Sweetwater Union High School Leading the Way in Green School Building


(11/29/2011)
Approximately one out of every four Americans step foot on the campus of an educational institution each day

Prototype Designed to Meet LAUSD Needs


(05/19/2011)
The Los Angeles Unified School district signed a contract with Gonzalez Goodale Architects through a competitive design process for new school building prototype to replace thousands of temporary classrooms.

California University Builds Eco-Friendly Apartments

By Lisa Kopochinski
(04/29/2011)
When completed this September, Santa Clara University will open its first eco-friendly student-housing complex — all part of its larger plan to attain net zero carbon emissions by 2015.

San Mateo College Earns LEED Gold

By Lisa Kopochinski
(04/18/2011)
The College of San Mateo recently received LEED Gold designation from the USGBC for its new health and wellness building.

Facility of the Month: Loma Linda University

By Sameea Kamal
(03/03/2011)
The 149,000-square-foot, four-level Centennial Complex includes classrooms, labs, exam rooms, faculty offices and an Amphitheater Center with 250-seat and 350-seat theaters for regularly scheduled classes, seminars and programs.

University Solar Fields on the Rise

By Sameea Kamal
(02/24/2011)
One of the latest trends on college campuses is an increasing number of solar energy fields hosted by universities, made possible by a number of supporting factors.

PODCAST: $1 Billion in Calif. School Projects


(02/11/2011)
An official with the California Department of Education says that the state has $1 Billion available for qualified K-12 modernization projects.

Chula Vista High School’s Green Renovation

By Katherine Alvarez
(02/07/2011)
Students at a Southern California high school start 2011 off with new green-standard facilities, the result of a $644 million school construction bond program.

Calif. Governor Proposes Cuts to University Budgets


(02/07/2011)
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced a proposed budget that would cut $12.5 billion from the state’s budget, with $500 million in cuts from the University of California and another $500 million from the California State University system.

Treatment, Technology a Focus at Mission Bay

By Michelle Brunetti
(01/25/2011)
But by 2014, the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will have parlayed a decade or more of vision and planning into a world-class medical facility with the opening of three breakthrough hospitals: Children’s, Women’s Specialty and Cancer.