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  • A Scalable Blueprint for Modernizing School Energy Plants: How One Florida District Reduced Energy Costs and Unlocked Six-Figure Incentives June 3, 2026
  • Adams 12 Five Star Schools Breaks Ground on New Thornton High School to Support Career and Technical Education Pathways June 2, 2026
  • Creighton Elementary School District Breaks Ground on Dual Immersion Biltmore Prep June 1, 2026
  • Oregon’s Hillsboro School District Places Capital Bond on November 2026 Ballot May 29, 2026
  • Emory University Elevates Christopher L. Augostini to President May 29, 2026
  • Ceiling Heater May 29, 2026
  • SchoolBondFinder Shares An In-Depth Look at the Spring 2026 K-12 Bond Market May 27, 2026
  • Joel Williams on Leading QKA’s New Colorado Office and Taking on a New K-12 Market May 26, 2026
  • Campus Design for the Post-Linear Learning Era May 25, 2026
  • Rob Orvis Joins Wells as Chief Technology Officer May 23, 2026

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On the Flagler Palm Coast project, the teams made several practical value-engineering decisions to protect the project's intent while controlling costs.
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A Scalable Blueprint for Modernizing School Energy Plants: How One Florida District Reduced Energy Costs and Unlocked Six-Figure Incentives

9 hours ago2 days ago12 mins

Across the country, K-12 school districts are navigating a tough, familiar equation: aging buildings, rising utility costs, and intense pressure to stretch every tax dollar. HVAC systems, particularly central energy plants, often sit at the center of that challenge. 

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SchoolBondFinder is currently tracking roughly $49 billion of opportunities, with many of the organization’s Watchlist items having no money attached yet.
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SchoolBondFinder Shares An In-Depth Look at the Spring 2026 K-12 Bond Market

1 week ago1 week ago9 mins

SchoolBondFinder specializes in tracking K-12 capital project bonds across the nation.

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Western Kentucky University, Gordon Ford College of Business at Amy and David Chandler Hall 
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Campus Design for the Post-Linear Learning Era

1 week ago2 weeks ago9 mins

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education to answer an uncomfortable question: if the classroom is the only place that matters, why bother with a campus at all? 

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Photo Credit (all): Here and Now Agency
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Are Schools Designed for Movement or Mayhem: Using Color Zoning to Direct Traffic

2 weeks ago3 days ago9 mins

When architectural planning incorporates strategic wayfinding systems, particularly color-based zoning, schools can guide movement patterns naturally and reduce mayhem without additional staff intervention. 

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The 160,000-square-foot Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building remains the largest capital improvement project in UMKC history.
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University of Missouri-Kansas City Construction Reflects Broad Campus Investment

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago6 mins

The University of Missouri–Kansas City continues advancing several major construction and renovation projects across campus, with work underway on academic, student-support and administrative facilities tied to the university’s strategic goals.

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Speakers included: Hemlata Jhaveri, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor at UC San Diego; Bob Schulz, University Architect and Associate VP of Real Estate at SDSU; Abbie Hawkins, VP of Development at The Michaels Organization; Lindsey Sielaff, Operations Manager at Hensel Phelps; Richard King, Principal at Gensler; and Lisa Norombaba, Executive Director of Wesley House.
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Affordability, Design and the Next Generation of Student Housing: Takeaways from Bisnow’s San Diego Conference

3 weeks ago8 mins

As student housing is a growing part of the higher education design and construction conversation, School Construction News attended the Bisnow San Diego Student Housing & Higher Education Conference on May 13.

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Outdoor Transitional Kindergarten play yards do more than providing a space recess by functioning as a dynamic extension of the classroom where learning becomes physical, sensory and directly connected to the surrounding environment.
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Designing the First Step: How Transitional Kindergarten Is Reshaping the Elementary Campus

3 weeks ago10 mins

Across the country, Transitional Kindergarten is moving from pilot to policy, from niche offering to a foundational layer of public education.

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Dorian Maness
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Meet the Editorial Advisory Board: Dorian Maness, GGP

3 weeks ago11 mins

Dorian Maness, GGP, is a Senior Project Manager and Mechanical Engineer for the Education Division of Matern Professional Engineering in Maitland, Fla.

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At Sheridan High School, the design team revitalized an abandoned pool building into a trades skills workshop where students could work alongside trade professionals to develop hands-on skills in carpentry, plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems.
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Right-Sizing Schools, Part II: Turning Enrollment Decline into Opportunity

4 weeks ago3 weeks ago8 mins

Public school systems across the country are entering a period of sustained enrollment decline, driven by a convergence of demographic and behavioral shifts, particularly evident along Colorado’s Front Range.

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Riverview PK-8 School is one of several recent projects that reflects a broader shift toward right-sizing facilities while maintaining neighborhood access to education. | Photo Credit (all): Courtesy of Wold Architects & Engineers
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Right-Sizing Schools, Part I: Turning Enrollment Decline into Opportunity

1 month ago4 weeks ago8 mins

Public school systems across the country are entering a period of sustained enrollment decline, driven by a convergence of demographic and behavioral shifts, particularly evident along Colorado’s Front Range.

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