Planning for Special Needs
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Platinum Update: Community College Achives 70 Percent Energy Reduction
SAN FRANCISCO — Utility records at the LEED Platinum certified Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology reveal that the campus achieved a nearly 70 percent reduction in gas and electricity consumption during its first year of operation.
University Campuses Can Benefit From Data Center Consolidation
Data centers are becoming the critical link for a variety of university operations. New technologies are allowing for remote access and global distance learning is becoming commonplace. As a result,…
UCSF Second Only to Johns Hopkins for NIH Money
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California, San Francisco received nearly $450 million in research and training grants from the National Institutes of Health in 2008, moving it up the…
Don’t Break for the Winter
Prepare Now for Spring Performance, Efficiency School administrators who are used to working with a tight budget are applying even greater pressure to cut operations costs and have placed cost-cutting…
The Digital Age
For many of us, changing anything in our daily routine can be difficult, and many find the Internet overwhelming, but setting goals and a timeline to use new Web tools…
LACCD Eliminates Surplus With Online Tool
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Community College District is working to achieve its zero-waste policy through a new program that diverts excess equipment and furnishings from landfills. The LACCD…
University of Georgia Receives Maintenance Award
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia received Cleaning Industry Management Standard Certification with honors by the International Sanitary Supply Association, making it the second university to achieve the distinction….
Georgia School Design Includes 72 Surveillance Cameras
THOMSON, Ga. — Security surveillance cameras could become requisite features in junior high school design to prevent gang activity, vandalism, bullying and guns on campus if more school administrators follow…
Wandering Eyes and Security
In years past, library security involved locking all but the main entrance doors and stationing a security guard at the circulation desk nearby. The configuration allowed officials to monitor library…