[one_half] JOB NAME: Jefferson Houston PK-8 School LOCATION: Alexandria, VA CONTRACTOR: Turner Construction ARCHITECT: VMDO Architects/Concordia AWARDS Seeking LEED Silver Certification DATE OF INSTALLATION: Summer 2014 SUMMARY: Jefferson Houston School is a 130,000 square foot new building that houses Pre-K through 8th grades in Alexandria City, VA. The contemporary learning facility houses up to 800 … Continued
[one_half] JOB NAME: The Langley Middle School SCHOOL: The Langley School LOCATION: McLean, VA PARTNER: The Langley School CONTRACTOR: Miller Brothers ARCHITECT: DCS Design DATE OF INSTALLATION: Summer 2014 SUMMARY: The Langley Middle School is a 28,000 square foot new building that is part of The Langley School K through 8th campus in McLean, VA. … Continued
The Spring 2014 issue of Architecture DC magazine includes a feature article “Dunbar High School – Builds to Reclaim Former Glory”, highlighting the re-imagining of Dunbar High School in Washington, DC. DES is proud to have worked closely with Perkins Eastman and Moody Nolan architects on the projects, along with the District of Columbia Public … Continued
Afinia Receives MAKE: Distinction for 3rd Year in a Row The Afinia H480 was named as “Reliable Performer” in Make: Magazine’s “Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2015.” The Afinia is also included in their top 10 3D printers (out of the 26 tested). In recent years, the machine has also been awarded “Best Overall Experience,” … Continued
Afinia is offering FREE 3D Printing Curriculum with machines purchased through DES! Starting in August, Afinia will be including a FREE download of 3DVinci’s “Modeling with SketchUp for 3D Printing” by Bonnie Roskes with all new machines purchased from Diversified Educational Systems, Inc. This offer is exclusively available through Afinia’s Authorized Educational Resellers, and is … Continued
DES is proud to announce our new partnership zSpace, the cutting edge 3D Immersive Learning tool. zSpace offers 3D augmented reality experiences for Science, Technology and Engineering topics, with more on the way. Please take 2 minutes to watch the video below on how zSpace changed one school: [button_medium color=”dark” target=”_blank” url=”https://des.com/prototype/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/140429-zSpace-STEM-Brochure-DES.pdf”] Download PDF … Continued
FAB LAB – The Dream It, Make It, STEM Experience [one_third] [/one_third] [two_third] [quote]Fab Lab is the ideal way to bring STEM Concepts to life for Today’s learner. It allows them to experience college and career ready problem based learning while affording teachers enhanced versatility and flexibility within the classroom.[/quote] [/two_third] [button_medium color=”dark” url=”https://des.com/prototype/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140423-DES-FABLAB-lr.pdf”] … Continued
Afinia is excited to announce the next generation of its award winning H-Series 3D Printer: The Afinia H480. With the added features of Auto-Leveling Platform Calibration and Nozzle Height Detection, the easiest Desktop 3D printer to use just got easier! The Auto-Leveling Feature makes calibrating the build platform easier than ever! – Compensates for warped … Continued
We’re happy to announce the release of Pitsco’s NEW 3D Printing Curriculum, featuring the Afinia 3D printer! This curriculum is designed for three-weeks of class time, and students begin by learning engineering and rapid prototyping processes and seeing how the 3-D printer operates. Then, they work in teams to design their own battery-operated car, using … Continued
[one_half] JOB NAME: Dunbar High School SCHOOL: Dunbar High School LOCATION: Washington, DC PARTNER: District of Columbia Public Schools and Department of General Services CONTRACTOR: Smoot / Gilbane Construction ARCHITECT: Perkins Eastman / Moody Nolan DATE OF INSTALLATION: Summer, 2013 AWARDS: 2013 – LEED Platinum Certification SUMMARY: In partnership with Perkins Eastman Architects, Smoot / … Continued
The Spring 2013 issue of Architecture DC magazine includes a feature article “Two Cool Schools”, highlighting the firm Cox, Graae & Spack’s renovation/re-design of two DC Public High Schools, Woodrow Wilson HS, and H. D. Woodson HS. DES is proud to have worked closely with CGS architects on both projects, along with DCPS, including design … Continued
DES is proud to announce our new, affordable 3D printing product line, the Afinia H-Series (www.afinia.com). This solution is looking to be an affordable and sustainable 3D printing technology for every Middle and High School Technology Education / Engineering classroom. DES is now the Authorized Educational Reseller for the Mid-Atlantic area, and is able to … Continued
[one_half] JOB NAME: Engineering Academy SCHOOL: Thomas Edison High School LOCATION: Fairfax County, VA PARTNER: Fairfax County Public Schools CONTRACTOR: Dustin Construction DATE OF INSTALLATION: January, 2011 SUMMARY: In partnership with Fairfax County Public Schools, and collaborative vision of the Technology Education and Engineering Education Office, the Edison Engineering Academy Suite was created. This environment … Continued
[one_half] JOB NAME: Phelps A.C.E. High School SCHOOL: Phelps A.C.E. High School LOCATION: Washington, DC CONTRACTOR: Turner Construction ARCHITECT: Fanning Howey DATE OF INSTALLATION: July 2008 AWARDS: 2008 – Turner Construction – Subcontractor of the Year – Finishes Category – Base Bldg. SUMMARY: Phelps ACE High School is a city-wide, comprehensive application high school … Continued