Construction Underway on New Sunset Ridge School
NORTHFIELD, Ill. — Construction crews officially broke ground on a new 70,000-square-foot school for Sunset Ridge School District 29 in Northfield on April 14.
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University of Michigan Library Reopens After Extensive Renovation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan (U-M) William L. Clements Library reopened on April 11 after a more than two-year, $17 million renovation and expansion. The project enhances accessibility and increases the use of the library’s collections for teaching and learning.
Construction Begins on University of Findlay Business School
FINDLAY, Ohio — The new Center for Student Life and College of Business at the University of Findlay will marry academic space with recreational space in an effort to engage students on both an educational and personal level.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new $23 million building was held on March 31 near the construction site, marking the beginning of the 17-month construction project. Columbus, Ohio-based M+A Architects is serving as the architect on the project.
A4LE Calls for James D. MacConnell Award Entrants
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The (A4LE) is seeking entrants for the 2016 James D.
University of Indiana Assembly Hall on Schedule, on Budget
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Work on the University of Indiana (IU) Assembly Hall in Bloomington, home to the university’s women’s and men’s basketball teams, recently entered its final stages.
Utah Prepares for Construction of Second Medical School
IVINS, Utah — Construction begins this week on the Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Southern Utah, which will be the second campus for the Colorado-based medical school. It will also be Utah’s second medical school; University of Utah School of Medicine being the first.
EDmarket Seeks Grant Applications for EDspaces 2016
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Silver Spring-based Education Market Association (EDmarket), a leading trade organization for the educational products marketplace, is seeking key school, college or university decision makers involved in the design, build, management or renovation of an educational facility to apply for an Educational Facility Grant for the EDspaces 2016 Conference & Expo. The conference and expo will take place in Cincinnati November 2-4, 2016.
LEADVILLE, Colo.Biola University Breaks Ground on New Science Building
LA MIRADA, Calif. — Construction broke ground on the new 91,000-square-foot Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health at Biola University in La Mirada on March 22. The $45 million, three-story building will serve as a teaching, research and laboratory facility for the university’s School of Science Technology and Health.
Pasadena, Calif.-headquartered C.W. Driver is serving as the construction manager on the project, which is tentatively scheduled for completion in fall 2017. Gensler, with offices in Los Angeles, is the architect.
Gov. Malloy Stops Funding for Under-Budget Sandy Hook Project
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Construction on the new Sandy Hook Elementary is on schedule and about $2.3 million under the project’s original $50 million budget. As such, Gov. Dannel Malloy decided to include the savings in a plan for more than $350 million in bond payment cuts — even though the project won’t be officially completed for three to four months.