Fire & Life Safety (Focus On Preparation and Prevention)
Consider safety when investigating performance-based facility design.
Education interiors make a big difference.
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Sustainable Schools
Sustainability, adaptability and consideration of things to come play a key role.
- By Steven Herr, John Gladden
- 03/01/16
Facilities
- By Craig A. Tyler
- 03/01/16
Impact on Learning
Business (Managing K-12 Education)
How to create library space that will be viable well into 2070 and will prepare students for careers in the 22nd century.
- By Kerrianne Wolf
- 03/01/16
Facility Focus (ADA and Special Accommodation Spaces)
Facility Focus (ADA and Special Accommodation Spaces)
Early learning experts offer insights for classroom design, illustrated by an Illinois-based example.
Education Interiors
Study shows that sitting still does not equal paying attention.
An increasing number of options in materials, furnishings and finishes is leading to vibrant, inviting design.
- By Stuart McCormick
- 04/01/15
Education Interiors
"Next-Generation Learning" is having a significant affect on interior design.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Selecting the right materials in order to deliver a safe, efficient and technology-laden facility that can adapt to changing research directions can be a daunting task.
- By Jim Cartwright, David Miller, Steve Frei
- 04/01/15
Cost savings, aesthetic value and speed of construction make wood a material of choice for campus construction.
- By Lauren Rockart
- 03/01/15
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Campus fencing serves many different functions, be it to enhance landscaping or visual identity, for safety, noise reduction and privacy, or directing traffic. There are any number of types of fencing and other amenities to consider when site planning on campus.
Emerging Technology
The design and up-fit of educational facilities should be the result of a whole systems approach and not one of designing and installing isolated pieces and parts.
- By Mike Raible, Andrew LaRowe
- 10/01/14
Facilities and the conditions of the learning environment have an effect on students and staff.
A Final Thought
We need a non-governmental foundation, like EFL, to support and fund exploration.
Building Blueprints (Facilities in Focus)
Permanent modular construction can provide fast, green solutions for schools.
Technology (Innovations for Education)
Adaptive technologies help students with disabilities fully engage in campus life.
- By Sherrie Negrea
- 04/01/14
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Today's options for building exteriors vary widely from traditional brick. An expanded palette of materials offers vivid color and texture choices to architects and designers.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Integrating Crime prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts into master planning and design is one demonstrated way to create an overall safe campus.