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DeJongWilliam S. DeJong, Ph.D., REFP, is CEO of DeJong, an educational facility planning firm based in Dublin, Ohio. DeJong was president and assistant executive director of the Council of Educational…
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Upscale Student Housing Rises From Ruins Of Historic Hotel
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A developer has transformed an abandoned, historic downtown hotel into luxury apartments for students and faculty at nearby colleges. Campus Apartments spent $21 million to renovate the historic…
Career Center Balances Design With Function
FRISCO, Texas — Located between a high school and community college, the Frisco Independent School District’s Career and Technical Education Center is perfectly situated for its function, according to planners….
FAMU K-12 Replacement Campus Completed
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A & M University recently opened its new $24 million Development Research School, a six building campus completed in 19 months. The 132,116-square-foot facility that will…
Mesa State College Aims for LEED Gold Certification
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Mesa State College expects to receive LEED Gold certification for its new learning center, which recently won an award from the state’s energy provider and utilizes…
Clinton Initiative Pumps Greenhouse Gas Fight
WASHINGTON — Improving old buildings through energy-efficient renovations is the focus of an expanded partnership between the Clinton Climate Initiative and the U.S. Green Building Council to cut greenhouse gas…
AIA Assesses Sustainability In 10 Cities
WASHINGTON — The American Institute of Architects is targeting 10 cities to receive technical advice on how to make their communities more eco-friendly under its Sustainable Design Assessment Team program….
Fabric-Duct HVAC System Provides Energy Savings
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Energy efficient HVAC systems are being lauded in a $25 million expansion project that added two new buildings to William Penn University’s 135-year-old campus. The new 155,000-square-foot…
Solar Savings Generate Scholarship Funding
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scholarship money for Florida Atlantic University students is coming from a new source: the sun. The university recently installed more than 230 photovoltaic panels on the…
Creating a Safe, Secure School Campus
As gun violence on school campuses continues and criminal activity in communities remains a constant threat, the need to design a safe and secure campus environment has never been more…