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  • HMC Architects’ Oliver Nicolas on Regional Trends, Deferred Maintenance and Early Collaboration September 9, 2026
  • Modernizing Higher Education Campus Facilities Without Interrupting Learning September 7, 2026
  • Mini Dome Camera from Rhombus September 7, 2026
  • University of Michigan Announces C. Cybele Raver as President September 7, 2026
  • Medical University of South Carolina Tops Out $175 Million College of Medicine Building September 7, 2026
  • Marco Music Equipment Storage September 4, 2026
  • Dr. Kacey Wiltz Named Director of Public Safety for Kansas State University September 4, 2026
  • St. Lucie Public Schools Breaks Ground on New 215,000-Square-Foot K-8 Campus September 3, 2026
  • Invisible Hardening: Designing Safe, Sunlit K-12 Spaces Through Human-Centered Design September 2, 2026
  • Heights CareerTech Institute Opens in Fort Myers September 1, 2026

higher ed construction

When contractors understand how a building functions, they can develop phasing plans that reduce unnecessary interruptions and allow the institution to continue operating as smoothly as possible.
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Modernizing Higher Education Campus Facilities Without Interrupting Learning

3 days ago3 weeks ago7 mins

Higher education campuses rarely have the luxury of shutting down for construction.

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Major components will include active-learning environments, large classrooms, student study and relaxation areas, wellness spaces, faculty and alumni commons, faculty and staff offices and the College of Medicine dean’s office.
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Medical University of South Carolina Tops Out $175 Million College of Medicine Building

3 days ago2 weeks ago6 mins

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has topped out its new College of Medicine building, marking a major construction milestone for the $175 million project in Charleston. 

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The project, led by Ancora in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame and the City of South Bend, will include the adaptive reuse of the former South Bend Tribune building and construction of a new five-story research and office building.
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Gensler Selected to Design Colfax Corner Redevelopment in Downtown South Bend

2 weeks ago3 weeks ago8 mins

Gensler has been selected as the architect for Colfax Corner, a mixed-use research and office development in South Bend. 

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The Franklin Cummings Tech campus welcomed its first students in January, but the path to opening day began with a nearly four-year programming and planning effort, beginning with identifying the right site—an approach rooted in access, equity and alignment with the college’s mission.
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Facility of the Month: Franklin Cummings Tech Serves as a Living Laboratory

3 months ago3 months ago9 mins

In Boston’s Nubian Square, the new home of Franklin Cummings Tech reflects a fundamental shift in how the institution delivers technical education.

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The 160,000-square-foot Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building remains the largest capital improvement project in UMKC history.
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University of Missouri-Kansas City Construction Reflects Broad Campus Investment

4 months ago4 months ago6 mins

The University of Missouri–Kansas City continues advancing several major construction and renovation projects across campus, with work underway on academic, student-support and administrative facilities tied to the university’s strategic goals.

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A rendering of the College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building shows a modern building that would be a focal point for the Memphis campus and a point of pride for the College of Medicine and UT Health Sciences statewide.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Approve $311 Million for New UT Health Sciences College of Medicine Building

5 months ago6 mins

State lawmakers have approved $311 million in funding for a new College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at UT Health Sciences, a project university leaders say will expand training capacity and support statewide workforce needs.

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PVD Labs is a purpose-built research and innovation facility developed in partnership with Brown University, the City of Providence, and the State of Rhode Island. Anchored by the State’s Public Health Lab and the Ocean State Labs incubator, the project expands Rhode Island’s life sciences infrastructure and supports commercialization, academic research, and startup growth in the heart of Providence. PVD Labs opened in 2025.
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Universities: America’s Untapped Asset Class Driving Stable Returns

8 months ago8 months ago13 mins

Higher education is facing a nearly $1 trillion mountain of capital investment needs — much of which is driven by decades of deferred maintenance and the rising cost of modernization— alongside mounting pressure on operating models, enrollment and public funding.

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The University of South Carolina (USC), has reached a major milestone with the “topping out” of the new School of Medicine at the university’s Health Sciences Campus in Columbia’s BullStreet District.
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University of South Carolina Celebrates Topping Out of New School of Medicine

9 months ago4 mins

The University of South Carolina (USC), has reached a major milestone with the “topping out” of the new School of Medicine at the university’s Health Sciences Campus in Columbia’s BullStreet District.

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Princeton University Art Museum Rendering exterior at night.
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Princeton University to Debut 146,000-Square-Foot Art Museum This Fall

1 year ago1 year ago6 mins

The Princeton University Art Museum will open a new 146,000-square-foot art museum on Oct. 31, 2025.

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Embry-Riddle University T-3 Residence Hall rendering.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Invests in Student Housing, Aviation Facility

1 year ago1 year ago7 mins

Construction recently commenced at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Prescott Campus on the new T-3 Residence Hall and the Strategic Academic Flight Education (S.A.F.E.) Building.

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