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Oct 16, 2024 · Norman Rockwell Elementary Progresses in Their Planning. October 16, 2024 School News on Norman Rockwell Elementary Progresses in Their Planning. In 2022, the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) community voted to repurpose $295 million in funds from the Building Excellence Construction Levy to create a new school campus in Redmond.
Groundbreaking Held for Texas High School
Oct 16, 2019 · EL PASO, Texas – On September 17, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the reconstruction of Socorro High School in El Paso. The reconstruction of this school is part of the Socorro Independent School District 2017 Bond program, that was overwhelmingly approved by voters. The project includes plans for a state-of-the-art facility with ...
Five Ways Schools Benefit From Wall Talkers
Sep 2, 2015 · Five Ways Schools Benefit From Wall Talkers. September 2, 2015 Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Senator John Whitmire. Educators who haven’t heard of "wall talkers" might cringe at the idea of letting students write all over classroom walls. However, using these writable surfaces in the classroom can be a great way to build community and increase ...
North Haven Middle School Construction Progresses
Oct 29, 2015 · NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — After breaking ground in July 2015, construction on the new North Haven Middle School is moving right along. The $69.8 million project is the largest school expenditure in the town’s history, and includes 88,000 square feet of new space and renovations to the existing building, which will bring the school to a …
Core Considerations for Early Childhood Classroom Design
Oct 21, 2020 · Core Considerations for Early Childhood Classroom Design. October 21, 2020 School News RAND Corporation, Stantec, STEM. By Michael Lovaglio. Driven by new paradigms in curriculum delivery and promising new research on what helps young learners excel, the early childhood classroom environment is changing. This change is rapid and far from uniform.
California High School Project Achieves LEED Platinum
May 12, 2020 · By SCN Staff. SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Sonoma Academy’s Janet Durgin Guild and Commons was recently awarded LEED Platinum, the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest green building rating. The $17 million project—at the private co-ed college preparatory high school—has also been recognized for its low carbon footprint and material transparency.
The Health and Cost Benefits of Flicker-Free Lighting
Dec 5, 2019 · Along with these benefits, flicker-free LED lighting holds the potential to boost the quality of classroom learning and productivity. This is a natural consequence of the fact that students can concentrate more intently—and for longer periods of time—under this type of illumination. The full spectrum and constant irradiance generated by ...
Q&A: Best Practices for Building on an Active School Campus
Jun 8, 2016 · Conducting both small- and large-scale projects on an active school or university campus is a delicate process. Project teams must consider student, faculty, parent and visitor safety from all angles, while also ensuring the security of the project site itself so you may need to get the contract looked at by a firm like Roberts Legal to ensure everything is correct and safe..
Charter Builders and SpawMaxwell Now Under Balfour Beatty Name
Jan 31, 2012 · DALLAS — Two Texas-based companies, Charter Builders of Dallas and SpawMaxwell of Houston, will now be known collectively as Balfour Beatty Construction. Charter Builders has been working with Balfour Beatty since 2006 and SpawMaxwell has been working with the company since 2009. Now the two companies will join Balfour Beatty under one name ...
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