LOS ANGELES — The new Los Angeles City College (LACC) Student Union has received a 2014 Design Award at the 44th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards. Presented by the Los Angeles Business Council, the awards celebrate the region’s new and innovative architectural achievements.
WAIHAPU, Hawaii — The Hawaii Department of Education and Waihapu Intermediate School have partnered with Santa Monica, Calif.-based DLR Group to design a facility that will house the school’s new DREAMS Program. The Digital media, Robotics, Engineering/Electronics, Animation, Music and Science (DREAMS) facility will serve the school’s 1,200 seventh and eighth grade students, and allow the school to provide 21st century learning opportunities in a collaborative, student-led environment.
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland school board last week approved a $200 million extension of the $335 million bond issue passed in 2001. It would go towards the city’s $1 billion, 13-year construction plan that would replace 20 existing schools with new buildings as well as renovate 23 others. As such, the November ballot will likely include a property tax that would pay for the additional cost of the plan, which voters will approve or not.
JG Innovations Inc., a leading provider of steel soffit concealment systems, has named Allen Stowers as the firm’s new president. Stowers most recently served as vice president for JG Innovations Inc. and began his career with the company as a marketing director.
Work Zone Cam LLC offers a do-it-yourself, 12 megapixel SLR wireless camera to document worksite progress. The durable product features onboard storage, a cellular GPS antenna, and RJ-45 Ethernet port, a dependable and secure LINUX operating system, a heavy-duty enclosure with heater and fan and a wireless modem. The work zone camera can connect directly to school servers for easy viewing, and Work Zone Cam also provides hosted service for a low monthly fee, which includes a public web page, time-lapse movies and mobile support.
MIAMI — The new Academic Support Center at Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Kendall Campus received LEED Gold certification last fall after opening for use in January 2013.
CHICAGO — The Chicago Building Congress (CBC) and Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) International recently recognized the DePaul University Theatre School in Chicago, Ill. 2014 with a CBC/COAA Owners’ Choice Award.
ALTON, Texas — Construction on a new Mission Collegiate High School (MCHS) campus in Alton, Texas is expected to begin July 1. If construction goes as planned, the new school building will be completed next summer in time for students to move in for the 2015-2016 school year.
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Dwight-Englewood School officials broke ground June 3 on the new Hajjar STEM Center building. The $20 million facility is key component of the school’s master plan, and will integrate its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum.
