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When contractors understand how a building functions, they can develop phasing plans that reduce unnecessary interruptions and allow the institution to continue operating as smoothly as possible.

Modernizing Higher Education Campus Facilities Without Interrupting Learning

2 weeks ago1 month ago7 mins

Higher education campuses rarely have the luxury of shutting down for construction.

Cornell University鈥檚 Maplewood Graduate Housing Phase II, a new off-campus residential community designed to house 800 graduate students

Mass Timber as a Catalyst for Biophilic, Sustainable Campus Design

3 months ago4 months ago9 mins

Mass timber construction offers a powerful way to bring the warmth,聽texture聽and psychological benefits of nature indoors, while also advancing sustainability goals and, in many cases, matching or outperforming traditional steel construction on cost.聽聽

Cultural and academic investments such as the Williams College Museum of Art have demonstrated how institutions are also reinvesting in assets that support teaching, community engagement, and donor interest. Photo Credit: SO II in collaboration with Perry Dean Rodgers

Owner鈥檚 Rep George Swetz of Skanska on Navigating Risk, Cost and Change in Higher Ed Construction

3 months ago4 months ago9 mins

Higher education institutions are reevaluating how capital projects support long-term value,聽flexibility聽and campus identity, while navigating cost volatility and complex stakeholder demands.

The University is embarking on its largest expansion in history with the Carolina North campus extension, a sign of how UNC-Chapel Hill is growing to serve the state. (Johnny Andrews/UNC-Chapel Hill)

UNC Selects Master Plan Designer, Names Advisory Committee for Carolina North Campus Expansion

3 months ago4 months ago5 mins

In May, UNC-Chapel Hill made progress聽on its Carolina North campus expansion project, naming a stakeholder advisory committee and selecting a master聽plan聽designer聽to help shape the project鈥檚 layout,聽infrastructure聽and phased development.聽

The exterior of the building will reflect UTEP鈥檚 distinctive Bhutanese architectural style, complemented by native Chihuahuan desert plant landscaping designed by Ten Eyck Landscape Architects.

University of Texas at El Paso Breaks Ground on New 507-Bed Student Housing Complex

3 months ago3 months ago5 mins

Students at The University of Texas at El Paso will soon live in a state-of-the-art residence hall equipped with a fitness center and brand-new dining facility near the center of campus.

Western Kentucky University, Gordon Ford College of Business at Amy and David Chandler Hall聽

Campus Design for the Post-Linear Learning Era

4 months ago4 months ago9 mins

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education to answer an uncomfortable question: if the classroom is the only place that matters, why bother with a campus at all?聽

Exterior rendering of Georgia Tech University, a brick building with rows of trees lining the building.

Higher Ed Capital Renewal Backlog Rises 8% to $156 Per Gross Square Foot, Report Shows

5 months ago5 mins

Deferred capital renewal needs at North American colleges and universities climbed to聽$156 per gross square foot, an聽8%聽year-over-year increase, according to Gordian鈥檚 latest聽State of Facilities in Higher Education聽report.聽聽

The building鈥檚 exterior was carefully rehabilitated, with its historic character retained and repaired, when possible.

How UC Berkeley鈥檚 Creekside Center Reimagines Accessibility and Sustainability

7 months ago7 months ago10 mins

The reimagined Creekside Center at UC Berkeley represents a fundamental shift in how accessibility, sustainability, and historic preservation can coexist within the academic built environment.

The 120,000-square-foot, two-floor structure housing Building Construction, Electrical Construction, HVAC, Plumbing and Pipefitting and Solar Energy programs.

Texas State Technical College Opens Construction Technologies Center

8 months ago7 months ago5 mins

On Feb. 2, Texas State Technical College (TSTC) opened a new Construction Technologies Center to students at its Waco campus, bringing several construction-trades programs under one roof.

Blanco Hall is welcoming its first students and expanding on-campus housing for first-year students and sophomores.

University of Texas San Antonio Advances Five Significant Facility Projects

9 months ago9 months ago6 mins

UT San Antonio is heading into 2026 with a wave of facility investment that adds housing, expands downtown academic and business-support space, and upgrades athletics infrastructure. Five projects鈥攕ome already in use, others nearing completion鈥攈ighlight where the university is putting construction dollars to work.聽