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Stop Sitting Still This Instant

K-12 chair and desk designers are responding to research that says fidgeting is good for students.

A New-Urbanist Model of Learning

The new Walker Creek Elementary School in North Richland Hills is designed around long- and short-term flexibility to accommodate various activities, groups, and varied models of learning. Its learning environment is meant to be experimental and inspiring

Fire Safety Inspections: Less Can Be More

Establishing a prioritized schedule for fire inspections on your campus allows for the best use of resources.

The Competitive Edge

The Building Envelope

Designs and materials open up some new dimensions in green architecture for schools.

Uncovering the Past

When the district was faced with the need to address how to resolve the condition issues at Hillsborough High School, they found themselves undoing a former“remuddling.”

Pushing the Envelope

A thin skin — your building's envelope — separates outside from in. How can you avoid common pitfalls in its design, even when the climate is extreme?

More Than Music to Their Ears

Have you heard the one about colleges using iPods as a teaching tool? Better listen in, because students certainly are.

Importance of an Educated Community

Coping with Increased Costs

Nobody wants increased construction costs. Establishing a sound approach up front can help avoid surprises while eliminating or minimizing extra financial expenditures.

Bumps are Old School

Survey finds that speed signs are highly effective on residential streets and around school zones.

Reflections on Virginia Tech

Distractions With Legs

Don't let pests be part of the“in crowd;” keep them out with proper facility maintenance.

Technology for Productivity

At this middle school, technology enhances and assists in the learning process to create a highly motivating atmosphere.

Long-Term Planning and Institutional Stewardship

Master planning for the ongoing stewardship of your campus helps to create a valuable, efficient, and timeless sense of place.

A Way to Healthier Kids

More Sticker Shock

School construction cost increases slowed in 2006, but analysts predict a return to sticker shock.

Modular Construction

Much-Needed High School Built on Navajo Reservation in Eight Months

Communication Systems

How should school administrators and staff communicate with the outside world in a time of emergency?

Final Thought: School Districts Have Learning Problem

So much for concern about the evidence of &#34detrimental effects of large high school size."

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