Student Housing a Green Growth Area
Top School Construction News Stories of 2010
Building information modeling, a major university healthcare facilities construction program, and $4 billion in maintenance and operations funding approved in Washington were among the top School Construction News stories in 2010.
Integrated Pest Management
Duke Expands Facilities for Endangered Lemurs
Q&A: Designing Urban Educational Facilities
premium, “working with what you have” is the mantra of school designers.
Q&A: Designing Urban Schools
premium, “working with what you have” is the mantra of school designers.
U.S. Schools Push for Platinum
School districts and architectural firms nationwide are pushing the envelope in green school design, seeking out new and efficient HVAC systems, lighting methods, water and irrigation tools, and other ways to make academic buildings lean and green.
Rachel Gutter, director of the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, says that just building a green school is no longer enough, and that achieving LEED certification is increasingly becoming a hallmark of sustainable design to a building’s constituents, as well as to the greater community.