An alternative to new construction, renovation.
Creative adaptive reuse and retrofit projects are resulting in unique spaces for student living and learning.
Meeting cleaning expectations on campus involves various factors, from personnel to products and even artificial intelligence.
Walls and ceilings have evolved from flat white panels into attractive interior
design elements that contribute to educational quality.
Carpet, tile, rubber, and hardwood? All have their benefits.
The evolution of academic spaces on campus continues to transform interiors into areas that are interactive, tech-enabled, and adaptable to a variety of uses for collaborative engagement.
How do you make inroads into a seemingly insurmountable deferred maintenance backlog?
In recent years, more research has come to light in support of the impact that facility design has on student performance. These studies reveal clear evidence that the physical characteristics of a classroom impact learning, and furthermore, that a link exists between well-designed school facilities and increased academic achievement.
College campuses need to secure lots of doors, today. Security departments are turning to electronic locks to secure those doors.
Even the most thoughtfully designed and perfectly installed access control strategies can often easily be compromised by staff who do not do their part to support them. While staff development is called for, making access control a reality in deed as well as word is must be a leadership priority.
An outdoor furniture installation on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the result of a desire to increase the use of campus spaces...and a helping hand from a coalition intended to strengthen community.
With limited resources in school districts burdened with leaky roofs and worn out heating equipment, how can facility managers prioritize?
After years inside classrooms, educators are rediscovering the learning benefits provided by the great outdoors. There are outdoor educational opportunities in engineering, math, science—all of the basic subjects.
Outside of the political arena, school planners, architects and engineers probably have the best chance of solving gender-neutral and other associated issues behind the doors of school restrooms.
CP&M recently surveyed college and university housing administrators to find out what issues concern them in their daily operations. Here is what they told us.
Technology has become an integral part of K-12 classrooms. Here are some examples of how districts across the country use technology—both software and hardware—to create authentic learning experiences for students.
Foodservice facilities have specific needs. Here are some things to think about when it comes to one of those needs: healthy indoor air quality.
Maintaining emergency communication systems inside and outside of buildings across campus is a matter of putting safety first.
Dirty classroom air can slow learning and even make students and teachers sick. Find out how to improve indoor air quality or IAQ.
How today's restroom design trends improve cleanliness and operational efficiency while attracting students.
Charter schools are not for everyone and are meticulously designed for their student populations. As conservative school choice activists argue for greater funding for charter schools, like public schools, they differ in performance and student outcomes based on zip codes.