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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.
EDexpo 2016 Marks Education Market Association鈥檚 100th Year
LAS VEGAS — Earlier this month in Las Vegas, the Education Market Association hosted for dealers and suppliers in the educational products marketplace. The event marked the organization’s 100th anniversary, and showcased products from 187 different companies, an increase of 10 percent over the prior year.
University of Iowa Drops Art Museum Partnership
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa (UI) recently withdrew from a planned public-private partnership for construction of a new Museum of Art building in Iowa City after university officials became concerned about the cost, which is currently estimated at $80 million.
University of Cincinnati 鈥淕lass House鈥� Earns AIA Award
CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati’s “Glass House,” Morgens Hall, recently earned a 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) of Ohio Award. The project team incorporated a number of sustainable and energy-efficient features and building techniques into the innovative renovation, which also earned the hall LEED Silver certification in 2015, according to the University of Cincinnati.
Midwest Construction Report and Bids to Watch
Beginning in the March/April print edition of 糖心少女, subscribers will see a new section: The 糖心少女 Construction Report. Originally an online-only publication, the Construction Report is now featured weekly on the magazine’s and in each print edition. It will showcase both active bids and projects to watch from across the country, giving readers an inside track on important upcoming projects.
Massachusetts Voters Approve School Construction
GRANBY, Mass. — Voters approved a 7.7 percent tax increase on March 1 to pay the bonds to finance a $34 million school construction project in Granby.
Of 2,446 votes, 1,646 registered voters voted in favor of the tax increase, while 800 were against it, reported . Officially, voters approved a Proposition 2.5 debt exclusion, which allows the town to exceed the 2.5 percent annual tax levy cap to pay back loans for the life of the bonds.
San Mateo High School Project Wins Modernization Award
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Santa Rosa-based Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA) was recently honored with the Leroy F. Greene Design and Planning Award — as well as an Award of Excellence in the Modernization category — for its San Mateo High School Old Brick Studio project, completed for the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) in August 2015. Both awards were given by the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) in partnership with the American Institute of Architects California Council (AIACC) at the 37th Annual C.A.S.H. Conference on Feb. 23 in Sacramento.
Harvard鈥檚 Tozzer Anthropology Building Earns LEED Gold
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Almost two years after its May 2014 debut, Harvard University’s in Cambridge earned LEED Gold certification. The facility’s custom-engineered windows and curtainwall were placed in a staggered pattern throughout the brick- and copper-clad exterior, creating an abundance of natural light on the interior.