PPP Delivers Six Schools for Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland

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One of the nation’s largest school districts, Prince George’s County Public School System, recently opened its sixth new school as part of its “Blueprint Schools” program. Located in Fort Washington, Maryland, the Colin L. Powell K-8 Academy opened to students in November 2023, and held its ribbon cutting Feb. 21. The additional five schools — Sonia Sotomayor Middle School at Adelphi, Drew-Freeman Middle School, Hyattsville Middle School, Kenmoor Middle School and Walker Mill Middle School — opened in September 2023. The program was delivered as a 30-year public-private partnership by the Prince George’s County Education & Community Partners consortium comprised … Read more

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Construction to Begin on 2 New Secondary Schools in Paris Suburbs

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Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, has been selected by the Essonne Département to design, build, operate and maintain two secondary schools in the towns of Wissous and Gif-sur-Yvette, in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. These two ambitious environmental projects, part of a global performance contract worth over £70 million, have been designed with the intention of creating an innovative educational environment. The schools will accommodate 1,400 students at the start of the new school year in September 2025. The project illustrates the company’s commitment to meeting the essential needs of local communities. The new secondary schools … Read more

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Renovation Project for Ladysmith School District Underway

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The Madison, Wisconsin office of Kraus-Anderson has begun an extensive $21-million renovation project for the School District of Ladysmith in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Designed by Bray Architects, the district-wide project at the middle school and high school features a 22,000-square-foot remodel of academic classrooms, a 10,131-square-foot gym expansion, 2,764-square-foot media center addition, building systems replacements, security upgrades, ADA improvements and a new roof. The project also includes new parking lots, bleachers and LED lights at the football field, and new dugouts at the softball field. Site improvements are also being completed for better water drainage. An addition, a new roof will … Read more

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New Learning Commons Provides Collaborative, Social Spaces

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The new Learning Commons at Kettering University located in Flint, Michigan complements the university’s curriculum with a facility  focused on collaboration, ideation and digital technology. The new 105,000-square-foot Learning Commons incorporates building systems that speak to the permanence and longevity of the institution, while offering durability for the decades ahead. The four-story design features an open-air atrium, and a skylight that fills the entire interior space with natural light. The first and second floors feature public gathering, dining and collaborative spaces, focused on creating dynamic social spaces for students. The third and fourth floors consist of additional collaborative spaces and … Read more

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Construction Completes on ASU’s Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 7

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Construction is complete on the new $192-million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 7 project at Arizona State University in Tempe. The approximately 281,000-gross-square-foot, five-story, high-performance research facility, now known as the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health, promotes an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge generation and leading-edge research intent on improving life on the planet. Designed and constructed as a collaborative research facility, it utilizes clusters whereby researchers of varying disciplines work collaboratively to address global challenges, and support innovative endeavors, to improve the planet’s health and sustainability of food, water and energy into the future. Serving as the … Read more

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