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Green on Top

School's roof includes plants to produce oxygen, reduce storm-water runoff, and reduct the building's temperature.

Schools for Children of the World in Africa

Prior to our first visit in Africa in Dec. 2005, Schools for the Children of the World (SCW) had worked primarily in Honduras. As we worked in Nicaragua and Belize, we found that conditions there were very similar to Honduras.

Listen and Learn

Teachers are experimenting with podcasts. Students can listen, watch, and learn at their convenience.

Changes in Digital Music Spell Challenges and Opportunities

During recent months, the digital music industry has been changing in very tectonic — but very silent — ways.

Energy Efficiency Pays

Higher energy costs combined with a slowing economy is making energy management one of the most challenging and important tasks for school facility managers today.

Pros and Cons of Security Outsourcing

Why you should outsource some school security functions but not others.

Going With the Flow

Colleges get serious about saving water.

It's Not Easy Being Green

Reducing your campus buildings' carbon footprints can be hard. But helpful pointers can aid colleges and universities in saving the environment… and some energy dollars as well.

Delaware Biotechnology Institute: Improving IAQ With UVC

The benefits of high-output UVC devices can extend beyond simply optimizing a facility's IAQ.

Rooftop Penetrations

Standing seam metal roofing represents the state-of-the-art when it comes to durable, sustainable, eco-friendly roofing alternatives, providing service life of three or four decades.

Federal Dollars, School Security

Last August, 91 school districts received $27M in federal grants to boost safety and security. Did you get yours?

Keeping Things Quiet at the University of Oregon

The choice of a laboratory workstation exhaust system for science facilities, as well as its placement, represent a critical step in ensuring the ultimate success of the facility.

Interior Designers: Where Are They?

Admiring today's beautiful campus facilities, there's no doubt that interior designers are hard at work. The question is, are they employed in-house or by architectural and design firms?

Saving Money and Gaining Efficiencies

State College Area School District's print manager is bringing her growing department into the digital age, all the while working toward cost savings and greater efficiencies.

Lightening Up

Building Green

Motivation for building green comes in three flavors -- social, environmental, and economic.

Methods of Maintenance

Facilities maintenance is not always simply facilities maintenance.

Green Is Imperative for the Future

A "green" school building is a high-performance structure with technologies that collect and reprocess energy, rainwater, and waste.

The Shape of Learning

Interior design is shaping the educational experience.

No Room at the In-Box

Postal centers are huffing and puffing to keep up with the sheer volume students — and faculty — are sending through their facilities.

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