Peaceful Oasis Built for Stanford University
STANFORD, Calif. — The Windhover Contemplative Center, which was completed in October 2014, stands in stark contrast to the rest of the bustling Stanford University Campus in Stanford, Calif.
Q&A: Arkansas University Readies New Visual Arts Building
FORT SMITH, Ark. — A new visual arts building will greet art students at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith this fall when construction on the project is completed.
Yale Building New Residential Colleges
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A $500 million construction project for Yale University’s two new residential colleges is now underway, expanding the New Haven school’s footprint northward. The project is the among the largest construction endeavors in Connecticut’s history.
Austin School Earns Green Building Award
AUSTIN, Texas — The new Sally and Mack Brown Rise School in Austin was recently awarded an Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) 4-Star rating. The AEGB rates projects on a 1- to 5-star scale, with five stars being the highest rating, and honors exceptional accomplishments in sustainable building and design.
Durable Flooring
Tarkett has announced new product updates to its heterogeneous sheet flooring product, Acczent. The previous collection, including one steel and 18 wood visual flooring designs, will now expand to 25 wood, six concrete, four Zen and four Tisse options. With these additions, Tarkett now offers wood, concrete and linen textural visuals in both sheet and tile formats. An exceptionally hard wearing reinforced polyurethane surface treatment and 32-mil wear layer make it one of the most resistant and durable commercial sheet vinyl products available.
Nevada School Construction Bill Signed into Law
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Brian Sandoval signed an emergency bill just hours after it passed through the state Assembly last Wednesday permitting the construction of more Nevada schools.
Flexible Learning Spaces Foster Project-based Learning
Peoria, Ariz. — When the vision for Sunset Heights Elementary in the Peoria Unified School District began to take shape, it was clear the school would be different.
Performing Arts Education Goes Digital
NEW YORK — Henry Mancini Arts Education (HMAE) has announced plans to bring performing arts curriculum and instruction to middle and high school students digitally. HMAE, a web-based organization founded by Midland, Pa.-based Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center (LPPAC) and partners, will offer an estimated 3,000 online lessons in dance, music, theater, visual arts and cross-disciplinary studies to students via tablets, smart phones, laptops and computers. The lessons will be available to students in traditional schools, as well as home school and virtual school learners.