MANTECA, Calif. — The Gen7 Regional Environmental Studies Center (RESC) in the Manteca Unified School District (MUSD) was recently awarded LEED Gold certification for its modular, zero net energy design. The school district partnered with locally based American Modular Systems to build the center, which is now the first K-12 supporting facility in California’s Central Valley to earn LEED Gold.
ST. LOUIS — The University of Missouri – St. Louis (UMSL) recently released the first images for the new $17 million Patient Care Center for the school’s Colleges of Optometry and Nursing.
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Liberty University, located in rural Lynchburg, is known as the largest Christian university in the world, and the university’s new master plan is upholding that reputation. The university is currently in the midst of a $400 million campus overhaul that will improve nearly every facility on campus, as well as new construction projects.
PASADENA, Calif. — The two-day kicks off in Pasadena Nov. 5, bringing together teachers, administrators, architects, engineers, facility managers and others to share knowledge about a variety of sustainability issues facing the state’s schools and universities. The summit is the largest annual event focused on green programs in the nation’s largest K-12 and higher education systems.
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Montgomery County’s schools continue to fight for school construction funding as student enrollment increases in Maryland’s fastest-growing school district.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University celebrated the grand opening of Dineen Hall in September, marking a new era for the school’s College of Law. The modern five-story structure was the first academic hall constructed as part of the university’s new West Campus expansion.
NEWTON, Conn. — Site work officially began on Oct. 21 for construction on the new Sandy Hook Elementary School.
DURHAM, N.C. — The Duke University Board of Trustees recently approved a series of upgrades to the school’s 85-year-old Wallace Wade Stadium. The privately funded enhancements will primarily focus on expanding services and improving the fan experience.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan (U-M) Board of Regents granted the athletic department’s wish on Sept. 18, approving $18.7 million in renovations to the Intramural Sports Building and the construction of a $168 million South Campus athletics facility, the university’s largest sports-focused construction project in decades.
HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Houghton College officially dedicated the new $23 million Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 7.
