A number of professionals who specialize in school facility issues talk about what is happening in their areas of expertise.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is focused on providing modern residential facilities for all its undergraduate students.
or most educators, the relationship between instruction and facilities is tenuous at best. Many will pass their entire careers adapting how they teach to existing spaces to which they are assigned. Opportunities to shape their environment are typically li
SDCS has found an innovative way to save energy and cut costs, and they plan to expand it to all of their facilities through time.
Universities are discovering new ways to add some dollars to the bottom line, but turning a profit from auxiliary centers isn't an automatic slam-dunk.
Norris school facilities emerged better than ever after a tornado's devastation because of a shared spirit of cooperation and community pride.
Our schools buildings and campuses are cultural artifacts demonstrating the heart of our collective beliefs and dreams. By fostering a culture of monolithic, impersonal school citadels and fortresses, we risk losing the very soul of our communities and th
Outdoor lighting can illuminate people and property, conserve energy, and protect the night sky.
Snow and ice management is an important responsibility for school administrators.
Banning tag and other children's activities is not a proper educational response to the problem of litigation.
How can schools manage growing collections and shrinking spaces? Automated library storage and retrieval systems provide a nifty solution to a burgeoning problem.
When students or visitors enter a college campus through a gateway or a building doorway, their expectations rise. What will they see and learn as an active participant in this exciting learning environment?
Purdue University may be among the pioneers in data perceptualization research, but your school is destined to be one of the users.
The 2003 International Building Code provides specific criteria for securing egress doors.
The Politics of Education Reform : We need a more holistic approach to education reform and, hopefully, we have elected leaders who can take us there.
School security should be based on passive concepts with applied active concepts when necessary.
Simple design steps to keep your school safe.
Keeping safety at the forefront demands a systematic approach because safety isn't visible. Safety often becomes an issue only after a disaster that could have been prevented.
The newest thing in classroom technology — classroom amplification systems — really isn't new at all.
Schools and educators today are faced with an enormous challenge — how to connect with students who don't know life without video games, the Internet and iPods.