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Articles: Construction

New School Will be Both Sustainable and STEM Inspiring

News Update
The new Gloria Marshall Elementary School, opening this fall in Texas, will sport an aquatic pond, a butterfly garden, an above-ground cistern and a wind turbine.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, May 2011
Tags: 
energy savings
green schools
project-based-learning
STEM

Facilities of Environmental Distinction

Feature
The American Institute of Architects honors a few buildings that reveal environmental stewardship.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Mar 2011
Tags: 
energy savings
green schools

Kentucky Opens its Largest School

News Update
Warren County (Ky.) Public Schools opened the state's largest school to address the district's growing size.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
bonds
green schools

LA Unified Opens Most Expensive School Complex

News Update
LAUSD builds $578 million school complex.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Oct 2010
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bonds

Working Hard in the Big Easy

Feature
Five years post-Katrina, Paul Vallas continues to rebuild the New Orleans Recovery School District.
Ericka Mellon
District Administration, Sep 2010
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repairs

Indianapolis Public Schools Pursues LEED Certification

News Update
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) will be putting the final touches on 25 refurbished buildings that will receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jun 2010
Tags: 
budgets
energy savings
green schools

Two N.H. Districts Save Big with Biomass-Fueled Plants

News Update
Two New Hampshire school systems, the Pembroke School District and Winnisquam Regional School District (WRS D), are reducing their carbon dioxide emissions by transitioning to biomass- fueled plants.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jun 2010
Tags: 
budgets
energy savings
green schools

Bond-Pooling Program Provides Low-Cost Financing

News Update
For districts seeking to construct, renovate, rehabilitate or acquire land, “Eddie Tech” has made an innovative program to simplify the process of accessing low-cost financing.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Apr 2010
Tags: 
bonds
finance

A Productive Partnership

District Profile
For this progressive superintendent and board, it's all about trust.
Mary Johnson Patt
District Administration, Feb 2010
Tags: 
bonds
school boards
student achievement

NYC’s Smaller Schools Movement

District Profile
Bronx Lab School, New York City Public Schools
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Jun 2009

A Deeper Shade of Green

Feature
School administrators are raising the bar on sustainability efforts, and the results are paying off big time.
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Jun 2009
Tags: 
energy savings
green schools

Green Schools Grow in Sacramento

District Profile
Natomas (Calif.) Unified School District
Mary Johnson Patt
District Administration, Mar 2009
Tags: 
energy savings
green schools

Facilities & Construction

Facilities Update
Zach Miners
District Administration, Jan 2009
Tags: 
green schools
energy savings

Synergistic District Management

District Profile
Susquehanna (PA.) township school district
Lucille Renwick
District Administration, Jan 2009
Tags: 
funding
technology

Building the Best Auditorium

Feature
Schools bring down the house with new and improved performing arts facilities.
Julie Sturgeon
District Administration, Dec 2008

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