Historic Building Renovation Brings College Campus to the Community


(03/07/2013)
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) recently received LEED Gold certification for its new Zilber School of Public Health. The structure is located off-campus and serves as the home for a new department at the university, which will provide all new programming and degrees to prepare students for work in the public health sector.

Making Room for New Facilities at Chemeketa Community College


(11/21/2012)
Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore., is expanding to provide advanced technology and more space for students at the growing campus.

Cornell Welcomes First LEED Platinum Building


(09/19/2012)
Cornell University has recently unveiled its first LEED Platinum building at the school’s Ithaca, N.Y. campus. The Human Ecology Building was awarded the prestigious honor for its sustainable building commitments.

Middle School Completed in Time for Upcoming School Year


(07/26/2012)
A new middle school will open in Durham, N.C., just in time for the 2012-2013 school year.

Underground Athletic Facility Solves Space Concerns


(07/19/2012)
It’s not your typical school gymnasium, but that’s what makes the new athletic facility at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., so unique. The athletic facility was designed to optimize space on the urban campus and rests below ground, under an existing 400-meter track and football field.

Colorado School Achieves Top LEED Honor

By Lisa Kopochinski
(06/27/2012)
Just call Boulder’s Casey Middle School a triple threat. Not only is it one of Colorado’s most sustainable new schools, it is the first middle school in the state and the second in the nation to achieve LEED platinum status.

HOK Selected for $375 Million Project at University of Buffalo


(06/20/2012)
After winning a global design ideas competition, New York-based HOK Architects will design the new University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Science on its downtown campus.

University Health Center Cuts Wait Time for Students


(06/14/2012)
Arizona State University’s main campus in Tempe, Ariz., has unveiled its newly renovated Health Services Building, an energy-efficient facility where patients wait less to get help.

Green Building Benefits

By Torrey Sims
(06/01/2012)
Stuart Brodsky has dedicated his 25-year career at Cannon Design in Chicago to designing and planning educational facilities. At a firm renowned for its K-12 expertise, Brodsky’s projects have received national recognition by organizations such as the American Institute of Architects, the Council for Educational Facility Planners and the American Association of School Administrators.

Green Ribbon Schools Awarded by Obama Administration


(05/30/2012)
Schools from around the country were recognized and honored by President Obama’s administration for being the first-ever U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools.