Sustainable Landscape Rating Pilot Program Introduced
WASHINGTON — A new national rating system for sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance has selected over 150 test sites to participate in a two-year pilot program.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin, and the United States Botanic Garden, provides voluntary guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable landscapes of all kinds, with or without buildings.
Ohio Healthcare Jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Construction crews at Ohio State University have broken ground on a $1 billion medical center expansion, the largest job-generating initiative in Ohio’s history, according to reports.
St. Louis University Completes Major Projects
UoM Research Facility Nearly Completed
MIAMI, Fla. — The University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park — currently under construction — has pre-leased 80,000-square feet of office and lab space to its first tenant, the University of Miami Tissue Bank.
Project developer Wexford Miami, a subsidiary of Wexford Science and Technology of Hanover, Md., finalized the lease
in the park’s first building, currently under development.
Read More in the park’s first building, currently under development.
Detroit Plans Major School Investment
DETROIT — Detroit Public Schools is kicking off a $500 million, three-year capital improvement campaign with three construction and renovation projects totaling $64.1 million. As part of the capital improvement plan, the DPS will close dozens of schools district-wide and consolidate other facilities to reflect the city’s shrinking enrollment. Construction on the school projects is expected to start this summer.
Eco-Friendly Flooring
Forbo Flooring Systems offers the Marmoleum Global 3 collection made from annually renewable resources. The flooring features natural bacteriostatic properties and is completely recyclable, according to the company. Flooring is available in several designs and more than 50 colors and comes with a topshield finish that provides an occupancy-ready, low-maintenance surface.
Detroit to Invest $1 Billion in Schools
DETROIT — Detroit Public Schools is kicking off a $500 million, three-year capital improvement campaign with three construction and renovation projects totaling $64.1 million. As part of the capital improvement plan, the DPS will close dozens of schools district-wide and consolidate other facilities to reflect the city’s shrinking enrollment. Construction on the school projects is expected to start this summer.
The projects include a $45.3 million replacement to Martin Luther King High School.
Read More School Safety & Security
One of the fundamental goals of school planning is to provide students a safe and secure learning environment. In the past decade a great 
effort has been made nationally to outfit schools with high tech electronic surveillance systems to actively monitor and control school access and security.
Read More effort has been made nationally to outfit schools with high tech electronic surveillance systems to actively monitor and control school access and security.
