Building Excellence
News and information to help campus leaders as they plan, design, construct, and equip leading-edge facilities.
Rutgers moves forward with $295M development to keep pace with enrollment
Rutgers University officials are set to build an expansive academic building with 2,000 extra classroom seats, an 800-bed student housing facility, and a residential honors college for 500…
Anatomy of a campus construction project
The days of bond-funded campus buildings and two-dimensional architectural drawings are drawing to a close at many public universities. The money, for now, is available through public-private partnerships,…
Tennessee’s classroom upgrade offers new way of teaching
Learning at the University of Tennessee soon might be revolutionized by a $350 plastic chair.…
Green projects used as recruitment tools in higher ed
An environmentally unfriendly coal-burning plant on the Eastern Illinois University (EIU) campus was once a deterrent for prospective students. Closing the facility and launching a massive bio-energy initiative…
MIT turns to smart ventilation as campus greening continues
An advanced ventilation system that adjusts airflow according to outdoor temperatures and how many people are in a room could help the Massachusetts Institute of Technology save $100,000…
Universities use stimulus money to build high-tech research labs
Ten colleges and universities will use a total of $123 million in stimulus funds to build scientific facilities that will help campus researchers study coral reef ecosystems, experimental…