Lighting Controls Provide Green Benefits
It’s no secret that replacing existing lights with more energy-efficient lighting sources, such as LED, is one of the easiest ways to reduce energy use.
Lighting in commercial buildings can account for up to 40 percent of total energy cost, but what most people don’t realize is that making the lighting source efficient is only half the story — an even greater level of energy reduction can come from improving lighting control.
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Read More Three Projects Planned at Cayman Islands
Carnegie Hall Renovations Remain in Tune
USI Uses Local Landmarks, Recycled Materials
California University Builds Eco-Friendly Apartments
Furnishing in the Face of Disaster
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When floods ravaged the Nashville region last May, the face of the disaster became the image of Lighthouse Christian preschool floating down the local highway.
Read More Q&A: Industry Leaders Discuss State of the Market
The first quarter is nearly behind us and 2011 is taking shape. With that in mind, School Construction News recently interviewed executives from industry giants Turner, Gilbane, and McCarthy. We asked each about the industry’s current challenges and trends, and to share news about exciting projects under way.
The panel: Larry Bacher, Vice President for Higher Education at Gilbane Building Co. Bacher, oversees higher education work at each of Gilbane’s 30 offices across the country and currently has $2.6 billion of work under contract.
Read More Facility of the Month: Loma Linda University
It had been 20 years since Loma Linda University had seen a new academic facility on the campus. After funding for a recreation center and a cancer research center was complete, the time finally came to build the school’s Centennial Complex, completed in August 2009.
$217 Million Children’s Hospital Approved in Iowa
URBANDALE, Iowa — The Board of Regents have approved a $271 million Children’s Hospital project, part of a $1.1 billion long-term facilities plan for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
The Children’s Hospital will be 371,600 square feet in new construction and 56,250 square feet in renovated space for a total of 427,850 square feet.
The university first presented the idea of a new Children’s Hospital and a corresponding long-term building plan to the regents in 2008 and received approval.
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