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Cornell’s Bill and Melinda Gates Hall required a suitably thoughtful design process. After considerable analysis, an unusual strategy emerged, led by chilled beams and DOAS with key dehumidification elements.

While times have changed, the hard work and dedication is the same.

Do you remember your first college Parents Weekend, when as a freshman you welcomed mom and dad into your room? Did you have to hastily transform your room into an “acceptable” living space just prior to this reunion?

Doctors and nurses are spending more time with patients at a top public hospital system in Indianapolis thanks in part to technology integration from Johnson Controls.

At some point, most college or university building committees are given the responsibility to establish a building upgrade program to enhance their campus and appeal to potential future students.

Few areas can be as tough to condition as pools and ice rinks. Indoor pools, or natatoriums, need to be able to maintain a space temperature warmer than the water temperature and space humidity between 50% to 60%.

A unique indoor pool HVAC system at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, helped to save big money in construction costs.

Efficiency should start with quality control and, for me, this means have a time-tested designer’s checklist with categories.

The Round Rock Independent School District (ISD) in Round Rock, TX, had a vision for a new sleek, modern campus that would foster growth and development for its students.

Spurred by student initiative, this Minnesota magnet school has become the host for a unique collaboration focused on auditing and improving its mechanical and environmental performance.