Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Finding solutions to the challenges that come with securing college campuses
that are open to the public.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/16
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Parkland College's new Student Union building is designed to be an integrated "front door" for the college's campus.
Maintenance
Investment levels in all but three states will not meet the standards.
Maintaining Buildings & Grounds
A system called composite product mapping can help you select the most price-friendly and best-performing products for your maintenance needs.
- By Michael Wilson
- 04/01/16
Maintaining Buildings & Grounds
The water crisis in Flint, MI, has many colleges and universities taking a critical look at their water supplies. What are schools in Flint and around North America doing to ensure their drinking water is safe?
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
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Violent incidents in K-12 schools have led security directors to develop more comprehensive programs.
- By Michael Fickes
- 03/01/16
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Communicating effectively with your board or local authorities is a vital aspect of getting a capital project green-lighted and completed on schedule.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Finding a balance between security systems and budgets, always with the primary goal of a safe campus in mind, can be achieved with planning and advice from the experts.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Just like everything else in education, technology and new methodologies are changing the traditional approach to roof management.
- By Mike Raible, Andrew LaRowe
- 03/01/16
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Lighting design for educational facilities can impact student achievement. A careful balance of natural and artificial lighting is optimal for spaces where learning takes place.
- By Imke Wies van Mil, Anne Iversen, Jakob Strømann-Andersen
- 03/01/16
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
From extreme weather to the passage of time, campus roofs take a beating. Keeping your roofs in prime condition is key to maintaining secure, comfortable facilities.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Systems, sensors and controls that save money.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
A planning primer for band and choral room acoustics design.
- By Regan Shields Ives, Ben Markham
- 02/01/16
Building Blueprints (Facilities in Focus)
Restroom and locker room design for specialized instruction.
- By Robin O'Hara, Veronica Mazo
- 02/01/16
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
Transitioning to VoIP isn't always smooth sailing for school districts.
- By Frederic Dickey
- 02/01/16
Technology (Innovation for Education)
Planning and flexibility are key when developing digital resources for informing your campus population of news, opportunities and events.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Signs and the emerging graphics movement in schools.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
American University's new Washington College of Law complex consists of a dramatic collection of spaces centered on a great atrium that unifies a series of interconnected buildings.
Technology (Innovations for Education)
Balancing pedagogy, technology and space is key to creating innovative learning facilities.
- By Kenneth A. Gruskin, Michael Searson
- 02/01/16
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Playgrounds, gardens and outdoor classrooms are gaining in features and uses.