University of New Mexico Regents Approve Bond Proposal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-The regents of the University of New Mexico have approved a $125 million bond package that will be used to pay for capital improvements to the university. It will…
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Construction Begins on Luxury Student Housing Community
AUSTIN, Texas-American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE:ACC), an owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing, announced the start of construction of Callaway Villas, a 704-bed luxury student community servicing students…
District Works to Reduce Distracting False Alarms
KILLEEN, Texas-When 33,000-student Killeen Independent School District began experiencing a spate of disruptive false fire alarms, it hired Construction Services and Facility Planning to evaluate alarm suppliers. Its criteria included…
Minnesota Schools Select Honeywell Instant Alert
MINNEAPOLIS-Honeywell announced yesterday that Valley Crossing Community School in Washington County and the Orono Public School in Hennepin County, Minn., have selected Honeywell Instant Alert for Schools to help improve…
Architectural Firm Designs Dining Hall for Air Force Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Located in the Community Center area of the United States Air Force Academy, the Airman Dining Hall serves as the primary food service facility for the preparatory school…
Precision Control Plays Role in University’s Renovation
ROHNERT PARK, Calif.-Sonoma State University proposed converting the original Ruben Salazar library into a multi-use facility. The project required careful consideration, from selection of the 106kW solar photovoltaic system to…
FSU’s Library 麻豆福利网 Environmentally Controlled Archival Room
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Florida State University’s Seminole Indian artifact and rare book collections are now accessible to students in one environmentally controlled room as the result of an $827,000 renovation and a…
Emergency Panic Buttons Installed for Bus Drivers
DUNCANVILLE, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. (AMEX:TLL) announced the signing of the Duncanville Independent School District for its VTraxfleet tracking system, including emergency panic button alert response services. The company recently began…
Florida Board of Education Seeks $1.9 Billion for New Classrooms
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-On Sept. 20, the Florida Board of Education voted unanimously to seek $1.9 billion from the Legislature next spring to build 6,500 new classrooms. The classrooms are needed to…
Study Reveals Trends in Funding and Construction at Universities and Colleges
PRINCETON, N.J.-Colleges and universities across the U.S. will have more students and less money for construction projects, according to a study conducted by Hillier Architecture. In the coming years, a…