Harvard Installs Largest Solar Array on Campus
BOSTON — Harvard continues to solidify its place among energy efficient universities.
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Designing Schools for 21st Century Learning
School design is crucial in order to accommodate the changing needs of students, staff and teachers. Architects have been working side-by-side with school officials to deliver spaces that provide the best opportunities for student learning. With new technologies and innovative teaching methods, classroom spaces have become more than just desk-filled rooms. These new classroom designs feature flexible learning spaces that have the ability to take student learning to the next level.
Moody Nolan Hauls in Awards
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus-based Moody Nolan, the largest African-American owned and operated architecture firm in the U.S., recently won several design awards over the first half of 2012 for its work at educational and recreational facilities.
Report Details the Future of California鈥檚 K-12 Schools
BEREKLEY, Calif. — The time to start thinking about the future of schools is now, according to a new University of California at Berkeley report released by California superintendent of public instruction, Tom Torlakson.
Construction Projects Take Flight at Universities Throughout the Country
NEWARK, Del. — As students relax and leave campus for the summer months, construction crews have been busy working on major projects at universities around the nation.
Columbia University Receives First LEED-ND Certification in New York
NEW YORK — Columbia University in New York City is making a green statement with its Manhattanville campus, as it currently earned LEED Platinum in the Neighborhood Development (ND) category of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system.
Lend Lease Partners with Chicago Public Schools
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools has announced the Lend Lease team, in conjunction with Primera Engineers, DSR Group, SPAAN Tech, Rubinos & Mesia and Comprehensive Construction Consultants, as the new construction manager for its capital improvement program.
Underground Athletic Facility Solves Space Concerns
WASHINGTON — It’s not your typical school gymnasium, but that’s what makes the new athletic facility at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., so unique.
Connecticut to Receive Third Medical School
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac University will be receiving a new medical school in 2013, making it the third new medical school in the state of Connecticut.
First Net Zero Energy Classroom in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Manteca, Calif.-based American Modular Systems have recently designed four new Gen7 high-performance, prefabricated classrooms at Brentwood School in Los Angeles.