LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Community College District is instating new contract requirements that could eliminate the agreement between the district and Turner Construction Co. — part of an effort to reform a $6 billion building program that a state audit earlier this year reported as flawed.
ATLANTA — The Technical College System of Georgia hired Parrish Construction Group to manage building renovations on its Atlanta Technical College campus.
Based in Perry and Alpharetta, Ga., the construction firm specializes in building academic facilities throughout the state.
The college system hired the design-build team of Parrish Construction and NBP Engineers to renovate existing HVAC systems in three buildings that had problems with temperature and humidity control, according to a statement from the company.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — LS Black and Dew Corp., two Minnesota-based construction firms, announced a merger that aims to build upon their strengths in the government, institutional and commercial sectors.
Sterling Black, president of LS Black, and Robert Dew, CEO of Dew Corp., will remain in their leadership positions at the new company, which will be called Black and Dew.
PETALUMA, Calif., and WOODBURY, Minn. — Classroom audio technology specialist FrontRow and AV and command-and-control products producer Calypso Systems recently announced their merger. The new entity will operate under the FrontRow name and offer a suite of technologies that schools can use to improve communication within classrooms, between classrooms and with students at home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction announced winners of the third annual International Holcim Awards, with $300,000 awarded amongst ten diverse projects from Canada and the U. S.
DENTON — The University of North Texas’ (UNT) Apogee Stadium recently earned LEED Platinum certification, marking the first newly constructed collegiate football stadium in the nation to achieve the Platinum level.
The UNT System led the project, with design by Dallas-based HKS Sports & Entertainment Group and construction by the Dallas office of Manhattan Construction Co.
WASHINGTON — A new, independent, nationwide survey revealed that nearly three out of four Americans support federal investment in school building improvements focused on creating healthier learning environments, saving tax dollars or lowering carbon emissions.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy announced $17 million in research grants will be awarded to 23 university-led teams aimed at strengthening the research and development capabilities of American universities and colleges to develop the next generation of nuclear energy technologies and upgrade research reactors across the country.
BOSTON — The New Mexico Public Schools Facilities Authority has contracted Boston-based VFA Inc., a provider of facilities capital planning and asset management software, for oversight of its 89 school districts and charter schools — comprising 795 separate schools with 4,700 buildings and about 60 million square feet of space.
Green cleaning minimizes the environmental and health concerns associated with conventional cleaning practices, and it also provides a positive return on investment for schools that are saddled with tight budgets.
