ROOMS FOR LEARNING AT VALLEY COLLEGE WORK BEGINS ON HEALTH CENTER.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. M. SODDERS Staff Writer VALLEY GLEN -- Valley College officials broke ground Wednesday on a $46 million ``green'' classroom building, hailing its environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] design and state-of-the-art laboratories. The three-story Allied Health and Science Center is scheduled for completion in April 2008, providing 98,000 square feet of space for computer and teaching labs and classrooms for biology, chemistry, physics, nursing, respiratory therapy respiratory therapy Medical profession concerned with assisting the respiratory function of individuals who have severe lung disorders. Practices include suctioning to clear secretions from the airway, use of aerosol mists (sometimes medicated) or gases to ease breathing, , earth sciences and anthropology anthropology, classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture. . ``I'm especially pleased that our students will have the type of facility that they truly deserve and our faculty will be able to teach in an environment that will only enhance their instructional expertise,'' Valley College President Tyree Wieder said. Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. Chancellor Darroch ``Rocky'' Young, 58, noted that the new science labs will be vital tools in training future doctors, researchers and scientists. ``But as I approach being 60 years old, I'm much more interested in allied health,'' he joked, ``the nurses and the respiratory therapists. I want the very best for those people.'' Faculty members said they were excited about finally getting modern facilities. ``Some of these (original) buildings were built in the 1960s, on high school models,'' said Karen Roy, chair of the biological science department. ``The kind of learning, safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. and experience universities, professionals and businesses want (from community colleges) is very different than it was then.'' Like the campus' new $6.6 million maintenance and operations building/sheriff's station, the Allied Health building will include environmentally friendly features to help save the district money on energy costs. It will boast a rooftop photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell. system to generate 10 percent of the building's electricity, along with low-flow plumbing fixtures, recycled building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create . These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for . and drought- tolerant landscaping. The building, located on the southeast side of campus, is the first instructional building built with the college's share of the district's $2.2 billion Proposition A/AA construction bonds, which were approved by voters in 2001 and 2003. Valley College also received $15 million from the state. lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3663 CAPTION(S): Photo: Valley College officials on Wednesday broke ground on the All ied Health and Science Center, a $46 million environmentally friendly building that will include science labs and lab support areas; office/conference/faculty support areas; a computer/tutorial lab learning resource center; outdoor teaching laboratories; and classrooms and seminar spaces. The new building will consist of three floors plus a rooftop mechanical room and small basement. |
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