U.C. Davis Earns Third LEED Platinum Award
DAVIS, Calif. — The University of California, Davis earned its third LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its new 83,000-square-foot complex.
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Res Hall Commons Project Supports Minority Empowerment
CHICAGO — Construction of a new $64 million residence hall has begun at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
The project is the third phase of a program to replace six residence halls at the university,
known informally as the ‘Six Pack,’ along with construction of a new dining and residential programs building.
Sorority House Earns LEED
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The first sorority house in the United States to earn LEED certification, the Pi Beta Phi chapter house at Mississippi State University, opened its doors this fall to its first group of residents.
New UMass Amherst Police Station Renews Campus Safety Goals
AMHERST, Mass. — A new “high-tech” police station opened on the University of Massachusetts’ flagship Amherst campus — a facility that will call attention to the university’s renewed focus on campus safety.
Groundbreaking Held for San Diego Environmentally-Friendly, Net-Zero Lab
SAN DIEGO — A formal groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sept. 20 for the construction of a new $35 million laboratory at the University of California, San Diego campus — designed to be the most environmentally friendly and the only net-zero biological laboratory in the world, according to project officials.
$100 Million Wakefield High School Under Construction
Rendering Credit: Bowie Gridley Architects
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Contsruction is underway on the new $100 million Wakefield High School, one of three public comprehensive high schools in Arlington County.
Boston School Gives Students Play Area
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Designed by Cambridge, Mass.-based design firm HMFH Architects Inc., the Boston Renaissance Charter Public School project involved converting a historic industrial property into the modern, sustainable teaching environment desired by school administrators, with a focus on the school’s play spaces and recreation areas.
Hess Construction Builds Mid-Atlantic School Portfolio
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Hess Construction and Engineering Services continues boosting its mid-Atlantic portfolio, with two more school projects under way.
