Beacon High School Design Honored with National Award

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  • On December 21, 2016
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  • 2016 National Design Award of Honor, AKRF Inc., American Society of Registered Architects, Beacon High School, DVL Consulting Engineers, Green School Guide and Ratings System, John Ciardullo P.C., Local Law 86 of 2005, NYC School Construction Authority, Skanska USA Building Inc.
Beacon High School in New York recently earned its design team a 2016 National Design Award of Honor.
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VADOC Decreases Number of Offenders in Restrictive Housing

  • Posted by Gaby
  • On December 20, 2016
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  • Administrative Step-Down Program, Red Onion State Prison, Restrictive Housing Pilot Program, VADOC, Virginia Department of Corrections, Wallens Ridge State Prison
Just five years after launching the Administrative Step-Down Program, the VADOC is seeing serious results.
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GSA Awards Contract for Toledo Courthouse Modernization

  • Posted by Gaby
  • On December 20, 2016
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  • Graham H. Woolfall, GSA, Hill International, James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley U.S. Courthouse, U.S. General Services Administration, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Vic Spinabelli
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has advanced efforts to modernize a historic Toledo courthouse.
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University of Hawaii Expands Student Housing Options

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  • On December 8, 2016
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HONOLULU — Construction on a collegiate housing community adjacent to the University of Hawaii in Honolulu began earlier this month. With few current options available for students matched by a competitive housing-application process, the new housing campus will help fill the much-needed demand for housing on campus. Memphis, Tenn.-based EdR, one of America’s largest owners […]
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Work Begins on Houston’s Energy Institute High School

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  • On December 8, 2016
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  • Energy Institute High School, Lori Lambropoulos, school construction, VLK Architects
HOUSTON — A groundbreaking ceremony was held November 19 to mark the beginning of construction on the new Energy Institute High School in Houston. The new $37 million concept high school is set to open in the second quarter of 2018, and will be modeled after a high-tech, corporate environment. Energy Institute High School originally […]
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Solar Array Construction Announced for IKEA’s Future Store in Ohio

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  • On December 8, 2016
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  • Colombus, green design, IKEA, REC Solar, Solar Design, sustainable building
COLOMBUS, Ohio — Leiden, Netherlands-based IKEA recently announced plans to install solar panels on top of its Columbus store, which is expected to open in summer 2017. This will be the second IKEA solar array installed in Ohio. The Columbus store’s 213,000-square-foot solar array will consist of a 1.21 MW system, built with 3,546 panels, […]
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Wyoming State Penitentiary Debates Repair Funding

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  • On December 8, 2016
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  • Gov. Matt Mead, John Lund, Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers, prison repairs, Rep. James Byrd, Rep. Kermit Brown, Sen. Eli Bebout, Task Force on State Penal Facilities, Wyoming State Penitentiary
RAWLINS, Wyo. — Structural deficiencies continue to plague the 15-year-old Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins, and now state lawmakers are split on how to best fund the much needed repairs. Gov. Matt Mead and some members of the 13-member Task Force on State Penal Facilities are now at odds over the potential use of bonds […]
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Prison Reform Law Helps South Carolina Save Almost $500 Million

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  • On December 8, 2016
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  • House and Senate Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee, Omnibus Crime Reduction and Sentencing Reform Act of 2010, Pew Center on the States, South Carolina prisons
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is proving that prison reform can really help taxpayers save. Representatives from the Pew Center on the States presented a report to the House and Senate Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee on Nov. 28 that showed how the state’s passing of the Omnibus Crime Reduction and Sentencing Reform Act of 2010 […]
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