report project activity from the field using nothing but their voice and their mobile phone. This information is transcribed and made available through email or a web-based interface. NoteVault saves both time and money, while protecting against potential lawsuits.
Susan Martin
Susan Martin, Ph.D., has been named interim president of San Jose State University (SJSU) in San Jose, Calif. Martin, formerly president of Eastern Michigan University (EMU), brings extensive experience in managing large, diverse universities and will begin her duties at SJSU on Aug. 18. Prior to her tenure as EMU president, Martin served as the provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.
Electronic Collaboration System
Extron Electronics introduced TeamWork and ShareLink, systems that provide integrated collaboration solutions for a wide variety of classroom environments. The Extron TeamWork System is an intuitive collaboration system that allows small groups of students to share content from both digital and analog sources on a common display. Extron ShareLink is a wireless collaboration gateway that allows schools to support almost any smartphone, tablet or laptop that makes its way onto campus.