LACCD Eliminates Surplus With Online Tool
LOS ANGELES 鈥� The Los Angeles Community College District is working to achieve its zero-waste policy through a new program that diverts excess equipment and furnishings from landfills. The LACCD…
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University of Georgia Receives Maintenance Award
ATHENS, Ga. 鈥� The University of Georgia received Cleaning Industry Management Standard Certification with honors by the International Sanitary Supply Association, making it the second university to achieve the distinction….
Georgia School Design Includes 72 Surveillance Cameras
THOMSON, Ga. 鈥� Security surveillance cameras could become requisite features in junior high school design to prevent gang activity, vandalism, bullying and guns on campus if more school administrators follow…
Student Success Centers Can Improve Academic Performance
As four-year universities transition away from basic skills instruction, community colleges have become primarily responsible for fulfilling this service for students. Community colleges are beginning to implement new programs in…
Officials, Project Crew Celebrate City/School District Collaboration
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. 鈥� Stakeholders involved with the planning and construction of River City High School celebrated the near completion of the project with a dinner and reception next to…
Groundbreaking Held for $6.8 Million Child Development Center
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. 鈥� The voices of nearly 100 children wearing hard hats rang out resoundingly at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new $6.8 million child development center at Pierce…
Contractor: $45 Million Cal Poly Pomona Project Competed Under Budget
POMONA, Calif. 鈥� Construction was completed on a $45 million expansion of the library at California State Polytechnic University Pomona under budget and on schedule, according to Rudolph and Sletten…
Creating a Safe, Secure School With Signs
As violence on school campuses continues and criminal activity in communities remains a constant threat, the need to design a safe and secure campus environment has never been more important….
Sustaining a Budget With Sustainable Design
LEED certification has made facility design concepts easier for architects, engineers and owners to achieve by standardizing and formalizing much of the approach to facility design. But what process should architects, engineers and owners apply in selecting green design strategies?