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Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Art & Architecture Renovations Near Completion at Yale U.
Paul Rudolph's 1963 Brutalist icon is getting a makeover, plus an addition by Charles Gwathmey.
Guest Blogger: Anne Stephenson
Even the greenest construction project increases a college’s carbon footprint.
Other News
Land-Rich Universities Weigh New Options for Real-Estate Development
Universities are taking advantage of new ways to develop their holdings through corporate partnerships, a new report says.
U. of Iowa Begins Mucking Out and Assessing the Damage
The university's insurer spent the weekend starting to assess the damage to the auditorium and 19 other flooded buildings.
U. of Iowa Flooding Takes Costly Toll in Research and Equipment
Parking lots are under water, some roads leading to the campus are closed, and the campus utility infrastructure is damaged.
New campus buildings
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
Is Maryland Playing Favorites for St. Mary's College?
A reader of The Washington Post raises questions about favoritism for St. Mary’s College of Maryland, along with the expenditures there. “Gov. Martin O’Malley said last month, ‘We are going to stop encroachment on our precious shoreline.’ Oh yes, you refused a request to look into St. Mary’s College building on the river’s edge. And the governor now plans to spend $50-million to preserve the Chesapeake Bay shoreline…. Boy, is that an oxymoron — the college trying to preserve the river shoreline after it built almost on the river’s edge. Many county residents who try to build a doghouse within 1,000 feet of the shoreline (18 percent of St. Mary’s County land is involved) will go through hell in the approval process and probably be denied. A double standard?”
Scott Carlson | Monday March 31, 2008 | Permalink | Contact usComments
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Huh?
— Dave Mar 31, 01:47 PM #
It’s no secret that St. Mary’s kept itself out of the U. System of Maryland precisely because they calculated that they would be favored at state budget time. It hasn’t always worked that way, but they aren’t a little gem of a school because they don’t lack political acumen.
— Crab Lover Mar 31, 05:01 PM #