Buildings & Grounds Blog Posts from the Chronicle

The following are examples of some of the more recently added posts to the Chronicle's "Buildings & Grounds" blog. This blog, created in June, has become the primary source of regular news and information about the built environment in higher education:

• Finding the Limits of LEED: "People complain about the fine (and not so fine) points of the green-building program. Should it change — or go away?"
• Doing the Sustainable Thing at Cascadia Community College: "Community colleges are becoming intensely interested in sustainability, Cascadia among them"
• A Green Ballpark at Penn State: "Medlar Field, the ballpark on the University Park campus of Pennsylvania State U., has earned LEED certification"
• New Student Center at the U. of Vermont Is Big, but Clever: "Critics say the U. of Vermont’s new student center is too big, but a visit suggests otherwise"
• Shop Talk: Wider Beds, Free Water, and a Very Large Housing Complex: "How big should students’ beds be? And how much should you charge for water?"
• Pa. Academy of the Fine Arts Makes Good Use of 11-Story Auto-Assembly Building: "Renovation continues on Philadelphia art school’s former auto showroom"