DLR Group Tackles Two K-12 Projects
DENVER 鈥� Colorado architects DLR Group beat out nine other firms to win the Denver Public Schools’ design competition for the new Green Valley Ranch High School in northeast metropolitan…
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A Georgia Peach: New Wesleyan Science Facility Combines Modern Architecture With Tradition
New Twist on Classical Design MACON, Ga. 鈥� Classical design elements unite modern architecture with tradition at Wesleyan College ‘s newest building, a three-story, 42,000-square-foot science facility. The first academic…
CHPS Hosts First School Conference
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� Daylighting, energy efficiency and indoor air quality were the talk of the town on Sept. 27 at the first Greentools for Healthy Schools Conference. Hosted by the…
Texas School Wins CEFPI Award
SPRING, Texas 鈥� Spring Independent School District’s new Carl Wunsche Sr. High School is the 2007 recipient of the James D. MacConnell Award, an award presented by the Council of…
Staph Outbreak Results in Student Death
BEDFORD, Va. 鈥� More than 21 Virginia schools were closed for cleaning following the death of a high school student from an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. Ashton Bonds, 17, a senior…
Meet the Next SCN Ask the Expert Columnist
Ensuring that your new and existing school buildings perform correctly is one of the most important aspects of green design and construction. Want to know more about how to hire…
On Location – CEFPI’s 84th Annual International Conference
Arriving in Toronto just in time to celebrate Canada ‘s Thanksgiving holiday, more than 1,000 attendees at the Council of Educational Facility Planners International’s 84th Annual International Conference had a…
Spotlight Nov/Dec 2007 – Cafeteria Classrooms: Thinking Outside the High School Lunch Box
Thinking outside the box, in this case the high school lunch box, is necessary to respond to the many challenges facing school administrators, food service professionals and designers in today’s…
Q&A Nov/Dec 2007 with Robbie Ferris – Sustainable Design Takes Flight
FerrisSchool districts everywhere are looking for ways to lower the bottom line and to reduce the ecological footprint of their buildings. Starting this November, school systems throughout the United States…
People in the News – Nov/Dec 2007
A/E/C Lynn Cooper, of Sacramento-based architecture and design firm WWCOT, was named president of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, Internatio-nal California /Northern Nevada chapter. The role is a three-year…