ATLANTA — EDexpo 2015 will kick off on Saturday, Feb. 22 and run through Tuesday, Feb. 24. The annual event serves as a showcase for the latest innovations covering every facet of learning, from instructional materials, teaching aids and technology products to educational games, toys and supplies. The event will take place in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Construction on the University of Florida’s (UF) new 97,000-square-foot Infinity Hall marked an important milestone on Jan. 30 when the structure reached its full height.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will soon be home to one of the largest on-site university solar arrays in the country, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency statistics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
