Renewed Growth In Campus Construction Opens Door for Projects Using Cambridge Architectural Metal Mesh

Cambridge, Maryland (PRWEB) March 27, 2014

Cambridge Architectural, the worlds largest full-service provider of sustainable architectural mesh systems for building applications, is seeing an increase in college and university construction projects that incorporate stainless mesh as both a distinctive design element and a cost-effective solution for achieving energy savings.

Moreno Valley College The latest Cambridge campus project is the new Student Academic Services Building at Moreno Valley College in Moreno Valley, California. The school is part of the Riverside Community College District.

Three large Mid Balance mesh panels etched with MVC lettering were hung in January on a 35-foot glass curtain wall covering the exterior of the buildings 6,000 square-foot assembly area that provides a northern view of the surrounding San Bernardino Mountains. In addition to being a striking visual display, the stainless steel mesh panels act as a sustainable building faade, providing significant solar shading and daylighting benefits. Architects were DLR Group WWCOT and the general contractor was C.W. Driver. Columbia Steel installed the mesh.

2014 Cambridge Architectural Campus Projects Three additional Cambridge projects are under way on college and university campuses this year: Cecil Community College Engineering and Math Building, Elkton, Maryland; University of California Santa Barbara Davidson Library; and North Carolina A & T State University Student Health Center, Greensboro, North Carolina.

The renewed growth in campus construction reflects an anticipated rise in higher education enrollment as institutions of higher learning invest in facilities to attract students and remain competitive in the education marketplace.

The Projections of Education Statistics 2022 published in February 2014 by the National Center for Education Statistics predicts a 14 percent increase in full and part-time enrollment at post-secondary degree-granting institutions of higher learning between 2011 and 2022.

Concurrently, the College Planning & Management 2014 Construction Report, also released in February, tallies 2013 U.S. campus construction and retrofit spending at $10.9 billion, up 12.4 percent from 2012.

Students are gravitating toward college campuses where attention is paid to facility aesthetics, comfort and environmentally responsible green design, and thats good news for those of us in the metal mesh fabrication business, said Matt Aebischer, Managing Director, Cambridge Architectural. In an environment where universities are striving to communicate their identities and commitment to excellence, woven mesh can broaden an architects creative palate, while achieving functional objectives such as daylighting, solar shading, glare reduction and ventilation.

Other recently completed Cambridge Architectural college campus projects include:

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