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Johnson Controls Partners with Mississippi School District on Operational Improvements

March 1, 2018December 28, 2018 School News 2306 Views ESPC, Johnson Controls, Jones County School District, Mississippi

Johnson Controls has inked an agreement to improve critical equipment, systems and infrastructure in Jones County School District’s three high schools in Ellisville, Miss.

CEED Becomes First Public School to Use Passivhaus Technology in the U.S.

April 19, 2012June 13, 2013 2278 Views Crystal Bridges, FSC, ISGM, Mississippi, school design

The Center of Energy Efficient Design in Rocky Mount, Va., is the first public school to use the energy-efficient Passivhaus technology, which has enabled it to use 68 percent less energy than conventional schools.

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VA Becomes Twelfth State to Adopt CHPS Criteria

June 22, 2011June 23, 2011 1748 Views Mississippi, Residence Hall, school design

SAN FRANCISCO — The Collaborative for High Performance Schools released a new high performance school building benchmark system for use in Virginia, making it the twelfth state in the country to adopt the system.

The program applies to the design and construction of new schools, major modernization and addition projects.

"As the largest school district in Virginia, and the eleventh largest school district in the U.S., Fairfax County Public Schools can have a hu

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Aerospace Research Facility Coming to Virginia Tech

November 22, 2010 1636 Views Mississippi

HAMPTON, Va. — Commercial developer Concord Eastridge has been selected by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to develop a research facility for the National Institute of Aerospace.

The 57,411-square-foot, highly specialized research facility is designed to further research and graduate education in leading-edge aerospace and atmospheric research.

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Virginia Tech Unveils Art Center Plans

July 30, 2010 2171 Views Cannon Design, Eastern U.S., Mississippi

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Virginia School Earns Gold Certification

March 19, 2010March 30, 2010 1515 Views Building Materials Reuse Association, Houston, Mississippi

ARLINGTON, Va. — The new Washington-Lee High School, a public school in Arlington County, recently received LEED Gold certification — the second public school project in the state to do so.

McDonough Bolyard Peck Inc. of Fairfax, Va., provided construction management for the $85 million replacement. Grimm + Parker Architects of McLean, Va., provided design services, and Hess Construction Co. was the contractor.