Business (Managing K-12 Education)
Smart classrooms without breaking the bank in Mississippi.
- By Gwenn McDaniel
- 08/01/14
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
With a generous gift of land and greenhouses, Unity College is expanding its programs in sustainable agriculture.
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
What's being done to make schools sustainable, and a shout out to the unsung heroes on the IT team.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Methods to make sure your school's carpeted areas are clean and safe.
What does "Net Zero Ready" mean anyway? A careful planning process is critical to achieving the goal of net zero ready.
- By Laura Wernick, Matthew LaRue
- 08/01/14
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Achieving a balance between a facility's safety and sustainability begins in the design stages.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Georgia's Mercer University has remade a green space into a transformative campus core.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
All stakeholders need to be on board when creating efficient and sustainable facilities.
Arizona State University Sun Devils' practical, integral sustainability strategies are transforming all aspects of their institution.
Technology (Innovation for Education)
From e-recycling to the cloud and beyond, IT departments are becoming greener.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Restrooms and locker rooms can be a school's grossest areas, but they don't have to be.
Facilies (Campus Spaces)
Bathrooms and locker rooms offer lots of opportunities to waste resources, or use them wisely. As schools and students become more environmentally aware, the bathroom is the perfect place to practice good environmental hygiene.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Making the most of available space by gong underground.
To make the most informed design decisions, school districts should follow a regimented approach to a construction project. This approach should always start with master planning, which sets the stage and builds a case for any project that may arise from this effort.
- By Scott A. Kramer
- 07/01/14
Safety & Security
- By Sarat Pratapchandran
- 07/01/14
Follow a "road map" approach to improving space efficiency within the walls of existing library facilities.
- By David R. Moore II
- 07/01/14
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Ceilings, walls and floors present challenges that can be met with planning and maintenance and without breaking the budget.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Working with the community and local law enforcement.
The Safer Campus
A security methodology that enables security officers to recognize potentially violent individuals — before a tragedy occurs.
Technology (Innovations for Education)
Campus life is going mobile as the number and capabilities of mobile devices
and related technology continue to grow.
The Safer Campus
The role of public safety officers on campus continues to evolve.
- By Glenn Rosenberg
- 07/01/14
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Managing and securing mobile devices in K-12 schools.
The Safer Campus
Safe campus environments are highly desired but not always delivered. Here's how to make some improvements.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Stories of active shooters in K-12 schools frighten us all. But in the scheme of things, active shooters are a horrible but small problem.
- By Michael Fickes
- 07/01/14
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
Technology tools in the classroom continue to advance, providing not only innovation, but more importantly, functionality.
- By William Atkinson
- 07/01/14
Technology (Enhancing + Engagin + Connecting)
Automated alarm systems can provide significant benefits for facility maintenance organizations.
Technology (Innovations for Education)
Expert advice for facilities managers on understanding and managing integrated technology and building management systems.
- By Randy S. Tritz, L. William Nattress III
- 06/01/14
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Tennessee State University tightens security with new student ID badges in response to security incidents over the past year.
- By Michael Fickes
- 06/01/14
Campus Furniture & Equipment
Dynamic furniture, which can move and convert to serve more than one purpose, is available for a variety of campus spaces.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Beware)
Effective access control systems include technology, people, policies and training. Here's how those components fit together.
Campus Furniture & Equipment
Students are creative, intelligent and resourceful and a great source of feedback when it comes to campus furniture.
- By Brandon Barrett
- 06/01/14
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Colleges and universities are involved in a number of reduce-reuse-recycle initiatives as they travel the path to becoming zero-waste.
- By Sherrie Negrea
- 06/01/14
School Furniture & Equipment Guide
Successful active teaching and learning depends on making the correct decisions about furnishings.
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
As the trend of outsourcing services grows, schools need to examine the pros and cons. What should you keep and what's safe to give up?
School Furniture & Equipment Guide
Creating activity permissible classrooms.
- By John Kilbourne
- 06/01/14
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Overall participation is the key to a successful program.
School Furniture & Equipment Guide
New school designed with student collaboration in mind.
Business (Managing K-12 Education)
More and more K-12 school districts are discovering the cost-cutting, quality-boosting efficiencies of outsourcing.
- By Michael Fickes
- 06/01/14
Campus Furniture & Equipment
An unconventional commons in midtown Manhattan is designed with students in mind.
Maintaining Buildings Grounds
Germs must be dealt with in a firm and consistent manner.