Construction Projects Take Flight at Universities Throughout the Country
NEWARK, Del. — As students relax and leave campus for the summer months, construction crews have been busy working on major projects at universities around the nation.
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Columbia University Receives First LEED-ND Certification in New York
NEW YORK — Columbia University in New York City is making a green statement with its Manhattanville campus, as it currently earned LEED Platinum in the Neighborhood Development (ND) category of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system.
Lend Lease Partners with Chicago Public Schools
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools has announced the Lend Lease team, in conjunction with Primera Engineers, DSR Group, SPAAN Tech, Rubinos & Mesia and Comprehensive Construction Consultants, as the new construction manager for its capital improvement program.
Underground Athletic Facility Solves Space Concerns
WASHINGTON — It’s not your typical school gymnasium, but that’s what makes the new athletic facility at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., so unique.
Connecticut to Receive Third Medical School
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac University will be receiving a new medical school in 2013, making it the third new medical school in the state of Connecticut.
First Net Zero Energy Classroom in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Manteca, Calif.-based American Modular Systems have recently designed four new Gen7 high-performance, prefabricated classrooms at Brentwood School in Los Angeles.
Colorado School Achieves Top LEED Honor
As one of two middle schools in the nation to achieve platinum status, the new Casey Middle School has risen from the site of its 88-year-old predecessor.
BUFFALO, N.Y.Powerful Social Learning Tools Drive Digital Age Instruction
Sixth-graders in Fresno, Calif., are using blogs, communication tools and virtual workspaces for collaborative projects with peers in Russia, Iceland, and Singapore to exchange cultural information and explore architecture, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural and manmade phenomena.
University Health Center Cuts Wait Time for Students
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University’s main campus in Tempe, Ariz., has unveiled its renovated Health Services Building, an energy-efficient facility where patients wait less to get help.