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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: Theaters at U. of Redlands, Gardens at Monmouth U., Groundbreaking at Michigan State
New theater facilities will sustain a growing theater department at the U. of Redlands. (U. of Redlands)
The University of Redlands is renovating and replacing its theater facilities, according to an article in The Press-Enterprise. Many of the current theater buildings are 40 years old, and the theater program at the university has outgrown the space. The project will cost $24-million in its first phase and will include new classrooms, the construction of new theaters, and the renovation of an old one. University officials hope that the improvement of the arts facilities will encourage stronger ties with the surrounding community. The project is expected to be finished in 2009.
Monmouth University is building a “rain garden,” an area that will allow storm water to collect and filter down into the soil, instead of running off over paved surfaces. Storm-water management has been increasingly important to campuses, and rain gardens, filled with thirsty plants that clean the water, tend to be one of the more attractive ways of dealing with runoff.
Michigan State University is breaking ground on a $90-million, 180,000-square-foot building for the College of Human Medicine. The seven-story structure will open in 2010.
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