KETTERING, Md. — A new Center for Health Studies has opened at Prince George’s Community College showcasing a state-of-the-art learning facility with 26 simulation labs and full-body mannequins to simulate a wide variety of medical situations from surgery to radiography.
Heery International, with offices in Baltimore, designed the $33 million center that stands at 112,000 square feet.
Kerry Leonard has recently joined Oak Park, Ill.-based FGM Architects as the firm’s principal in PK-12 architecture. Leonard has over 30 years experience serving public and private K-12 clients in the local, regional and national markets.
US Daylighting’s AeroGlass is an all-glass, highly insulating, translucent panel using aerogel technology to create a light-diffusing window, perfect for school facilities looking to be more energy-efficient. Translucent silica aerogel is the lightest and best insulating solid material known. With the inclusion of aerogel between glass panels, sunlight is naturally diffused, removing any interior hot spots or glare, eliminating the need for blinds or curtains and reducing the need for artificial lighting during the day.
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Sundt Construction will demolish California State University, East Bay’s (CSUEB) Warren Hall on Aug. 17. Warren Hall is a vacant administrative building that the Seismic Review Board at the university deemed the most seismically vulnerable building in the CSU system.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently awarded LEED Gold certification to the renovated Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS).
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Sunday, Aug. 4 marked a ceremony welcoming Central Michigan University’s first group of medical students to its new College of Medicine. The “white coat ceremony” in McGuirk Arena welcomed the 64 new students to the start of the school’s four-year program.
Rinnai America Corporation has announced the appointment of Dale Reeder to the position of vice president of customer care for the Peachtree City, Ga.-based company. As the number one selling brand of tankless water heaters, the company will gain from Reeder’s extensive experience. He previously led sales and services organizations as senior vice president of field operations with Ryko Solutions and also served as president and CEO at A&E Factory Services LLS.
LONDON — London-based powerPerfector has announced the expansion of its Voltage Power Optimisation (VPO) technology to the North American market through a partnership with the Enercorr Voltage Optimization Systems, based in Canada.
