Nobody wants increased construction costs. Establishing a sound approach up front can help avoid surprises while eliminating or minimizing extra financial expenditures.
Master planning for the ongoing stewardship of your campus helps to create a valuable, efficient, and timeless sense of place.
A thin skin — your building's envelope — separates outside from in. How can you avoid common pitfalls in its design, even when the climate is extreme?
Have you heard the one about colleges using iPods as a teaching tool? Better listen in, because students certainly are.
Precast concrete construction offers so many benefits that campus administrators cannot afford to not educate themselves about it.
Specialized software applications called <em>Content Management Systems</em> (CMSs) facilitate the development, storage, and publication of Web content.
Cell phones are here whether students and staff bring their own or you provide them. What's the latest word on the wireless chat?
College and university officials know they can't just hope for the best should a pandemic attack sweep the country. But that doesn't mean every plan is a good one.
Rising to the challenge to improve service while managing costs, campus administrators are increasingly outsourcing non-educational functions to private-sector consultants.
A tough-as-nails monolithic dome graces North Texas Central College's FSB Center, a performing arts venue enhanced by the dome's unique features.
Renting out the campus in the summer can be lucrative, but make sure you can afford to make the offer.
Meeting the acoustic and amplification needs of vocalists and instrumentalists requires flexibility and planning for current and future technologies.
The care and feeding of presidents emeriti who want to remain involved is similar to the challenge confronting a tightrope walker.
When faced with limited funding, sharing facilities is one way that colleges and universities can stretch their resources.
A carefully planned and implemented cleaning strategy adds value to your campus.
When it comes to choosing residence hall flooring, is it possible for administrators to have all their criteria met?
Following these steps allowed administrators at Brandeis University to implement a signage program that's been well received.
Colleges and universities face special IAQ challenges that go beyond the basics.
College Planning & Management's annual report on what facilities are being built, where they are, and for how much, on campuses across the United States.
Redesigning the Old into the New Union for Students
The four-way battle for the desktop computing environment was escalated significantly by Microsoft's recent introduction of the long-awaited Vista operating system and Office 2007 suite of products.
As collaborative work grows for students and administrative staff, schools may see the need for workstations to accommodate dual screens and multiple seats. But don't limit your thinking to standard desks and chairs. Notebook computers mean any space
A violent act on this Pittsburgh campus showed fellow administrators just how important crisis planning can be.
Purchasing officers bring strategic value to their institutions while meeting the equipment and supply needs of administrators, faculty, and students.
Today's campuses continue moving into the future in many innovative and exciting directions.
I have learned many things in my nearly 20 years in plant services management.
Colleges and universities are finding themselves under the EPA microscope.
Universities are discovering new ways to add some dollars to the bottom line, but turning a profit from auxiliary centers isn't an automatic slam-dunk.
Solar roofing systems can provide an important energy source that also helps to address sustainability concerns.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is focused on providing modern residential facilities for all its undergraduate students.
Universities are discovering new ways to add some dollars to the bottom line, but turning a profit from auxiliary centers isn't an automatic slam-dunk.
Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites are all the rage on college campuses. What does this new technology mean to your school?
Outdoor lighting can illuminate people and property, conserve energy, and protect the night sky.
How can schools manage growing collections and shrinking spaces? Automated library storage and retrieval systems provide a nifty solution to a burgeoning problem.
When students or visitors enter a college campus through a gateway or a building doorway, their expectations rise. What will they see and learn as an active participant in this exciting learning environment?
Purdue University may be among the pioneers in data perceptualization research, but your school is destined to be one of the users.
The 2003 International Building Code provides specific criteria for securing egress doors.
Keeping safety at the forefront demands a systematic approach because safety isn't visible. Safety often becomes an issue only after a disaster that could have been prevented.