• University of Utah to Expand Applied Sciences Building

    The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, is set to begin construction on renovations and additions to its applied sciences building. Work will start in early October and consist of renovating 40,000 square feet inside the William Stewart Building for Applied Sciences, as well as building a 100,000-square-foot addition on the building’s west side. 10/06/2022

  • Solatube Debuts SolaMaster Round Ceiling Fixtures

    Tubular Daylighting Device (TDD) manufacturer Solatube International, Inc. recently introduced the newest addition to its SolaMaster product line. The Round Ceiling Fixture features a minimal ceiling intrusion that is almost flush with the ceiling itself, offering a clean, modern way to add daylighting into installation spaces. 10/04/2022

  • Alabama Elementary School Breaks Ground on Replacement Facility

    Hartselle City Schools in Hartselle, Ala., recently broke ground on a replacement facility for the oldest school in its district. The new Crestline Elementary School will cover about 105,000 square feet, cost about $36 million, and is scheduled for completion in time for the beginning of the 2024–25 school year, according to local news. 10/04/2022

  • Educational Market Has “Mounted” a Huge Upgrade in A/V Technology—and the Devices to Support It

    As the technology has advanced, both the elementary and secondary educational markets have sought to upgrade classrooms to keep pace with the changing technology. Of course, as the newest flatscreens, most advanced computer monitors, and cutting-edge interactive panels made their way into the classroom, there was an accompanying need to mount them. 10/04/2022

  • St. Mary’s College Opens New Performing Arts Building

    St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, recently debuted its new performing arts center to the public. The college held a daylong celebration on Saturday, Sept. 24, in honor of the new Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center. 09/29/2022

  • Smith College, MNLA Partner for 20-Year Landscape Master Plan

    Smith College in Northampton, Mass., recently partnered with landscape architecture firm MNLA to complete a 20-year landscape master plan for its 147-acre campus. 09/29/2022

  • University of Virginia Partners with BenchPro on Studio Space

    The University of Virginia School of Architecture (UVA) is providing students with a new and improved design education environment which includes a 24,000 square foot renovation project as well as model making spaces. 09/27/2022

  • Poppy Health Releases Results of Pilot Study Regarding Indoor Air Safety Monitoring

    Air monitoring systems provider Poppy Health recently released the results of a pilot study that it conducted alongside Primary.Health to test indoor air at California K–12 schools, according to a news release. 09/26/2022

  • West Feliciana High School Freshman Academy

    Louisiana High School Opens New CTE Center

    A Louisiana high school recently completed a series of construction and renovation projects with the ribbon-cutting for its new Career Technical Education Center. 09/26/2022

  • Schools In Focus: Talking Campus Security with Mitch McKinley

    Schools In Focus: Bringing Learning to the Great Outdoors

    On this episode of Schools in Focus, our guest is Brad Pittam, president of the International Play Equipment Manufacturer’s Association, or IPEMA. 09/22/2022

  • Schools in Focus

    Bringing Learning to the Great Outdoors

    On this episode of Schools in Focus, our guest is Brad Pittam, president of the International Play Equipment Manufacturer’s Association, or IPEMA. We’ll touch on topics like the recent rise in outdoor classrooms, the benefits that these spaces provide to students and teachers alike, the difference and overlap between outdoor classrooms and playgrounds, and design elements to be mindful of when implementing these spaces into your campus. This episode is sponsored by IPEMA. 09/22/2022

  • Jeff Livingston, Spiezle Architectural Group

    Spiezle Architectural Group Hires New Director of Campus Architecture

    Architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning firm Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc., recently announced that Jeff B. Livingston, RA, NCARB will join the firm as its new Director of Campus Architecture. 09/22/2022

  • LSU Health Shreveport, Perkins&Will to Collaborate on Dual Projects

    LSU Health Shreveport and the Houston Studio of architecture and design firm Perkins&Will have announced design details about two upcoming projects for the academic medical center located in Shreveport, La. 09/22/2022

  • University of Kentucky Names Upcoming Outdoor Development Project

    The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., recently announced that its upcoming Rose Street Development Park Project will be named the Alumni Commons. 09/22/2022

  • Maple River K12 School

    Southern Minnesota Gains New K–12 School

    The Maple River School District in Mapleton, Minn., recently finished construction on a new, $63-million K–12 school. The new facility covers 200,000 square feet and will serve students in the rural communities of Amboy, Good Thunder, Mapleton and Minnesota Lake, according to a news release. 09/20/2022

  • Virginia School District Set to Save $3.1M in Energy, Operating Costs

    Fredericksburg City Public Schools in Fredericksburg, Va., recently partnered with facility solutions provider ABM on the creation of an Energy Performance Contracting program. The solution will save the district an estimated $3.1 million in energy and operating costs over the next fifteen years, according to a news release. 09/19/2022

  • Michigan School District Selects Gun-Detection Security Solution

    A Michigan school district recently selected an AI-based gun detection platform to combat the recent rise in active shooter events, according to a press release. 09/19/2022

  • Wisconsin Medical School Breaks Ground on Cancer Research Facility

    The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wis., recently broke ground on a 150,000-square-foot cancer research facility that will be the first of its kind in both the city of Milwaukee and in eastern Wisconsin, according to a news release. The MCW Cancer Research Building will centralize the college’s 700 cancer-related researchers and 135 lab spaces currently spread across its campus into a single location. 09/15/2022