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Power UP Workshop Gives Five-Year-Olds a Glimpse of Construction Technology

January 19, 2019

Power UP, Inc. founder Dr. Mittie Cannon believes it’s never too early to start paving the way for a possible career in engineering and construction. Just before the December 2018 holiday break, Don Wilcher, Director of Manufacturing and Technology at Jefferson State Community College, led a Power UP workshop for very young children at Robinson…

Clemson University Kicks Off 2019 Tennis Season in All-New Facility

January 19, 2019

Clemson University’s tennis teams played their first matches of 2019 last weekend inside the school’s all-new Duckworth Family Tennis Facility located in the center of Clemson’s ever-growing campus. The University held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony in early November 2018 and the Tigers began holding practice in the new facility shortly thereafter. The new Duckworth Family…

School Safety Commission Report Supports AIA Member Design Recommendations

December 20, 2018

Report recommends establishing a federal clearinghouse for best practices to include school designs. The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2019 President William Bates, FAIA, issued the following statement regarding findings from the Federal Commission on School Safety’s new report: “While the AIA can only evaluate design-related aspects of the commission’s report, the Institute believes its…

AIA Launches Initiatives to Shape School Design Policies

August 15, 2018

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its members are launching a variety of initiatives to help address violence in schools through design. “Architects have a role to play in addressing school violence,” said 2018 AIA President Carl Elefante, FAIA. “For two decades, architects have worked with school communities racked by tragedy to develop better…

Clemson House Implosion Set for Dec. 3

November 18, 2017

At 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, a series of small explosions will pulverize columns on the first, third and fifth floors of the Clemson House at Clemson University, and what remains of the building will collapse as it succumbs to gravity. On the morning of the implosion, Clemson University and city of Clemson safety officials…

Rodgers to Start Construction on $53 million Sciences Building at WSSU

September 15, 2017

Rodgers joined faculty, students, community leaders, and special guests in Winston-Salem, NC, to break ground on the new sciences building at Winston-Salem State University. The building, one of the first funded through the NC Connect Bond approved by voters last year, was first conceived in 2006. “We’ve been waiting for this building for a very…

DPR Construction Selected to Build New Plant Sciences Building at NC State University

June 29, 2017

DPR Construction, announced its selection by North Carolina State University to build the school’s new Plant Sciences Building in Raleigh, North Carolina. The project includes construction of a five-story, 187,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research building, comprising research laboratories, office space, corporate laboratory and office suites, hearth/atrium space, support space, and shared, flexible conferencing space. The partial fifth…

New College of Health Sciences Building Tops Out at Appalachian State University

June 14, 2017

More than 100 craftworkers looked upward, many with visible pride, as the final steel beam was lifted by crane to the top of Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS) facility June 8. The building is slated to open in August of 2018. Subcontractors and craftworkers were applauded at Appalachian State University during…

North Carolina Central University Selects Balfour Beatty US, Holt Brothers and Structure to Build New $36 Million Student Center

May 10, 2017

North Carolina Central University (NCCU), in Durham, NC, has selected Balfour Beatty US, Holt Brothers and Structure to build a new student center on the university’s main campus. Founded in 1909, North Carolina Central University’s vision is to be known for academic excellence in a diverse cultural and educational environment. North Carolina Central University’s new $36 million…

Clemson University Commits to Site Evaluation Process for Electrical Power Facility

April 13, 2017

Over the course of the next several weeks, Clemson University will conduct a thorough evaluation of all appropriate campus sites upon which to locate a natural gas combined heat and power (CHP) facility. The new facility will be constructed by Duke Energy Carolinas. Clemson committed to the review in light of concerns from residents near the originally proposed…

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