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By reducing energy use and focusing on renewables, the building will consume less than 40% of the energy required by the previous school building, significantly reducing maintenance costs and outperforming Boulder’s building code requirements. Photo Credit: BVSD/ Alejandra Corchado-Rodriguez
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New Vista High School Supports Dynamic Learning, Green Goals

New Vista High School, a small alternative school located in Colorado’s Boulder Valley School District (BVSD), has reopened following the completion of a nearly $52 million construction project. The new campus—featuring naturally lit, sustainable spaces designed for flexible learning and teaching—welcomed 315 students for the spring semester on Jan. 7.  

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The Natural Sciences Building on the SUNY Old Westbury campus is expected to be 50% more energy efficient following a three-phase improvement project. Photo Credit: SUNY Old Westbury
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SUNY System Advances Toward Sustainability Goals with Old Westbury Campus Project

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced a $100.2 million state investment towards transforming the 1980s-era Natural Sciences Building on the State of New York University (SUNY) Old Westbury campus. The three-phase project will bring the SUNY system one step closer to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its collegiate network. 

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Rendering of the new Western Grove K-8 prototype campus in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Photo Credit: Spiezle Architectural Group Inc.
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Florida Prototype Campus to Include Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area

The design process is now underway on the new Western Grove K-8 School in St. Lucie, Fla. The 217,500-square-foot prototype campus will serve approximately 2,000 students when it opens in August 2026. In addition to teaching, learning, support and recreation spaces, the $70 million project will serve as a refuge during natural disasters.  

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A new 248,000-square-foot red brick building will be built in downtown Indianapolis, with completion anticipated in May 2027, to provide Purdue University students with STEM-focused, project-based learning. Photo Credit: Purdue University
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Purdue University to Expand Downtown Presence with New $187 Million Project

By Fay Harvey INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University has officially released renderings of the soon-to-be-built Academic Success Building, a $187 million

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Terra Linda High School’s gymnasium operates with 60% renewable energy, powering its reclaimed water irrigation, daylight-responsive lighting, low-flow plumbing and high-efficiency HVAC systems as well as a solar-powered microgrid battery system. Photo Credit: QKA Architects
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Northern California School Earns Recognition for High-Performance Gymnasium

Tucked into the Northern Bay Area hills, Terra Linda High School’s (TLHS) $27 million gymnasium has officially been recognized with the Collaborative for High Performance School (CHPS) certification.

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Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction has officially topped out the mixed-use 175 North Harvard Street development, which also includes Harvard University’s new American Repertory Theater. Photo Credit: Marvel
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Mixed-Use Harvard University Project Celebrates Topping Out

Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction Company has officially topped out a new sustainable mixed-use facility in the Allston neighborhood that will serve the Harvard University community by providing student housing and inviting public spaces.

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Northwestern’s Ryan Field, with a price tag of $850 million, is set to become the most expensive stadium in college football history. The 35,000-seat facility aims to achieve LEED Gold certification and is being developed according to universal design standards to ensure accessibility for all visitors. Photo Credit: site design group, ltd via Linkedin
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Construction Progresses on Record-breaking College Football Stadium

Construction on Northwestern University’s Ryan Field, the $850 million project that will become the most expensive college football stadium in history, resumed earlier this month with metal decking and steel erection work underway.

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Providence Public School District (PPSD) broke ground earlier this month on two new schools as part of a districtwide goal of modernizing older facilities to support cohesive learning, STEM-focused education, community involvement and more. Photo Credit: PPSD
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Rhode Island School District Seeks Modernization

The Providence Public School District (PPSD) recently broke ground on two transformative school construction projects that will improve learning opportunities for pre-K through 8th grade students.

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HED’s redesign of Santa Monica High School Discovery Building incorporated potentially demountable interior walls among other highly adaptable elements. Photo Courtesy of HED
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Trends in K-12 Building Design for 2025 and Beyond

Today’s teachers and students aren’t tethered to a wall by technology. Nor do they embrace a traditional, one-sided classroom. New pedagogies and learning styles — i.e., visual, kinetic, contemplative and collaborative — are shaping not only the way teachers teach, but the way we design the spaces in which education flourishes.

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