LEED Silver in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. — The new $10.5 million Woodland Elementary School was awarded LEED Silver certification, making it the first educational facility in the state to achieve that environmental designation.
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NEW ORLEANS — The recently renovated Joseph A. Craig Elementary School opened for classes in January for the first time since 2007.
The school was designed for LEED Silver certification, but administrators decided not to pursue the designation. Green features of the renovated school include high-efficiency mechanical and energy management systems, insulated windows and doors, pervious concrete, low-VOC paints, and other items.
School Procurement
This is a historic period for players in the school construction sector. There is now an abundance of funding available to make improvements to the physical plants and facilities at our nation’s schools. The race is on for districts and various entities to reach out and qualify for this money.
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Bundle Green Retrofits
Over the past year, I’ve met with school districts from across the country. I continue to find that the challenges these districts face are incredibly similar.
ISU Expansion Awarded Platinum Certification
AMES, Iowa — The King Pavilion addition to the Iowa State University College of Design was awarded LEED Platinum certification, marking the first higher education facility in the state to reach the pinnacle of the LEED system.
The $6.6 million, 27,735-square-foot facility houses instructional studios used by freshman and sophomores enrolled in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.
Membrane Technology
GREENVILLE, S.C. — When Redemption World Outreach Center embarked on a plan to build an athletic center that would serve the congregation and surrounding community, they found a cost-effective solution with stressed structure-membrane technology.
Elementary School Marks First LEED Campus in Alaska
WASILLA, Alaska — An elementary school in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in south-central Alaska is the state’s first LEED-certified school.
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School was designed and built under recently adopted district policies that require all new construction of public facilities to achieve LEED certification.
Read More Study: Students Struggle to Pay for College
LOS ANGELES — A new study revealed that community college students are working an average of 23 hours per week to cover college costs, a work schedule that may be affecting academic performance.
According to the report by the California Student Public Interest Research Group titled “Working Too Hard to Make the Grade,” students could graduate faster and with better grades if they spent less time at their jobs and more time in the classroom.
Twenty-four percent of community college students who intend to either
Read More Education Facilities Forum
The 5th Education Facilities Forum, taking place on March 15th at Citifields Stadium, will host more than 50 senior facilities management executives and a select number of vendors to discuss latest developments and trends in the school construction and management. The Forum is complimentary for senior facility managers and includes refreshments and workshops.
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