Construction Methods
In recent years, the International Building Code has mandated that all new construction for K–12 schools in most of the Midwest and South Central United States include a community storm shelter. This article will explain the requirements of storm shelter design and explore best practices for planning and construction.
- By Matthew H. Johnson, Andrea La Greca, Connor J. Bruns
- 09/01/19
Building Blueprints (Facilities in Focus)
- By John Gladden, Brandon Biniker
- 09/01/19
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Shannon O'Connor
- 09/01/19
Facility Focus (Makerspaces)
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Students need space and time for quiet study, reflection, mediation, and stillness. Here’s a look at what goes into the design of quiet spaces in order to make them both welcoming and effective.
Ask the Expert (Office Automation)
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
How Interface LVT brought peace of mind to the Reading Friends school building
Facility Focus (Makerspaces)
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Modular buildings on college and university campuses rise up here, move over there and, when necessary, just disappear.
- By Michael Fickes
- 09/01/19
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Autumn is the ideal time to prepare structures for winter from roof to foundation. Undertaking routine inspections in the fall can prevent costly repairs in the future.
- By Teddy Williams
- 09/01/19
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
Flooring
- By Gordon Buntrock
- 09/01/19
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Targeting net positive energy design, the Fales Elementary School's positioning and geometry optimize energy generation from rooftop PV cells and daylighting.
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Clean facilities are healthy and high-performing facilities. Ensuring that custodial workers are properly trained on equipment, supplies, and methods leads to more effective and successful workers and healthier facilities.
- By Robert Kravitz
- 09/01/19
The Sustainable Campus (Trends and Innovations)
Denison University has turned a solar installation into a bee and butterfly habitat.
Hot Tips (Cleaning Equipment)
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
How to find success in university facility and program management partnerships.
- By Elle Carne, Marcus Huff
- 09/01/19
- By Kate Starr, Richard Lucht
- 09/01/19
Facilities (Walls, Ceilings & Floors)
- By Sarat Pratapchandran
- 09/01/19
Benefits
- By Matthew Levine
- 09/01/19
Lighting
Safe & Secure Schools
The Wilkes-Barre Area School District approved an upgrade to safety measures for a new high school still under construction.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 08/30/19
New School Construction
Sartell High School's new building design places a focus on helping students prepare for a variety of options after they graduate including joining the workforce, following a two-year post-secondary path and attending a four-year college.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 08/29/19
New School Construction
As classes begin Aug. 28, Portland Public Schools continues construction and renovations on several schools that will be completed in the coming years. In 2017, voters approved a nearly $800 million bond measure to improve and rebuild four schools. Here’s a brief overview of the district’s construction plans.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 08/28/19
After spending millions of dollars over the years on renovating and repairing a more than half-century old school building, Sussex Technical School District’s school board unanimously voted to build a new Sussex Technical High School in Delaware.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 08/27/19
Industry Spotlight
Safco Products' Ashley Houck, senior manager, Vertical Market K12, spoke with School Planning & Management Editor-in-Chief David Nagel about the major trends in classroom furnishings and their impact on teaching and learning.
Safe and Secure Schools
With the high frequency of mass shootings in the United States, Fruitport School District administrators had campus safety on their mind when designing new sections of Fruitport High School in Michigan.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 08/26/19
STEM & STEAM
Marist High School, a Chicago-based Catholic school, transformed a former monastery into a high-tech science wing with a planetarium.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 08/26/19
Technology Solution
A company that makes hardware for managing tech infrastructure has released a new solution for organizing messy cables and wires.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/22/19
STEM & STEAM
Tennessee's Dobyns-Bennett High School has opened a new three-story science and technology center that fronts the high school and adds more than 70,000 square feet.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/22/19
New School Construction
A Texas district recently opened its sixth middle school. Marine Creek Middle School, part of Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, consists of a two-story, 165,000 square-foot campus, serving students in grades 6-8.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/21/19
Learning Spaces
A new Indianapolis elementary school includes state-of-art learning spaces as well as a huge indoor slide. Walnut Grove Elementary School, which opened earlier this month in the Center Grove Community School Corp., features innovative learning spaces designed to provide flexibility for instruction.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/21/19