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Campus Operations Best Practices

5 ways to deliver a higher degree of care for colleges and universities
Nov. 18, 2024
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Care for your campus with smarter solutions

5 ways to deliver a higher degree of care for colleges and universities
Nov. 18, 2024
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Refrigerants for HVAC: Current U.S. Regulations & Future Sustainability

Join our webinar to uncover how HVAC refrigerants impact greenhouse gas emissions, explore new regulations and alternatives, and find the balance between safety, performance, ...
Sept. 24, 2024
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Strategies for Curbing Costs & Carbon on Campus

Uncover solutions for colleges and universities to reduce carbon footprints, lower energy consumption, and boost resilience with an eye on the bottom line.
Aug. 29, 2024

Planning & Design

Ector County Independent School District
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Ector County (Texas) district breaks ground on middle school

The 170,000-square-foot campus in West Odessa will be the district's first new middle school in more than 40 years.
Jan. 17, 2025
Purdue University
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Purdue University in Indianapolis unveils renderings of planned 15-story building

The 248,000-square-foot facility will be the initial centerpiece of Purdue's Indianapolis campus.
Jan. 17, 2025
Georgia State University
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Georgia State University breaks ground on research facility

The nine-story, 155,000-square-foot tower is set to open in downtown Atlanta in 2026.
Jan. 17, 2025
Seton High School
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Catholic girls high school in Cincinnati is building a sports complex

Seton High School's $16 million athletic facility is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
Jan. 15, 2025

Construction

Virginia Department of Education
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Virginia's governor's budget proposal seeks an additional $290 million for school construction

More than half of the school buildings in Virginia are older than 50 years, the state says.
Dec. 16, 2024
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Knowledge Center: A hands-on approach

Students know the health benefits of handwashing, but don't always make the effort, a survey says.
Oct. 4, 2024
Los Angeles Unified School District
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$70 million upgrade will add classrooms, kitchen to Los Angeles elementary

The additional space will reduce the school's reliance on portable classrooms.
Oct. 3, 2024
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Workers install a replacement roof at the Clarkson University Recreation Center in Potsdam, New York.

From an afterthought to essential

Proper care and maintenance of roofs can help extend the life of an education facility.
Oct. 3, 2024

Energy

Kean University
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Students from mold-contaminated New Jersey elementary have been moved to a college campus

Kean University in Union, N.J., will provide classrooms for the rest of the academic year for students from Hannah Caldwell Elementary in Union.
Nov. 18, 2024
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Taking advantage of simultaneous heating and cooling with hydronic heat pumps gives colleges and universities an opportunity to achieve partial decarbonization while providing a funding source for future sustainability projects.

Pumping up energy savings

Funding decarbonization strategies through heat pump adoption.
Nov. 5, 2024
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A new VRF system has helped St. James the Greater Catholic School in Oklahoma City gain better control of comfort levels in each classroom.

A Variable Approach

Schools can enhance facility comfort with a Variable Refrigerant Flow HVAC system.
Oct. 3, 2024
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Mold forces New Jersey elementary to shut down

Students from Laura Donovan Elementary School in Freehold are being relocated to other campuses while the district carries out remediation.
Sept. 3, 2024

Maintenance & Operations

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University of Houston says deferred maintenance needs top $700 million

Deferred maintenance needs in 2024 have risen 35% since 2020, university says.
Dec. 16, 2024
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How to Acquire Cleaning Innovation for Your School

When it comes to school facility maintenance, the benefits of acquiring innovation are obvious. What is less obvious is how to get innovation into the building. Summer Lightner...
Dec. 1, 2024
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Antietam High School in Reading, Pennsylvania

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Funding change in Idaho leaves some districts short on maintenance money Some school districts in Idaho are struggling to cover routine maintenance costs — even as the state...
Oct. 4, 2024
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Editorial eBook: Surface Choices

Learn about the various types of flooring used in education facilities and which flooring types are most suited to the different areas and functions in a school.
Aug. 19, 2024

Safety & Security

Ashtabula Area City Schools
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Roof collapse forces students in Ashtabula, Ohio, to move to temporary sites

Students from Lakeside High, where a roof collapsed last month, are dispersed among 4 sites, including a former primary school and a former Catholic school.
Jan. 9, 2025
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Kindergartner killed by school bus in Wisconsin school parking lot

Finn Katona, 5, was struck while transferring buses at Silver Spring Intermediate School in Sussex, Wisconsin.
Jan. 6, 2025
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Tornado damage forces temporary relocation of Texas school

Students at Walt Disney Elementary in Alvin will resume classes next week in the former Alvin Elementary School after a tornado struck the Disney campus.
Dec. 30, 2024
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Anti-hazing legislation signed into law

The Stop Campus Hazing Act requires colleges to start collecting and disclosing hazing statistics.
Dec. 27, 2024