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Becoming Part of the Team

Team cleaning provides a way for colleges and universities to do more with less and to build employee skills and confidence.

Designing Today's Research Environments

Programming today's cutting-edge research facilities must take into consideration collaboration, flexibility, interaction, and functionality.

Green Lights

What LEED for Schools says about reducing energy used by lighting, while improving the performance of students, teachers, and administrators with natural daylight.

Editor's Notebook: School Safety and Security

School safety is an issue that cannot be ignored.

Safety in Word and Deed

One of the easiest ways to be sued and lose relating to safety issues is to fail to follow written guidelines or well-established customs and practices without logical reason. Colleges and universities can also lose the confidence of the public as well by

Examining the Characteristics of Rural School Districts

&#34The same, yet different," aptly explains six specific characteristics of rural school districts when compared with urban districts. Sure, each rural characteristic has its challenges, but then again, so do the urban districts'.

Making a Problem and Opportunity

It takes more than classroom space to make a school run properly. Sometimes, like it or not, adding space is a necessity.

Achieving a Well-Designed Sense of Place

The look and feel of a campus influences the overall educational experience. Here's how administrators can create a sense of place, thus making campuses better places for public interaction and enhancing the creative atmosphere.

Lighting Goes to Hollywood

Some campus lighting has a theatrical bent, requiring more behind-the-scenes coaching than your average lamps and ballasts.

Why Force Change?

No one can go back and make a brand-new start, my friend; but anyone can start from here and make a brand-new end. — Dan Zadra

Seeing Through Today's Fire-Rated Glass

The code changes don't mean much to college administrators, but their influence will.

School Safety in Vietnam

We are blessed with a world-class educational system, burdened by many students and parents who take the immense opportunities our schools provide for granted.

There's No Place Like Home: Models for Undergraduate Housing

Careful design of housing facilities can clearly delineate schools or promote community on campus.

The iPhone is Calling: Resolving Rogue Wi-Fi Access On Campus

With recent headlines about the latest cellular craze for Apple's iPhone, IT help desks at colleges and universities across the country have yet another new threat to deal with.

EEOC Working to Limit Severance Agreement Protections

Take a careful look at your school's severance agreements to minimize potential litigation by dismissed employees.

Maximizing Your Energy Spending

With savvy in procurement and consumption, administrators can reduce their energy bills.

Final Thought

The design of educational facilities often face the challenge of state education department codes and rules.

From Headaches to Lawsuits

In the world of school construction and renovation, whatever can go wrong will go wrong.

The MARET Center Merits Attention

Missouri's Crowder College is working to lead the way in green architecture with plans for the MARET Center.

When a Door Closes . . .

…a window opens, if it's operable that is. What's new in windows and doors in the school market?

Designing with the End in Mind: Maximizing Operational Efficiency

The green movement, sustainability, and LEED are all concepts within the building delivery process that are founded on the premise that efficient use of our natural resources is becoming increasingly necessary.

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