2013
BBS Architects Constructs SUNY Athletic Fields
VALHALLA, N.Y. — Construction has begun on the athletic fields and roadways at the Statue University of New York Westchester Community College.
Musco Center for the Arts Commands the Spotlight
ORANGE, Calif. — As Chapman University gears up to offer students a much-awaited curriculum in musical theater, the new Musco Center for the Arts will support the university’s thriving arts programs in a modern premier setting.
American University Awards Skanska Building Contract
WASHINGTON — New York-based Skanska USA Building was recently awarded a $78 million contract to construct American University’s (AU) new East Campus in Washington, D.C. The new space will encompass a large portion of AU’s campus plan and will aim for LEED Gold certification.
Center for Health Studies Opens at Prince George鈥檚 Community College
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
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.
Energy-Efficient Windows
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.
Demolition and New Construction at CSU East Bay鈥檚 Warren Hall
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 Rindge and Latin School Achieves LEED Gold
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently awarded LEED Gold certification to the renovated Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS).