New Realities: It鈥檚 Time to Update Your Facility Plan
It has been three years since the economy entered a major downturn. What many of us hoped was an anomaly has become our new reality. I’m not being pessimistic; I’m being realistic. Life is very different now, and we have to find a way to deal with the economy while still maintaining our school facilities.
University Solar Fields on the Rise
University campuses are often the hotspot of new trends — ones that come in all shape and form. One of the latest trends is an increasing number of solar energy fields hosted by universities, made possible by a number of supporting factors.
At Colorado State University, a solar electric system is up and running, according to Carol Dollard, energy engineer at the school.
Read More Health Building Uses Nature’s Blueprint
PHOENIX — Construction continues on the city-owned sustainable Health Sciences Education Building in downtown Phoenix, designed to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to health sciences education and research.
The 268,000-foot educational facility, located on the 28-acre Phoenix Biomedical Campus, broke ground in May last year and is slated for completion in August 2012.
The $129 million facility will be used by the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, the UA College of Pharmacy and the UA Mel and Enid Z
Read More Safety Bill Envisions Interoperable Communications in Schools
DENVER — A Colorado bill proposed by state senator Steve King (R.) aims to equip all schools with statewide communications interoperability — the first bill in the nation to propose a system on a statewide scale, according to the senator’s School Safety Summit initiative.
King said the bill, filed Friday, will be introduced early this week and assigned a bill number.
Colorado State Senate Bill 11-173 states that each school day, state educators and school personnel are accountable for the safety of
Read More Bio-Defense Facility at KSU On Track for Funding
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Based on a budget proposal announcement announced by the president’s office on Monday morning for fiscal year 2012, funding for the nation’s Bio and Agro-Defense Facility at Kansas State University is on track.
The $150 million allotted to to the U.S.
Read More Hybrid Construction Rebuilds Burned Down Gym
FRYEBURG, Maine — When gymnasium burned down, the school needed a fast, low cost reconstruction that would maintain the quality of the school to continue to attract students.
"We had an immediate obligation to rebuild and to do so as cost-effectively and as quickly as possible," said Dan Lee, headmaster at Fryeburg Academy in Maine.
Read More Education Facilities Forum
Complimentary registration is now open for the next 20 reservations received for the 5th Education Facilities Forum, April 4th & 5th at the Wyndham 
Peachtree City Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta.
Read More Peachtree City Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta.
Environmental Curriculum Launches in California Districts
Penn State Steam Contract Awarded
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The board of trustees at Penn State recently approved Burns and McDonnell as the consulting engineering firm for the design of steam production modifications at University Park.
The St.
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