$34 Million UON Building Awarded LEED Gold
OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Nebraska at Omaha achieved LEED Gold certification for Mammel Hall, the new home to the College of Business Administration and the first building in the University of Nebraska system to achieve LEED Gold.
The $34 million, 120,000-square-foot building opened in August 2010 after about two years of construction.
The building’s green features include a community-based design, access to public transportation, and daylight in 75 percent of the rooms.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A tiger isn’t just the school’s mascot — it’s the acronym for their new research facility as well.
Tennessee State University received a $1.3 million grant to create the Tennessee State University Interdisciplinary Graduate Engineering Research (TIGER) Institute — a graduate level research facility for the College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science.
HGA Awarded $58 Million L.A. College Contract
MONTEREY PARK, Calif.
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MSU Nuclear Physics Facility Attracts Researchers
EAST LANSING, Mich.
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Oklahoma School Approves Bid for Athletic Facility
PUTNAM, Okla.
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John Hopkins Alum Donates $30M for Engineering School
BALTIMORE — John C. Malone, chairman of Liberty Media Corp. and a John Hopkins alumnus, donated $30 million to the university’s Whiting School of Engineering to construct a building that allows collaborative research for systems-based approaches to some of society’s biggest problems.
The largest amount ever donated to the school, the money will go toward the construction of a 56,000-square-foot research building on the university’s Homewood campus.
Read More Hawaii Revises Impact Fees to Benefit Local Districts
WAILUKU, Hawaii — Landowners seeking to build new housing in Maui will soon be required to pay new "impact fees" for the construction of new school facilities directly to the local districts rather than through the state or county.
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