Features


School Flooring

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

So Many Factors, So Many Options

A few things to consider when selecting new flooring.

Campus signage

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Reading the Signs

Campus signage offers branding and wayfinding potential. Your signage program, however, must keep in step with the times to be effective for all users.

Classroom security

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

Buyer Beware

Classroom security after-market devices may not be as safe as they are advertised.

Energy & HVAC

Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Expensive: Energy & HVAC

Designing a new K-4 school that is comfortable for young occupants and easy to operate and maintain.

vocational learning labs

Building Blueprints (Facilities in Focus)

The New Vo-Tech

Transforming 20th-century vocational workshops into 21st-century learning labs.

Proactive Emergency Management

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

Ten Steps to Proactive Emergency Management

An action plan to improve the safety and resilience of your college or university, even if you are dealing with limited resources.

capturing rainwater

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Catching the Rain

An innovative installation on the Carrier Dome is diverting rainwater into a usable commodity.

California Building Codes

California Coding

A slew of new California building codes came on line this summer. What does this mean for the Golden State and the rest of the country?

Sustainable Concrete

Solid and Sustainable

Concrete can be a key element in a strong, sustainable and attractive building envelope.

Energy conservation

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Overlooked "Low Hanging Fruit" Behind Closed Doors

Wasting Energy and Resources, Low Voltage Distribution Transformers (LVDT).



Building Envelope

Want to Improve Student Performance? Start with the Air They Breathe

School Art Murals Signage

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Building Art

Using signage and graphics to unify the look and identity of an institution and its campus.

Classroom Technology

Technology (Innovations for Education)

The Classroom Reimagined

The flipped classroom model is serving today’s digital native students' needs by providing space to actively collaborate alongside integrated technology.

Building Envelope

The Building Envelope: A Guide To Determining Problems

When you know what's wrong with a building envelope, you can make repairs and once again have a facility that is watertight, safe and energy efficient.

Maximizing Open Space

Athletics, Fitness and Outdoor Spaces

Maximizing Open Space Within a City Campus

Master planning is imperative for any institution that expects its needs will grow and evolve in the future in order to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of every space, program and investment.

Security Technology

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

The Right Security Technology for the Job

Technology can help protect people and property on a university campus. Too often, though, schools have the wrong technology.

Functional Pool Design

Athletics, Fitness and Outdoor Spaces

What's Cool in Pools

New design trends are making pools more functional and cost-effective.

energy savings

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Is It Hot In Here?

Or is it just you? Internal air quality and comfort are more than just temperature. Whether your school is pushing the envelope or making small changes, there are many ways to keep building occupants happy and energy bills in control.

Communication Tools

Technology (Innovations For Education)

Communication Tools: Meeting Expectations

With effective and timely communication vital to all campus constituents, the right tools must be planned, in place and operating smoothly.

Security fencing

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Exterior Security Measures

The correct fencing system may require elements unique to your campus.

athletic facility construction

Sports, Athletics and Recreation

New Look, New Logic

Often, the most cost-effective route to a state-of-the-art facility involves the adaptation and reorganization of existing spaces.

Campus fencing

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

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.

Energy Benchmarking

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Using Energy Benchmarking to Reap Savings

Here's how energy benchmarking is helping some school districts reduce energy consumption, thereby gaining energy savings. It may be just the tool your district needs.

Career Services

Business (Managing Higher Ed)

Career Services: The Times, They Are A-Changin'

College and university career service offices are changing to meet new expectations.

Campus Ballpark

Sports, Athletics and Recreation

A Campus Ballpark, A Community Asset

Curtis Granderson Stadium, the new $10-million ballpark for the UIC Flames, is designed to be a ballpark that redefines what a collegiate athletic facility can provide a team, a campus and a larger community.

Advanced UC Phone Systems

Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)

Advanced UC Phone Systems

Changing the way schools communicate by using a Unified Communications business phone system.

School Security Technologies

Safety & Security

School Security Technologies

Improving school security with visitor monitoring and management software.

Higher-Ed Procurement

Higher-Ed Procurement

Mentoring: An Effective Component of Talent Development

Talent development is essential in today's purchasing environment.

Cooperative Purchasing

Cooperative Purchasing

How schools are using it to upgrade security.

Sustainable Purchasing for Schools

Sustainable Purchasing for Schools

This recently released guide provides a host of tools and resources for administrators, teachers and parents concerned with making healthy purchasing decisions that are good for students and the school environment.

campus environment

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Campus as Place

Furman University has received recognition for its commitment to its campus environment, most recently as a model for arboreta in the Southeast and across the nation.

Solar Power Savings

Business (Managing K-12 Education)

Using the Sun to Save Money

A school district's path to running completely on solar.

Green Dining

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Green Dining at Boston University

Sustainable design expertise has delivered the first high-performance building on the campus of Boston University.

Net Positive

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Net Positive

After its first year in operation, this school facility is proving to be unique.

Sustainable Security Design

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

Sustainable Security Design

Integrating access control into a K-12 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) program.

energy efficiency and savings

Business (Managing Higher Ed)

Pathways to Greatness

The challenges of energy efficiency and savings, along with other sustainability efforts, are being met through teamwork and innovation on the island campuses of The University of the Virgin Islands.

Energy Savings

Business Managing Higher Ed

Partnering for Energy Savings

A commitment to sustainability, combined with a public benefit corporation relationship, is allowing Nazareth College to reduce its carbon footprint.

Sustainability in Higher Education

Sustainability in Higher Education: Going Strong

Higher education has always been at the heart of innovative, committed, societally responsible change, and never has there been more and better ongoing evidence of this in sustainability.

Sustainable Energy Efficient Schools

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Reaping Numerous Benefits

Seven steps to sustainable, energy-efficient schools.