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WEST POINT, N.Y. — A new $62 million library and learning center at West Point is the first new building on the historic campus since 1972, according to planners. The…

SAN FRANCISCO — An initiative developed in California that sets standards for the design and construction of new energy-efficient schools could now set guidelines in Colorado and Texas. Criteria for…

SAN FRANCISCO — International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti has acquired California-based DASSE Design Inc., a structural engineering firm that specializes in education, healthcare, government and corporate clients. Dasse operates offices…

In addition to the new middle school building, the project designed by Hutton Architecture Studio with Studio B Architects includes a 7,525-square-foot addition to the elementary school and 10,000 square…

HOUSTON — Global consulting company Turner & Townsend acquired Busby & Associates, a provider of project management services in Houston and the Southwest. Busby & Associates has clients in the…

PHOENIX — The governor’s office and the Arizona School Facilities Board announced winners of the Governor’s Achievement Awards for Innovative School Design for 2008. Schools were recognized for innovative design in…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Architecture and engineering firm Leo A Daly acquired Schwab, Twitty & Hanser Architectural Group. STH, based in West Palm Beach with an office in Tampa,…

CARBONDALE, Ill. — A multi-phased renovation at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is designed to created significant improvements for the university’s football and basketball programs, according to planners. The $83 million expansion…

LOS ANGELES — A recent survey found that the majority of high school students questioned admitted to cheating on a test during the last year. More than 60 percent of…

WASHINGTON — The largest construction trade association in the United States is calling for the federal government to provide $2.2 billion for improvements to schools and federal buildings to help boost…