Clemson University Commits to Site Evaluation Process for Electrical Power Facility
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…
East Carolina University Opens New Health Sciences Campus Student Center
East Carolina University celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the new Health Sciences Campus Student Center in Greenville, North Carolina. Rodgers Builder provided construction management services for the 71,000-square-foot facility, which is the first stand-alone student center on a medical campus in North Carolina. Students, faculty, staff and community members attended the ceremony and celebrated the newest addition to…
New Clemson Starbucks Brings People Together
A.D. Carson needed a place to read, write and “get caffeinated.” So Carson, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Clemson’s Rhetorics, Communication and Information design graduate program decided to try the new Starbucks, which recently opened in the Cooper Library. Carson was among the first in line when Starbucks opened. And he loves the layout. A.D….
Campus First and CF Real Estate Services Acquires Property at University of South Carolina
Campus First Student Living and CF Real Estate Services LLC, in joint venture with a large private commingled fund, have acquired the Club at Carolina Stadium located less than 1 mile from the main campus of University of South Carolina. Campus First will be overseeing the management of this 486-bed property as well as a $2.7 million…
Hollow Core Planks Serve as Thermal Battery at South Carolina Schools
Gate Precast’s Oxford, NC, facility is producing 400,000 square feet of adapted hollow-core planks to function as “smart” floors for five schools in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while adapting them to serve as “thermal batteries” to support the facilities’ HVAC system. This is the first use of the innovative Canadian system in the U.S., and relies…
Groundbreaking Scheduled for Cutting Edge AstroTurf System at Smoky Mountain High School
Smoky Mountain High School, along with the Carolina Panthers, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, May 20th at 11:00 AM, to commemorate the installation of a new, state-of-the-art athletic field from AstroTurf®. The new playing surface is being paid for in part by a $200,000 grant provided by the Panthers. Dr. Michael Murray, Superintendent of…
