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From the start of the design process for Santa Clara Unified School District’s new preK-12 campus, discussions moved beyond brick-and-mortar to focus on envisioning the future of education in Silicon Valley.
A new K-12 school in Washington, D.C., is the first school in the world to achieve both LEED for Schools Platinum and WELL Platinum, according to its architect, Perkins Eastman. The John Lewis Elementary School is also the first school in the District of Columbia designed to achieve net-zero energy (NZE).
The River Grove Elementary School in Oregon was designed for net-zero carbon and resiliency to seismic events, storms, and wildfire. The roughly 82,000-sf school in a Portland suburb will feature a microgrid—a small-scale power grid that operates independently from the area’s electric grid.
Two new high schools manifest nuanced design differences.
The 2020 Giants 400 Report features more than 130 rankings across 25 building sectors and specialty categories.
Universities reassess current assets to determine growth strategies.
Overcoming isolation isn’t just about the technological face to face, it is about finding meaningful connection and “togetherness”.
The design firm Cooper Carry combined three of its practice studios to collaborate on this project.
Gilbane, Balfour Beatty, Turner, CORE Construction, and Skanska lead the rankings of the nation's largest K-12 school sector contractors and construction management firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.
DLR Group, PBK, Huckabee, Stantec, and VLK Architects top the rankings of the nation's largest K-12 school sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.
K-12 school districts are emphasizing practical, hands-on experience and personalized learning.
The update adds credits to lower carbon footprints and to promote climate change resiliency.
A new paper reports on a recent study of nine schools in Washington DC that gauged occupants’ perceptions.
