FAIRMONT, W.Va.-Marion County school administrators are working with Johnson Controls to improve the operational efficiency of 20 facilities in the district. Under the 10-year, $3.8 million performance contract, the district…
ELGIN, Texas-In an effort to enhance school safety, ADT Security Services Inc. has donated a complete digital video surveillance and recording system, including equipment, labor and one year of maintenance,…
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council has released a draft of its report on PVC. The committee has determined that PVC-based materials are…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-School construction funds, once expected to drop dramatically over the next few years, could instead take advantage of a slot machine jackpot. Voters recently approved a constitutional amendment that…
LOS ANGELES-The Los Angeles Unified School District recently broke ground on the first of a series of new schools that will meet the CHPS Design Guidelines. The Cahuenga New Elementary…
PITTSFIELD, Mass.-In an effort to save money, the city is contemplating the possibility of merging the three school grounds workers into the existing five-member Parks Department grounds crew. Supporters say…
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Environmental Protection Agency’s quarterly list of the top 25 green power purchasers includes five educational groups. They are the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (No. 10), University of…
NEW YORK-Fordham University’s dining facility hadn’t been renovated in years and school officials wanted to shake things up and offer students restaurant-quality dining at the Bronx campus. So they turned…
CAMPBELL, Calif.-A private Wisconsin school has decided to use biometric hand reader manufactured by Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s Security & Safety Group’s Electronic Access Control Division. The…
MERRILLVILLE, Ind.-The Merrillville school board unanimously approved a plan to become one of the first school districts in the country to link its school’s video system directly to the Merrillville…
