Aquatic Facility Targets LEED Silver
SAN MATEO, Calif. — An educational building that opens out to a competition swimming pool is not the typical layout a person might expect to find in a high school setting.
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SAN MATEO, Calif. — An educational building that opens out to a competition swimming pool is not the typical layout a person might expect to find in a high school setting.
Dual-Use Higher Ed. Facility Earns LEED Gold
Study: Green Offices are More Productive
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new study released by Michigan State University draws an evidence-based connection between environmentally friendly offices buildings and the productivity of office staff.
Titled “Effects of Green Buildings on Employee Health and Productivity,” the study examined two cases in the Lansing area where workers moved from a conventional office building to an environmentally friendly green facility. Workers claimed they called in sick less often and were more productive in the new sustainable environment.
Read More 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.
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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.
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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.
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