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.
Facility managers are always exploring ways to tighten their belts and bolster their company’s bottom line. A growing number of industrial facilities are finding one path to savings runs through an often-overlooked area of their facility’s operations — its loading docks.
PARIS — The USGBC pledged to create more than 5 billion square feet of green buildings over the next five years through LEED and EDGE green building standards, according to a Dec.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The new 31,500-square-foot Lynn Science Center at Lycoming College in Williamsport is now open for classes.
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — The Rowley Center for Science and Engineering on the State University of New York, Orange (SUNY-Orange) campus has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council.
BEND, Ore.