CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Construction is under way at Cambridge Ridge and Latin High School, where an $85 million project will renovate 400,000 square feet of academic space.
The original plans included replacement of the facility’s HVAC systems, roof and windows and related fire safety and electrical work. However, as local firm HMFH Architects began redesign plans, it identified several other needs.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. — When the design phase of a new residence hall began at Mount Holyoke College, getting LEED points wasn’t on the agenda, but a change of heart after the $15.7 million project started yielded an LEED Gold certification for the nondenominational liberal arts college for women.
When planners sat down to design the new Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield, Iowa, they started with a unique repertoire of tools and direction.
The 115,000 square-foot, $25 million replacement facility for the existing 25-bed acute care hospital needed to make the most of its rural attributes while ascribing to the Green Guide for Health Care — a best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction and operations.
The Rural Angle
WASHINGTON — A revamped LEED accreditation system was introduced by the U.S. Green Building Council as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the organization’s green building rating and certification system.
SAN FRANCISCO — Utility records at the LEED Platinum certified Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology reveal that the campus achieved a nearly 70 percent reduction in gas and electricity consumption during its first year of operation.
RICHMOND, Va. — A large-scale water and energy efficiency project under way here is expected to save the Virginia Department of Corrections more than $3.1 million during the next 15 years.
Enrollment in most school districts across the country is declining. This change in enrollment, coupled with changes in program delivery, is causing district administrators to rethink, resize and retool their school facilities.
