Residence-Hall Market Sees Rising Demand and Falling Construction Prices

A "Buildings & Grounds" blog post by Lawrence Biemiller notes a residence hall building boom in Western Pennsylvania and that a drop in building costs is letting the University of Georgia move from a wood to a steel frame in a new residence hall.

It's behind password protection, but a related article from The Chronicle of Higher Education offers a negative view by Robert E. Ritwchel regarding the""mission leap" of two-year institutions building residence halls.