WATERBURY, Conn. — Work is currently underway to expand and revitalize Naugatuck Valley Community College’s (NVCC) Founders Hall in Waterbury. Upon completion, the hall will serve as the new home for the college’s Center for Health Sciences.
PHILADELPHIA — Three student housing projects owned by American Campus Communities Inc. and located at Drexel University in Philadelphia were recently awarded for their success.
BRIGHTON, Mich. — The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved an expansion to the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) on Nov. 19, which includes construction of two new facilities.
The first project involves building the new $175 million Brighton Health Center South in Brighton. The 320,000-square-foot facility would include multiple exam and operating rooms, pharmacy and special services to pediatric and adult patients as well as radiology and diagnostic imaging and comprehensive cancer services, including radiation and oncology.
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The School Board of Broward County, located in Ft. Lauderdale, recently took a significant step in the implementation of it’s $984 million, five-year capital improvement plan. On Nov. 30, the district hired Atlanta-headquartered Heery International to serve as an owner’s representative, helping to manage improvements and renovations throughout the 230-school district.
Paladino and Company announced that Executive Technical Director Brad Pease, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, was recently named a 2015 LEED Fellow by Green Business Certification Inc. The LEED Fellow designates the most exceptional professionals and is the most prestigious designation awarded by the organization. Pease has dedicated 12 years to the sustainable building industry, including work on more than 100 LEED certified projects.
Soluatube International Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of Tubular Daylighting Devices (TDDs), recently introduced a Daylight Dimmer for its SkyVault Series. The SkyVault Series, featuring the largest TDD yet with a 29-inch diameter, is specifically designed for high-bay commercial applications, including auditoriums, sports arenas, gymnasiums, meeting spaces, convention centers, warehouses and more.
Imagine a classroom where four or five groups of six students are working on projects. The teacher circulates about, providing information, direction, encouragement and re-minders to stay on task to the groups. With so much going on at once, the need for classroom management is clear. To allow the teacher to direct learning for multiple groups all at the same time, learning materials must be organized and made available to students. This allows the students to access resources and use them independently — and frees the teacher to direct and instruct as needed.
Air Louvers’ Privacy Screen is a cost-effective system to add privacy to doors and windows blocking all light and vision. They can be used without replacing or modifying already-installed vision frames. Privacy Screens can be part of an integrated safety and security system in school buildings as they block the view of intruders into rooms where occupants are sheltering-in-place. Installation takes minutes with a hook and loop fastener, pulls down for privacy and retracts with the push of a button.
Topgal, a range of translucent roofing material from Plazit-Polygal, now offers an economic, flexible and easy-to-install roofing product. The product is suitable for any building that requires natural light and can be used almost anywhere. Topgal comes in five different colors, including clear, bronze, ice, blue and polyshade silver, each of which delivers different levels of light transmission. The material comes in different sizes and thicknesses to meet the facility needs.
Pyros outdoor floodlights from Targetti are ideal for illuminating school and university façades, landscapes and architectural details. The Pyros family of outdoor floodlights includes three sizes for various architectural applications: Pyros, Nano Pyros and Pico Pyros. Each fixture incorporates sophisticated precision optics and a mechanical locking system to ensure aiming stability. Optics options include both spot and flood as well as medium-wide flood. Adjustable mounts are available and can be installed directly to the mounting surface.
