ATLANTA — will kick off on Saturday, Feb. 22 and run through Tuesday, Feb. 24. The annual event serves as a showcase for the latest innovations covering every facet of learning, from instructional materials, teaching aids and technology products to educational games, toys and supplies. The event will take place in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center.
SAN DIEGO — Both the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and the University of San Diego (USD) will embark on construction and renovation projects in 2015.
SAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Construction Science (part of the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning) opened a new multipurpose teaching and research facility, funded by a donation from locally based Bartlett Cocke General Contractors. The new Bartlett Cocke General Contractors Teaching and Research Laboratory will give students the tools to learn virtual design and construction techniques in a classroom setting.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s new $22.8 million, state-of-the-art Heavener Hall School of Business building recently welcomed its first students.
WASHINGTON — The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently presented its newest school safety technology recommendations to the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Advocacy Institute in Washington, where more than 800 school board members gathered to discuss advocating for school issues.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Michigan State University (MSU) Board of Trustees approved the construction of the Grand Rapids Research Center, a biomedical research facility, on Feb. 6. The board also approved a project budget of $85 million, even though the Grand Rapids Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has estimated that the building will cost $88.1 million, reported .
WESTPORT, Wash. — Ocosta Elementary School in Westport, Wash. recently announced plans to construct a building capable of withstanding a potential tsunami. The school, located in Grays Harbor County and situated less than a mile from the Pacific coast, broke ground in January on a new gymnasium with a durable, reinforced roof that will allow the structure to serve as a tsunami refuge. The building is the first of its kind in both the United States and in North America.
BALTIMORE — Ever since the passage of the $1 billion Baltimore City 网曝吃瓜 and Revitalization Act of 2013 (HB 860) in April 2013, plans for new school construction and renovation projects in Baltimore have been well underway. As of September 2014, 11 school buildings were identified as moving toward the design phase, promising new or renovated facilities for almost 8,000 students.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The 35th annual conference wrapped up in Orlando on Jan. 23 after welcoming roughly 8,500 visitors over the previous four days.
WASHINGTON — The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Center for Green Schools, based in Washington, honored a number of projects, institutions and individuals in December with Best of Green Schools awards. The award program honors sustainability leaders and innovators working to create healthy, high-performing learning places across the educational spectrum.
