Greensboro, N.C.
The University of North Carolina Greensboro is building the $47.5 million School of Education. Construction is expected to reach completion in March of 2011. Consolidating the School of Education's dispersed facilities, the 110,500-sf facility will house 19 classrooms, two lecture halls, collaboration spaces, computer and sign language labs, and a student advisory center. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which features a bioretention system for stormwater runoff and automatic daylight control.