Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Providing high-quality, comfortable learning environments.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Here's how two transportation directors are using GPS, routing and other systems to increase student and fleet safety while making operations more efficient.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Students participate in gathering about restroom etiquette, care and health issues.
- By Dr. Thomas Keating
- 03/01/15
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Here's what school administrators need to know about choosing the right roof and ensuring it performs effectively.
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
Teachers are figuring out how to use video in the classroom. At the same time, school boards are figuring out technology budgets.
- By Michael Fickes
- 03/01/15
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Sustainability has becomes a way of life at Michigan's Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Their new Healthy Living Campus is a testament to that.
- By Brandon Barrett
- 03/01/15
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
64 Degrees, a reimagined student dining facility, has opened at the University of California, San Diego.
Technology (Innovations for Education)
Today's classroom and lecture hall presentation technologies provide accessibility to a variety of materials both to presenters and students, in the classroom or remotely.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Connecticut's high-performance school building standards show that the sustainability conversation needn't start or end with LEED.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Today's roofs are often expected to bear the weight of physical components that contribute to sustainability efforts. Here's what you need to know when planning for these features.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Video surveillance makes a big difference in improving parking lot safety. The latest technology promises to streamline operations and maybe boost your bottom line as well.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Seeking balance to make school technologies and people work together.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 03/01/15
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
More than just pretty faces, walls and ceilings must be carefully designed in order to create functional, safe and efficient interiors.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Research shows that different kinds of light help students take tests, study, collaborate with others and relax.
- By Michael Fickes
- 02/01/15
Technology (Innovations for Education)
The Berklee College of Music's 160 Massachusetts Avenue recording education complex is designed for next-generation music pedagogy.
- By Beth Walters, John Storyk
- 02/01/15
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Lighting and controls technology change fast. Does that mean your school must constantly update its lighting master plans? Two experts discuss the options.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
The materials used for walls, ceilings and even furnishings have a considerable impact on classroom acoustics. Here’s what the experts say about it.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Near field communication, or NFC, makes smartphones into access cards, credit cards and other tools usually stored in wallets.
- By Michael Fickes
- 02/01/15
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Access control is the most critical aspect of any organization's safety strategy.
- By April Dalton-Noblitt
- 02/01/15
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
As technology reshapes the way we define instructional space, educators may be obliged to vacate comfort zones.
- By Mike Raible, Andrew LaRowe
- 02/01/15
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
While the flipped teaching model is old news in the humanities it finds new purpose in STEM subjects. But look out. This trendy pedagogy may require an overhaul of your classrooms, especially the large lecture hall.
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
A new program on the campus of Long Island University taps into an equestrian legacy to prepare students for careers in a burgeoning industry.
- By Danielle Mastromarino Bucci
- 01/01/15
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Outdoor learning environments support education and will continue to do so well into the future. Here are some tips for planning your next space, along with idea-building success stories.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Geographical information system technology (GIS) supports emergency preparedness and disaster recovery.
Technology (Innovations for Education)
Leveraging visual communications to inform, protect and collaborate across the campus.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Don't plan for the last disaster — plan for the next disaster.
- By KSQ Architects
- 01/01/15
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Learning comes alive in outdoor classrooms.
Facilities (Leaning Spaces)
The challenges of making a high school feel "old yet new."
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Furniture is an important and effective design component when planning and creating these learning spaces.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Doors, door hardware and emergency lighting are vital components of a secure campus environment.
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Intelligent buildings are the future but they don’t come cheap. Life-cycle costing can help justify the expense, so why aren't more schools doing it?
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Here's a look at the past, present and future technologies that create intelligent schools.
Tech 2015: Integrating Technology and Space
The challenges involved in one district's journey to wireless technology.
- By W. Wesley Watts, Jr.
- 12/01/14
Integrating Technology and Space
The products that physically support technology — lecterns, carts, cabinets and mounts — are an important component to consider when integrating technology into campus spaces.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Baltimore high school creates new opportunities for the students and the community.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
School security begins at the front door.
- By Patrick V. Fiel, Sr.
- 12/01/14
Integrating Technology and Space
Technology is reshaping campus space, not replacing it.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Selecting and installing the ideal flooring for any given campus environment involves the consideration of a host of options, from cost to color, materials and maintenance, and more.
Integrating Technology and Space
A new state-of-the-art residence hall at Eastern Washington University is wired to distribute TV on Cat 6, WiFi, telephone and more.
- By Richard Parrish
- 12/01/14
Tech 2015: Integrating Technology and Space
Know exactly what you want and need before you make your purchases.
- By Danielle Przyborowski
- 12/01/14