2009
Under the Lights
Athletic Facilities Take Center Stage in Establishing School Identities
By Amy Perry
Athletic and recreational facilities play an important role in the development of students at all levels of education. Whether they are used for academic programs, extracurricular activities or competitive spaces, gymnasiums and playing fields offer an alternative to indoor curricula and a chance for students to build skills outside the classroom.
Lenette Wells
Lenette Wells, AIA, was promoted to architect at Entech Engineering Inc., of Reading, Pa., after successfully completing the Architects Registration Exam. Wells will work in the firm’s facilities planning and design group and continue her work on sustainable building design, historic preservation and project management.
Q&A: Greening Corrections ACA Panel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Greening of Corrections panel, one of many educational opportunities at ACA’s 139th Congress of Correction, emphasized the challenges of applying sustainability strategies and measures at justice facilities.
Hospitals Explore Cool Roofs
Ed McGatha, facilities director of the Children’s Medical Center of Daytona, had a unique opportunity when it came time to select roofing materials for the organization’s new outpatient care center in Springboro, Ohio. He and his team wanted to choose materials that would improve the patient experience at the clinic while laying the groundwork to meet LEED certification.
New Orleans Opens Schools Part of $1.6 Billion Plan
NEW ORLEANS — A $1.6 billion master plan to rebuild schools here is coming to fruition with the fall opening of Langston Hughes Elementary School.
The 96,000-square-foot facility is the first school to open in New Orleans since 2003 and is the first public building to open since Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding caused widespread damage in 2005, according to officials.
Several schools planned under the 15-year master plan for the Recovery School District and Orleans Parish School Board are scheduled to open in coming months.
Energy Consumption Display
The QA Graphics energy dashboard provides information to educate occupants about real-time energy efficiencies, carbon footprint and green initiatives within a building. The information is presented on an interactive touch screen with a format similar to many Web sites. The product was recently installed at the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland.
Wind Power
New Brunswick — Dorchester Penitentiary, a 466-inmate, medium-security facility in New Brunswick, Canada, is home to the first large-scale wind turbine erected by the Correctional Service of Canada and the largest installation on Canadian government property.