$489.4 billion
Projected expenditure for public elementary and secondary schools in the 2007-08 school year.http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/tables/table_34.asp
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Another School Goes Green With LEED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2007
APPLETON, Wis. – Hoffman, LLC (www.hoffman.net) a pioneer in green building design, stepped up to the podium once more to receive an award for their Northland Pines High School design and construction project in Eagle River, Wis.
On September 13, 2007, Hoffman accepted the Award of Merit at the Fourth Annual Wisconsin Sustainability & Energy Efficient Leadership Awards Conference coordinated this year by the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, in conjunction with the US Green Building Council Heartland region. This honor joins an impressive list of awards.
Hoffman’s Northland Pines High School project earned the nation’s first LEED environmental gold rating of a public high school in the United States. Northland Pines High School is the highest-rated LEED-certified high school in the United States.
The Northland Pines High School is the first LEED-certified K-12 school building in the state of Wisconsin.
The prestigious environmental designation – awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council in Washington, D.C. (www.usgbc.org) – certifies that the school meets specific and stringent standards for energy and water use, clean indoor air, recycling of building materials and other factors that make the school’s impact gentler on the Northwood’s environment. Hoffman, an Appleton-based design-build firm, and its subcontractors rewarded the Northland Pines School District’s willingness to strive for higher environmental standards, while still delivering the project at a square-foot cost 23% below industry averages.
The $28.8 million, 253,000-square-foot high school, serving up to 600 students, opened for the 2006-07 school year. It features an atrium central commons area, naturally lit classrooms, clean air monitoring and water-saving dual flush toilets and waterless urinals. Even the cleaning products were selected based on low fume emissions and non-hazardous chemicals.
Hoffman pioneered green design principals in the 1990’s, developing their corporate philosophy into a design process. Total Project Management: Vision Taken to the Power of Green (TPMg) is a process that integrates efficient and cost-effective building solutions that respect the environment while enhancing a building’s quality and value and reducing initial and long-term facility costs. It’s an award winning formula.
About Hoffman, LLC:
Hoffman, LLC has been involved in more than 20 LEED certified projects.
Hoffman, LLC conducted the energy modeling for the highest-rated LEED project in the world. The project earned 60 of a possible 69 points from the USGBC and achieved LEED platinum certification, the highest level possible.
Hoffman, based in Appleton, Wis., is a planning, architecture and construction management firm established in 1892.
Hoffman’s mission is to make a positive impact on people’s lives and their environment by providing creative ideas and responsible solutions.
Contact: Tom Clark, Director of Marketing
Phone: 920-380-2172
Email: tclark@hoffman.net
APPLETON, Wis. – Hoffman, LLC (www.hoffman.net) a pioneer in green building design, stepped up to the podium once more to receive an award for their Northland Pines High School design and construction project in Eagle River, Wis.
On September 13, 2007, Hoffman accepted the Award of Merit at the Fourth Annual Wisconsin Sustainability & Energy Efficient Leadership Awards Conference coordinated this year by the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, in conjunction with the US Green Building Council Heartland region. This honor joins an impressive list of awards.
Hoffman’s Northland Pines High School project earned the nation’s first LEED environmental gold rating of a public high school in the United States. Northland Pines High School is the highest-rated LEED-certified high school in the United States.
The Northland Pines High School is the first LEED-certified K-12 school building in the state of Wisconsin.
The prestigious environmental designation – awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council in Washington, D.C. (www.usgbc.org) – certifies that the school meets specific and stringent standards for energy and water use, clean indoor air, recycling of building materials and other factors that make the school’s impact gentler on the Northwood’s environment. Hoffman, an Appleton-based design-build firm, and its subcontractors rewarded the Northland Pines School District’s willingness to strive for higher environmental standards, while still delivering the project at a square-foot cost 23% below industry averages.
The $28.8 million, 253,000-square-foot high school, serving up to 600 students, opened for the 2006-07 school year. It features an atrium central commons area, naturally lit classrooms, clean air monitoring and water-saving dual flush toilets and waterless urinals. Even the cleaning products were selected based on low fume emissions and non-hazardous chemicals.
Hoffman pioneered green design principals in the 1990’s, developing their corporate philosophy into a design process. Total Project Management: Vision Taken to the Power of Green (TPMg) is a process that integrates efficient and cost-effective building solutions that respect the environment while enhancing a building’s quality and value and reducing initial and long-term facility costs. It’s an award winning formula.
About Hoffman, LLC:
Hoffman, LLC has been involved in more than 20 LEED certified projects.
Hoffman, LLC conducted the energy modeling for the highest-rated LEED project in the world. The project earned 60 of a possible 69 points from the USGBC and achieved LEED platinum certification, the highest level possible.
Hoffman, based in Appleton, Wis., is a planning, architecture and construction management firm established in 1892.
Hoffman’s mission is to make a positive impact on people’s lives and their environment by providing creative ideas and responsible solutions.
Contact: Tom Clark, Director of Marketing
Phone: 920-380-2172
Email: tclark@hoffman.net
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Networking Forum Saves School Buyers Time And Money
SchoolFacilities.com was recently contacted by Forum Networking Events and asked to participate in their upcoming Education Facilities Forum in Atlanta on November 5th and 6th. If you're not familiar with this firm they have a very effective way of getting small groups of buyers and sellers together in professional settings for the sole purpose of business development, sales and marketing. Call it business matchmaking if you like.
The event attracts physical plant managers, facility executives, architects, engineers, administrators and other decision making professionals responsible for providing quality learning environments for students of all ages. This group of highly sought after people have expressed interest in meeting with select product and service providers to discuss their current and future requirements, upcoming bids and other business opportunities. Registered school attendees for the 2007 forum have some $137m to spend on new school construction and renovation projects across 149 sites over the next 12-24 months.
If you are a supplier to the education facilities market and would like to learn more about this event click here to inquire.
Happy networking!
The event attracts physical plant managers, facility executives, architects, engineers, administrators and other decision making professionals responsible for providing quality learning environments for students of all ages. This group of highly sought after people have expressed interest in meeting with select product and service providers to discuss their current and future requirements, upcoming bids and other business opportunities. Registered school attendees for the 2007 forum have some $137m to spend on new school construction and renovation projects across 149 sites over the next 12-24 months.
If you are a supplier to the education facilities market and would like to learn more about this event click here to inquire.
Happy networking!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Quick Statistic For Your Next School Board Meeting
Federal statistics show about 20 percent of schools in the nation report air-quality problems.
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