As school funding dwindles, utility costs rise and operating budgets shrink, staff in K-12 schools become ever more resourceful in managing aging mechanical systems. With increasing pressures and workload, preventative maintenance is often low priority.
MARKHAM, Ontario — The Markham Stouffville Hospital has received LEED Silver certification on its new 385,000-square-foot expansion.
BOTHELL, Wash. — The University of Washington (UW) Bothell and Cascadia College (both located in Bothell) celebrated the grand opening of the new 36,000-square-foot Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) on Oct. 7. The $22 million facility was jointly funded using student activity fees from both institutions and is anticipated to become the hub of student life on the institutions’ shared Bothell campus.
DALLAS — On Aug. 20, the Parkland Health and Hospital System opened the doors of a new $1.3 billion facility that replaces the old emergency room, which was built in 1954 and beginning to fall apart. The new facility is double the size of its predecessor and was designed to accommodate the growing population in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
The award-winning international architecture firm Francis Cauffman Healthcare Division announced the appointment of Beverley Spencer, CID, LEED AP, EDAC, CDT as senior interior designer. Spencer comes to Francis Cauffman with 15 years of experience in health care design. She is proficient in all phases of development from initial conception to completion.
i-lighting Hardscape & Landscape Lighting Systems enable quick and easy installations in half the time of traditional lighting through the use of the company’s proprietary Easy Plug connectors. It can also be combined to light entire outdoor areas including gardens, pathways, masonry, retaining walls, kitchens, pillars, columns and exterior structures. Furthermore, all i-lighting’s LED lighting systems use approximately 80 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and are rated for 10-plus years of operation if used 24-hours-a-day/seven-days-a-week.
