Maine’s Governor’s Commission on School Construction is calling for a broad overhaul of the state’s school construction pipeline, arguing that the current approach cannot keep pace with aging buildings, rising costs and long waitlists for state support.
Washington and Lee University’s new $38.3 million Williams School building has been awarded LEED Gold certification, marking the institution’s first structure to reach the rating system’s Gold tier.
Arizona State University is lining up a mix of new builds and renovations in 2026 that university officials say will expand health education capacity, improve student facilities and modernize older academic and athletics spaces.
After a boiler-related steam leak forced an evacuation and damaged key systems, the Harris-Lake Park Community School District has permanently closed its former elementary building and moved students into a new facility weeks earlier than planned.
A bicameral proposal would send $130 billion in federal support to help school districts address long-deferred facility upgrades, combining state formula grants with revived bond authority intended to expand access to capital in lower-income communities.
On Feb. 2, Texas State Technical College (TSTC) opened a new Construction Technologies Center to students at its Waco campus, bringing several construction-trades programs under one roof.
Sundt Construction has started work on the Albert Einstein Academy Charter High School project in San Diego, moving into early site preparation ahead of new construction expected later this year.
West Contra Costa Unified School District recently celebrated the completion of a new Lake Elementary School campus replacement designed to deliver modern learning environments for students in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade.
Gordon College announced plans for the Adams Center for Music, a new performance venue and expansion intended to unify the college’s music programs in a single facility for the first time.
Construction was recently completed a $31 million Early College High School facility for Round Rock Independent School District in Round Rock, Texas, outside Austin, moving the program from portable buildings into a new permanent campus for the Spring 2026 semester.
