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CEFPI gains officers

WASHINGTON, D.C.—New officers for 2010-2011 were introduced at the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI). Don Gillmore, AIA, assumed the helm of the organization as chairman of the CEFPI Board of Directors. Don Gillmore's dedication to the development of effective educational facilities is unparalleled.  As construction program manager for the Building Excellence Program, Seattle Public Schools, Washington's largest public school system, Gillmore is responsible for the management of K-12 construction program/projects, facility planning, school design, budgeting and construction management. As a licensed architect in the state of Washington,  Gillmore has over 30 years of experience in the field of architecture and school construction. For more information, see www.cefpi.org

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High School opens in Boston

BOSTON—The Putnam Vocational Technical High School celebrates its last steel beam being put in place, notes the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Putnam will serve 1,400 students and is expected to be completed in July 2012. The total original budget for the school is $125 million with the MSBA contributing 90% of eligible costs. Springfield has already achieved $15 million in construction bid savings.

For more information, see www.massschoolbuildings.org

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SC State turns to UGL Services

ORANGEBURG, S.C.—UGL Services, a division of UGL Limited, announced that South Carolina State University, a historically black land grant university, has retained the company to provide facilities management services for its 107 buildings and the 160-acre campus.

The renewable contract extends to 2015 and covers custodial and housekeeping, building operations and maintenance, landscaping and athletic field maintenance, as well as renovations and construction.

For more information, see www.ugllimited.com

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Wellesley College opens Science Center Cafe

WELLESLEY, Mass. — Wellesley College opened a Science Center Café, a space that enables the community to interact around science.

In addition to the café, the atrium will feature space for faculty and student groups to meet and a “living wall” in the area. Students in an environmental science class will research whether the plants absorb metal from the wall frame as they grow. Faculty research on how the brain works, a stream table from the geosciences department, an interactive table-top computing surface, and a senior’s thesis installation will also be featured in the area.

For more information, see www.wellesley.edu

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