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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.
Shop Talk: New Science Facilities in Michigan and New York, Housing in South Carolina and Georgia, and More
Waiting no more: Numerous new construction projects will soon get underway at the University of South Carolina, paid for by existing revenue and student fees, reports The State. University officials had hoped for taxpayer-supported bonds, but state officials shot down that plan. Among the projects, the university will move historic houses, renovate a science facility and various residence halls, and construct sports facilities.
Advocating New Urbanism in Athens: Don Nelson, a columnist for the Banner-Herald, says that the University of Georgia needs to define its plan for student housing. He also says that had the university built housing five years ago, off-campus housing that has proliferated in the Athens might have been curtailed. “For future campus housing, UGA needs to consider the trend of mixed-use developments being built off campus. New housing facilities could include studios, office space, classrooms, dining facilities and more. Maybe even expanding the on-campus living options to faculty or staff would create a greater sense of community on campus. Allowing private businesses to occupy ground-floor spaces in high-rise campus apartments has been undertaken on other university campuses, so that could be put on the table as well.”
Big hopes in very small science: Officials in at the University of Michigan are hoping that expansion of a nanofabrication facility will lead to an economic boon in the state, reports The Ann Arbor News. The facility recently got a 37,000-square-foot expansion in laboratory space.
Modern science: The State University of New York at Oswego will get $69.5-million in state money for new science facilities. The building is part of a project to renovate a 40-year-old science building on campus. The project will shoot for a silver rating in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The money will lead to 132,000 square feet in construction. Cannon Design is the architect.
Little projects here and there: The University of Idaho at Boise is upgrading a law-school building. The University of Toledo will get a $9-million criminal forensics laboratory.
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