Your Facilities staff has an important role to play in fire prevention and preparedness on campus.
Interior designers and floor manufacturers talk about new and conventional school flooring materials.
- By Michael Fickes
- 05/01/06
A look at the issues that school districts face when considering the choices for the school building envelope.
- By Thomas H. Rogér
- 05/01/06
Be sure to consider the wide array of safety hazards out there, rather than be misled by thechicken little” mentality so commonplace in our media-driven society.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 05/01/06
Using Homeland Security funding, the State of Wisconsin has created a train-the-trainer program to improve school crisis preparedness.
It is important (and your legal responsibility) to make sure that your school is physically accessible to disabled individuals.
- By Kristen L. Sampo
- 05/01/06
What does acutting-edge” school look like? Here are two examples — one recognized for meeting educational needs and one for meeting a design challenge.
Prospective students on a campus visit start at your admissions office or visitors' center, but instead of picking up a campus map and folder of information and joining a group lead by a volunteer, they check out a PDA-sized device. Welcome to the new
- By Chris Frank, Anna Nakova, Markus Wuersch
- 05/01/06
For me, School Building Week made the month a great one. Having been involved since its inception 14 years ago, I have watched this program grow from an idea to a national celebration.
Scientists know a lot about how to prevent mold in buildings today — the trick is marrying that knowledge to the right construction materials and approaches.
- By Julie Sturgeon
- 05/01/06
Program, not arbitrary space goals, should determine how much space you provide in your schools. But do keep one thing in mind. If you build a school with 1970 space in the year 2010, you're already 40 years out of sync.
Advances in computer technology and usage increasingly blur the line between work and home.
Too many scandals abound in college sports today because of a lack of institutional control.
- By Dr. Scott D. Miller, Dr. Marylouise Fennell
- 05/01/06
By planning in advance for the situations that are likely to arise, campus law enforcement officials can create efficient operations that provide the safe and smooth visits that we all desire.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 05/01/06
Using Homeland Security funding, the State of Wisconsin has created a train-the-trainer program to improve school crisis preparedness.
What doesbelonging” mean to you?
- By Michael G. Steger
- 05/01/06
Don't look up. Today's smarter, safer, greener buildings get their services from the floor. If flexibility is what you're after in your next new or remodeled construction, check out what's underfoot.
Every year, close to 20,000 men, women, and children fall out of bleachers and suffer injuries. Sometimes, a fall victim dies. Are your bleachers safe enough?
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/06
Universities are learning that efforts to upgrade and beautify their campuses have led to a welcome benefit: increased enrollments.
- By John Kautz III, Kevin Rayburn
- 04/01/06
When the news media calls, it's always in your best interest to respond.
We are all safer because of doctors, school teachers, cops, lawyers and architects that fought the good fight when they felt morally compelled to do so.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 04/01/06