Whittier Elementary Students Reconnect with Nature
WHEATON, Ill. — Local contractor and community supporter Bruss Landscaping broke ground on a new outdoor classroom project at Whittier Elementary School in Wheaton in early April.
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WIU to Build Performing Arts Center
MACOMB, Ill. — On April 23 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced the release of $60 million for the construction of a new 130,000-square-foot performing arts center on the Western Illinois University campus.
PRINCETON, N.J.Sundt Selected for UC Santa Barbara Project
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The University of California, Santa Barbara has selected Sundt Construction Inc. to build the school’s new $38.5 million Henley Hall Institute for Energy Efficiency. Sundt’s Irvine, Calif. location will serve as construction manager at risk for the 53,000-square-foot project.
Westfield State Debuts Collaborative Spaces
WESTFIELD, Mass. — Westfield State University recently debuted the renovation of Ely Campus Center and the construction of its new student residence, University Hall.
APPLETON, Wis.Thermal Energy Storage Saves Energy, Costs for Schools
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Using innovative sustainable strategies, the thermal energy storage solutions of Calmac Manufacturing have proven to create big cost savings for school districts.
MSBA Approves Funding for New STEM Academy
BOSTON — Officials from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) recently approved up to $37.3 million to support construction of the Dearborn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Academy.
UCSD Opens Collaborative Biomedical Research Facility
LA JOLLA, Calif. — The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) recently opened a new $113 million Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility in La Jolla. The 196,000-square-foot building was designed to encourage collaboration between scientists in the region and worldwide.
AIA New England Recognizes Penn State Lab
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Eva J. Pell Laboratory for Advanced Biological Studies (Pell Lab), designed by Payette of Boston, has received the Honor Award for Design Excellence from the New England chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).