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Belton, Texas — This week teachers, students and administrators held a groundbreaking to celebrate the start of construction for the new Charter Oak Elementary School. When completed for the 2019 start of classes, the new 82,300 SF Charter Oak Elementary School will have capacity for 800 students. The new school will be a flexible and adaptable…

Austin, Texas — Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Central Texas Bennet-Rathgeber Mentoring Center has received an Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) 3-Star rating; the Case Study has been published by AEGB. The facility is officially part of a nationally certified LEED Gold Neighborhood Development in Rathgeber Village, part of the larger redevelopment of the old Mueller Airport. The…

San Antonio, Texas – On October 13, sixty-eight students enrolled in the architecture and engineering programs at San Antonio College (SAC) shadowed at 20 participating local firms as part of the Fourth Annual SAC A/E Job Shadow Day. Students were assigned in groups to firms across San Antonio based on career interests. They visited workspaces, took…

Fort Lauderdale, FL — The new Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) houses a massive visualization laboratory, auditorium, and research and office space that complement UT’s super computer laboratory.  The building sets the design tone for future academic development at this historic campus. The Associated Builders and Contractor’s (ABC) National Excellence in Construction Awards recognize the nation’s…

Austin, Texas — A registered architect with extensive school planning experience has joined O’Connell Robertson’s design team, further strengthening the Firm’s ability to create educational environments that empower teachers to be more effective and students to be more engaged. Rebecca Richter, AIA, ALEP, LEED AP BD+C, is a senior project architect with 26 years of experience…