Education

Enhancing the School’s New Campus with More Than the Typical Vapor Reduction Background For over 66 years, the Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School reliably provided a private schooling experience to students from kindergarten to the eighth grade. While the school had added classrooms and buildings as they needed them during this time, they had never … Read More

Stopping Leaks in Mortar Permanently Background By the early 2000s, the medical and educational services building for the Semmelweis University (SU) in downtown Budapest was in need of waterproofing repairs. As it is over 113 years old and originally made of high-quality ceramic bricks and mortar without any waterproofing solution, the services building had been … Read More

Meeting Sustainability Requirements with LEED-Friendly Waterproofing Background Kent State University (KSU) is Northeast Ohio’s premier choice among public universities in the region, making the demand to attend and work there quite high. As a result, the university chose to expand their capacity with a three-story building that would hold 3,159 m2 (34,000 ft2) of space. … Read More

Meeting the Green Credentials of One of the Top Asian Universities Background The Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is recognized as Brunei Darussalam’s premier institution for higher education, and for good reason. After all, they are committed to providing a world-class education to the more than 2,800 students who attend annually. It’s why they host 10 … Read More

Helping School Structures Win an Award for Resource Efficiency Background Established in 1889, the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (also known as Shore) has been dedicated to teaching their students how to be responsible citizens for over a century. As part of that effort, they offer an extensive collection of facilities to support education, … Read More

Background Sports schools are being built around the world with a common goal in mind: produce world-class athletes to represent their countries. In order to train the future athletes of Malaysia, integrated academic and sport schools are being built at an increasing rate. Upon completion in 2012, Sekolah Sukan Sabah will be the third sports … Read More

Background The Hillcrest High School construction project is part of Alvord Unified School District’s plan to increase the local school capacity and help absorb some of the congestion from other schools in the area. The $97.5 million project will sit on a 200,000 square meters (50 acre) site off the 91 freeway in Southern California’s … Read More

Background The Kambala Bayview Center is located in the harbour side town of Rose Bay – an eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. The centre is a part of the Kambala private school, an independent boarding school for girls, and is home to the school’s successful Early Learning Center. The Kambala Bayview Center project involved the … Read More

Background Republic Polytechnic is a post-secondary institution that began construction of their new Woodlands Campus in 2004, which would serve thousands of students and community members. The 20 hectare Woodlands Campus is made up of a central nucleus containing 11 identical, high-rise learning pods that are linked by two large, elliptical concrete decks of common … Read More