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Smartphones as Cyber Targets

Smartphone use and applications are outpacing the technology needed to protect them.

Classroom security

Buyer Beware

Classroom security after-market devices may not be as safe as they are advertised.

Campus signage

Reading the Signs

Campus signage offers branding and wayfinding potential. Your signage program, however, must keep in step with the times to be effective for all users.

Intentional Growth and Retention

Giving students flexibility leads to positive results.

Resilience, Schools and Insurance

Can schools be rewarded with lower insurance costs by taking steps to reduce risk? A new program shows how it can be done.

Energy & HVAC

Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Expensive: Energy & HVAC

Designing a new K-4 school that is comfortable for young occupants and easy to operate and maintain.

Classroom Furniture

The Furniture Effect

A look at ways to redesign learning environments through the use of furnishings and equipment.

2014 Mid-Term Election: Changing of the Guard and Its Impact on Education Policy and Priorities

The mid-term election results are already having an impact on education policy at the national and state levels. With Republicans winning the majority in the Senate, increasing their majority margin in the House, adding more governors and continuing control of many state legislatures will affect the direction of education policy, priorities and practice for at least the next two years, and possibly longer.

School Art Murals Signage

Building Art

Using signage and graphics to unify the look and identity of an institution and its campus.

vocational learning labs

The New Vo-Tech

Transforming 20th-century vocational workshops into 21st-century learning labs.

Classroom Technology

The Classroom Reimagined

The flipped classroom model is serving today’s digital native students' needs by providing space to actively collaborate alongside integrated technology.

Thinking Outside the Box

What if we could design and build lower-maintenance facilities?

flipped classroom

Flipping Technology

How technology supports flipped classrooms.

Where Is Your Training Focus?

Evaluate your preparation for potential terrorism incidents.

Operating System, What's That?

New devices mean it's time to shift your approach.