When combined with other safety strategies, CPTED can be an awesome tool to help create welcome and safe learning environments.
College and university officials are faced with using first-time or life-cycle costs when selecting products or systems for a facility, and deciding which way to go is very much on a case-by-case basis.
The K-12 plan model can provide a useful framework for colleges and universities wishing to make sure they have viable and high-quality safety plans.
In-room washers and dryers, energy-efficient equipment, more stylish common laundry rooms, on-line monitoring, and other trends in student laundries.
It probably should come as no surprise, but a study reported in the June 2005 issue of The Lancet, a monthly medical journal published in London, says that exposure to high levels of aircraft noise can impair the development of reading skills and memory r
When properly managed, mold doesn't have to damage health and buildings. It requires diligence and a proactive response to moisture intrusion.
Strong beginnings begin with sound planning at the outset, and there is no better tool than an institutional review.
Privatization, outsourcing, farming out — by any term you choose, colleges and universities are using this tool to find significant dollar savings.
Appropriate levels of safety can only exist when high-level administrators can frankly address safety risks.
Here are 11 things to consider when hiring a design professional for your next facility project.
Campuses are developing ways to profit from students' caffeine cravings.
Whether driving force or emerging opportunity, sustainable design influences many academic projects.
Building green is an opportunity to use resources efficiently while creating healthier buildings.
In the world of facilities maintenance, showing up without the proper tools can be costly in many ways.
American society is in dire need of heroes. We need them in our military, our public safety agencies and our government, and we need them in institutions of higher learning.
Designing campus sports facilities that meet the needs of disabled patrons requires careful and detailed attention from the day planning begins.
UFAD differs from conventional overhead systems. Included here is information on what it is, how it works, the costs and benefits, and helpful hints for installation.
Closed-circuit television technology can now be used for surveillance in conjunction with your campus data communication network... all without expensive cabling.
Adopting a strategy to make institutional real estate produce as much return as possible can improve an institution's financial outlook.
Campuses are finding new numbers to throw into the life cycle costing analysis of basic building elements.
Are there inescapable pressures from senior administrators or other weighty stake-holders ro do a certain project?
A proactive safety strategy involves a fair amount of reflection and evaluation on what may take place in the future, rather than focusing entirely on what has occurred in the past.
As the lines between fields of study continue to blur, Purdue takes science teaching a research to the next level in its new Biomedical Engineering building (BME).
If your institution makes safety a priority in deed as well as in word, a safety plan under the new model is a must.
While some contractual provisions — i.e., salary, retirement, etc.— are obvious, others, such as service on outside boards or consulting arrangements, may not be.
In an age when stretching the budget is a must, this is a solution well worth exploring. These ever-evolving tools also help reduce waste while tracking cost and use.
Here's what to expect if you're looking to conduct a facility assessment for one or several buildings -- or your entire campus.
These libraries have blended a traditional feel with up-to-date technology to become modern media centers.
Somewhere between a "hunting license" and the "battle of the forms" lays the perfect contract. How can you execute the perfect win/win RFP and contract?
From the usual suspects to new innovations, hard surface floors offer a variety of solutions for college campuses.
Make sure that history does not repeat itself on your campus.
Campus fitness centers are taking on an unprecedented level of sophistication as administrators seek to recruit and retain students.
Is there a more easily measured improvement than
upgrading a dining service venue on campus?
The new parking system at the University of California, Santa Barbara, (UCSB) is a showcase for off-street parking technology innovations.
Kitchens, laboratories and industrial arts areas require flooring that withstands heavy use and extensive maintenance, meets environmental considerations — and looks good, too.
Step up to the task and be ready for anything.
For public institutions such as mine, the reduction in public funding is pushing us more towards the finanacial model of a private institution.
Administrators are choosing natural materials, brick and stone plazas, fountains, and ornamental grasses and perennials to create a lush look to capture prospective students.
Throw these covering and coating ideas up on your walls and see what sticks.
Roofing contractors should deliver plenty before, during and after an installation. Knowing what to expect sets the right course.