Teaching methods are continually improving, technology has become an integral part of curriculum and issues of security have different effects on facility design.
The final decision about a roofing system should be made after considering factors like costs, life-cycle, the structure's design and even what is inside the building
Connectivity. Convergence. Educational promises fulfilled. Those are among the anticipated benefits that broadband will bring if the visionaries are right.
Need some professors? Climb out from under the reams of curriculum vitae and into the World Wide Web, as California State University-Channel Islands did with their online-only process.
- By Sara Fitzgerald
- 01/01/01
Properly developed codes and accompanying procedures can help to maintain effective communications during a crisis.
As with any other aspect of educating youth, the human touch is important.
A new generation of more durable school-door hardware has
come to market over the past few years.
- By Michael Fickes
- 11/01/00
Cornell University is using old-fashioned lake water to cool 40 percent of the space in its central campus. Here's how.
- By Julie Sturgeon
- 11/01/00
Here we explore the area where energy efficiency, budget-cutting and facility needs overlap.
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 11/01/00
Administrators at Indiana University wanted one software package that would integrate the MMS, CAD, CAFM and GIS, yet realized that individual systems were more practical than one integrated package. Here's what they did.
Facility managers at Ohio University used a performance contracting consultant to assist them in hiring an energy services company that could implement an energy conservation project.
- By Dorothy Wright
- 11/01/00
During the past decade, colleges and universities have relied on time-tested strategies to return to the fundraising well more and more often.
- By Michael Fickes
- 11/01/00
Looking for info on school reform? Wireless networking? Grants for technology? These new search engines and Internet resources may be just what you need to streamline the task.
- By Reid Goldsborough
- 11/01/00
The stadium is a tradition that doesn't have to be replaced. Master plan renovations are key to facility updates that accommodate more fans and generate additional revenue.
- By Terry K. Miller
- 11/01/00
Changes in the tools used and the way children are taught have
made classroom furniture of the past nearly obsolete.
- By Robbin M. Rittner-Heir
- 11/01/00
The following technologies can be used as part of a district's safety plan. None should be considered a total solution.
Like the world of education, in the fast-changing world of security systems, no system is ever complete.
Every school needs the ability to implement its emergency operations plan effectively in the event of a crisis.
Wouldn't life be easier (and safer) if you could monitor the entire school on one computer screen?
- By Richard Spellman
- 10/01/00
There is no single cause or single effect when it comes to safety and security. This means that there is no one answer or pre-packaged solution.
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 10/01/00