$10 million project begins at Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish School System will begin work soon on $10 million in construction and renovation projects on the west side of the district.
Old Colony High School Gets Green Makeover
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School (OCRVT) is going green. In a major effort to reduce its energy output, the school is getting a makeover in the form of building upgrades that will reduce Old Colony’s utility usage by 50 percent per year. A kick-off celebration on February 2 marked the launch of the $3 million energy efficiency upgrade project. The event – which took place at …
Hillsboro school construction referendum fails by 276 votes
HILLSBORO — Voters in the Hillsboro School District tonight defeated a $32 million bond referendum for a new high school by a vote of 1,619 to 1,343.
Membrane Technology
GREENVILLE, S.C. — When Redemption World Outreach Center embarked on a plan to build an athletic center that would serve the congregation and surrounding community, they found a cost-effective solution with stressed structure-membrane technology.
Elementary School Marks First LEED Campus in Alaska
WASILLA, Alaska — An elementary school in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in south-central Alaska is the state’s first LEED-certified school.
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School was designed and built under recently adopted district policies that require all new construction of public facilities to achieve LEED certification.
Read More Study: Students Struggle to Pay for College
LOS ANGELES — A new study revealed that community college students are working an average of 23 hours per week to cover college costs, a work schedule that may be affecting academic performance.
According to the report by the California Student Public Interest Research Group titled “Working Too Hard to Make the Grade,” students could graduate faster and with better grades if they spent less time at their jobs and more time in the classroom.
Twenty-four percent of community college students who intend to either
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Education Facilities Forum
The 5th Education Facilities Forum, taking place on March 15th at Citifields Stadium, will host more than 50 senior facilities management executives and a select number of vendors to discuss latest developments and trends in the school construction and management. The Forum is complimentary for senior facility managers and includes refreshments and workshops.
Read More Waterfree Urinal
The new F7000 waterfree urinal by Falcon Waterfree Technologies features a bowl design that prevents splashes and comes with a messaging area that can be used to describe water-conservation measures or for advertising space. The urinal qualifies for LEED and Green Globe points.
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