FIU Looks Forward to An Improved Football Stadium
MIAMI 鈥� Florida International University ‘s athletic stadium is undergoing a large-scale expansion that will make the Golden Panthers the only team south of Orlando to have a Division-I on-campus…
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UCF Boosts Programs With Multimillion-Dollar Projects
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥� University of Central Florida is undergoing several improvement projects that are expected to strengthen the school’s medical and athletic programs, including a new psychology building, college of…
Design-Build: A Good Tool for School Construction?
During the last decade, the design-build project delivery method has gained momentum in the nonresidential construction market as owners have discovered the value of placing sole accountability with a single…
Spotlight Sept/Oct 2007 – 10 Ideas for Coping with Rising Construction Costs
Three years ago, school construction costs in the Intermountain region of the U.S. averaged $105 per square foot. Today, those costs are as high as $155 per square foot. Other…
Ask the Expert Sept/Oct 2007 – Climate Control
EleyCharles Eley, FAIA, PE, the executive director for the Collaborative for High Performance Schools, a California-based certification program, discusses the importance of climate when choosing which daylighting, heat retention or…
Q&A Sept/Oct 2007 with Michael Wilkes – Room to Grow
WilkesOutdoor walks around campus on a nice day are among the strongest memories people have of their college campus, not the hallways or classrooms inside buildings, according to Michael Wilkes,…
Design Share 2007 – Global Learning
Awards programs, regardless of the industry, provide an opportunity to reflect on the year’s innovative trends and key projects deemed the best-of-the-best. The 8th Annual DesignShare Awards Program pushes the…
People in the News – Sept/Oct 2007
A/E/C Paulsen NelsonWight & Company, an architecture, construction and engineering services firm based in Darien, Ill., promoted Brad Paulsen from director of K-12 services to vice president and K-12 education…
SCN news ezine – September 2007
September 2007 An Emlen PublicationVisit us at www.schoolconstructionnews.comRead this e-zine on our web site. Please do not reply to this email. A host of green features and an environmentally focused curriculum…
Tandus Enters $83 million Contract with LACCD
LOS ANGELES 鈥� California ‘s Los Angeles Community College District awarded an $83 million carpeting supply contract to Tandus of Dalton, Ga., for all future renovations and new construction projects….