Facility Management
In bedroom community, birth of a tech center
A canopy of solar cells, a nearly classroom-free academic center, cafes open to the public and even a hotel. The new campus of the Cornell University graduate school…
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
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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…
New devices will help track UC Merced’s water usage
The University of California (UC) Merced has partnered with a start-up company in the Silicon Valley to use a new technology that will help the university better track…
Campus technology departments going green
Campus technology departments across the country are finding that investing in energy-efficient technologies has an economic benefit as well as helping to save the environment.
Tossing inefficiency to the curb
Taking out the trash is about to get a whole lot greener at a number of campuses this fall, as colleges and universities invest in solar trash compactors…
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…