Construction recently topped out on Metropolitan State University of Denver’s (MSU Denver) Summit House, a 12-story student housing development that marks the university’s first on-campus residence hall in its 60-year history.
The School Construction News Design + Construction Symposium brought education leaders, architects, designers, contractors, developers and facilities professionals together Aug. 5 at Denver’s historic Tivoli Turnhalle to examine how evolving needs are reshaping the design and delivery of K-12 and higher education environments.
Nestled in a 1.7-acre mid-block site between Joralemon and Livingston streets in Brooklyn Heights’ Historic District, The Packer Collegiate Institute is an independent K-12 private school in Brooklyn, NY that has served students since 1845.
Mass timber construction offers a powerful way to bring the warmth, texture and psychological benefits of nature indoors, while also advancing sustainability goals and, in many cases, matching or outperforming traditional steel construction on cost.
Community leaders, educators, and project partners gathered on Aug. 8 to celebrate the completion of a four-building expansion at Golden West Middle School in Fairfield.
Michigan State University’s future STEM Teaching and Learning Facility will be the first in Michigan to use an innovative wood product, rather than concrete and/or steel, for its load-bearing structure.
The University of Arkansas project utilized CLT for its wooden columns, beams and cross-bracing, which are all visible in the interior.
