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Ohio Approves School Contracts
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio School Facilities Commission recently approved contracts for more than $249 million in school construction and renovation work at 42 school districts.
The projects will support an estimated 2,270 jobs, according to commission reports.
Read More $250 Million Ohio Schol Projects
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio School Facilities Commission recently approved contracts for more than $249 million in school construction and renovation work at 42 school districts.
The projects will support an estimated 2,270 jobs, according to commission reports.
Read More District Starts $86 Million Construction Plan
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Carlsbad Unified School District started construction of 11 new educational buildings at Carlsbad High School, part of an $86 million building plan.
With an office in nearby San Diego, McCarthy Building Co. is the contractor on the CHS renovation project, which will add 99,000 square feet of space for classrooms, a vocational education lab, food services, and a performing arts area to the school. Perkins+Will of San Diego is the project’s design architect.
Read More Aquatic Facility Targets LEED Silver
SAN MATEO, Calif. — An educational building that opens out to a competition swimming pool is not the typical layout a person might expect to find in a high school setting.
Dual-Use Higher Ed. Facility Earns LEED Gold
Study: Green Offices are More Productive
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new study released by Michigan State University draws an evidence-based connection between environmentally friendly offices buildings and the productivity of office staff.
Titled “Effects of Green Buildings on Employee Health and Productivity,” the study examined two cases in the Lansing area where workers moved from a conventional office building to an environmentally friendly green facility. Workers claimed they called in sick less often and were more productive in the new sustainable environment.
Read More Sustainable Landscape Rating Pilot Program Introduced
WASHINGTON — A new national rating system for sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance has selected over 150 test sites to participate in a two-year pilot program.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin, and the United States Botanic Garden, provides voluntary guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable landscapes of all kinds, with or without buildings.
Ohio Healthcare Jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Construction crews at Ohio State University have broken ground on a $1 billion medical center expansion, the largest job-generating initiative in Ohio’s history, according to reports.
