K-12 chair and desk designers are responding to research that says fidgeting is good for students.
- By Michael Fickes
- 06/01/07
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
Establishing a prioritized schedule for fire inspections on your campus allows for the best use of resources.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 05/01/07
Designs and materials open up some new dimensions in green architecture for schools.
- By Thomas G. Dolan
- 05/01/07
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 formerremuddling.”
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?
Have you heard the one about colleges using iPods as a teaching tool? Better listen in, because students certainly are.
- By Julie Sturgeon
- 05/01/07
- By Andre Wren, Brad Spicer
- 05/01/07
Nobody wants increased construction costs. Establishing a sound approach up front can help avoid surprises while eliminating or minimizing extra financial expenditures.
Survey finds that speed signs are highly effective on residential streets and around school zones.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 05/01/07
Don't let pests be part of thein crowd;” keep them out with proper facility maintenance.
At this middle school, technology enhances and assists in the learning process to create a highly motivating atmosphere.
Master planning for the ongoing stewardship of your campus helps to create a valuable, efficient, and timeless sense of place.
School construction cost increases slowed in 2006, but analysts predict a return to sticker shock.
- By Michael Fickes
- 05/01/07
Much-Needed High School Built on Navajo Reservation in Eight Months
- By Catherine Walley
- 04/01/07
How should school administrators and staff communicate with the outside world in a time of emergency?
- By Thomas G. Dolan
- 04/01/07
So much for concern about the evidence of "detrimental effects of large high school size."