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on May 18,2011 in Feature

Perkins+Will, Chicago, designed the Early Learning Center, a $9 million, 37,000-sf addition to Barrington Middle School in Barrington, Ill., to...

on May 18,2011 in Feature

The $82 million, 280,000-sf Dover (Del.) High School will have capacity for 1,800 students and feature a 900-seat theater, a 2,500-seat gymnasium...

on May 17,2011 in Feature

Texas-based firm Corgan designed the 152,200-sf Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in Irving, Texas, with the goal of creating the largest net-zero...

on March 17,2011 in Product Review

Installation of bright new LED luminaires from BetaLED were an integral part of building and safety improvements made to the 1,700-student James...

on March 16,2011 in Product Review

Mahlum Architects is designing the Finn Hill Junior High in Kirkland, Wash., to be 47% more energy efficient than targets set by the Energy Star...

on March 16,2011 in Product Review

Looking to make the 21,000-sf Turtle River Montessori School in Jupiter, Fla., as energy efficient as possible, the mechanical engineering team...

on March 15,2011 in Feature
With the downturn in the economy and the crash in residential property values, school districts across the country that depend primarily on property...
on February 18,2011 in Product Review

A modular elevator was added to the Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif., as part of the private college preparatory school’s...

on January 09,2011 in Product Review

Concerned about high HVAC energy use due to solar heat, and high energy consumption for heating in the winter, the school installed a 12-foot-...

on January 09,2011 in Product Review

During its recent expansion, Piper High School in Kansas City, Kan., added both school spirit and functionality with the installation of a pirate...

Armstrong flooring
on December 20,2010 in Product Review

Enterprise Middle School in Compton, Calif., was in such a state of disrepair that NBC selected it for a makeover on the show “School Pride...

Ayagina’ar Elitnaurvik
on December 17,2010 in Feature

Ayagina’ar Elitnaurvik, a new K-12 school serving the Lower Kuskikwim School District, is now open in Kongiganak, a remote Alaskan village...

on December 06,2010 in Feature
Rising energy costs and a tough economic climate have forced the nation’s school districts to defer facility maintenance and delay construction...
on November 29,2010 in Feature

Hard hit by the economy, new construction in the K-12 sector has slowed considerably over the past year. Yet innovation has continued, along with...

on November 03,2010 in Product Review

The Willow School in Gladstone, N.J., reached its LEED Platinum goal with the help of a Follansbee TCS II roof. The new 13,000-sf building, known...

on November 03,2010 in Product Review

Halsey Taylor’s Hydroboost filling station gives schools, colleges, hospitals, and public buildings an eco-friendly way to provide cold...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

SchenkelShultz has completed design of the new 101,270-sf elementary Highlands Elementary School, as well as designs for three existing buildings...

on October 13,2010 in Product Review

A SmartPlate water-to-water SP33 heater and 200-gallon boiler-side buffer tank from AERCO International saved the Chelmsford (Mass.) High School...

on October 13,2010 in Feature

Sundra L. Ryce, President and CEO of SLR Contracting & Service Company, Buffalo, N.Y., talks about her firm’s success in new...

on October 12,2010 in Feature

27th Annual Reconstruction Awards—Special Recognition. Early in the...