The historic Alta Vista School building was built in 1917. The building was listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Places in June of 1999 for its significance in the area of education. It recently underwent a significant rehabilitation in order to meet the needs of today's students.
- By Gary Petri, Lyn Eller
- 06/01/14
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
Trends in Green (Sustainable Innovations on Campus)
El Centro College installs wind turbines on its Dallas campus.
- By David Browning
- 06/01/14
Trends In Green
Design for active and sustainable, student-centered learning.
- By Sean O'Donnell, Jana Silsby
- 06/01/14
Trends in Green
A leader in D.C. green energy initiatives.
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Trends in Green (Sustainable Innovations on Campus)
Arizona State University has developed a comprehensive solar program.
CaseHistories (Real-World Solutions)
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
What's new in building products and materials?
- By William Atkinson
- 03/01/14
Trends in Green (Sustainable Innovations On Campus)
Trends in Green
Every school design tells a story. These stories can come in the form of energy efficient windows and lighting, or even a digital gauge that displays how much energy the school is using at any given time.
- By Terrance R. Liette
- 01/01/14
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Chipping away at energy costs.
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Facilities (Energy Managment)
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Green schools grow environmentally conscious students.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Here's how two campuses are satisfying administrators by saving money and satisfying students by increasing sustainability in their restroom and locker room renovations.
Emerging Technology
Using facilities technology as a teaching tool.
- By Andrew LaRowe, Mike Raible
- 07/01/13
Facilities (Managing Assets)
Thoughts about the silent consumption of energy on campus.
- By Pieter van der Have
- 07/01/13
Trends In Green
Energy-efficient propane can help schools be and save green.
- By Lynette Von Minden
- 07/01/13
Trends in Green
How Seattle's Bertschi School expansion became the fourth "Living Building" in the world.
- By Brian Cunningham
- 06/01/13
Reducing energy consumption is hugely beneficial, and nearly everyone is practicing good kW-cutting habits. But the second most direct route to decreasing energy costs is often overlooked: managing the energy purchase itself. The largest barrier to purchasing energy at lower prices: understanding the deregulated energy markets.
Intelligent services combine technology, proprietary analytics and expertise in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to continuously collect, interpret and act upon data from building systems and controls to optimize operational perfor
There are many ways to "go green." There are a plethora of examples of schools and districts that are working to reduce their environmental impact while educating their communities about the sustainability challenges of the 21st century.
Carbon neutrality, net-zero, whatever you call it, is going to be the way everybody will judge the success of sustainability strategies for school districts. Schools are public institutions by their very nature, and the public more and more desires that i
Longwood has practiced sustainability by heating with biomass fuel (sawdust) for over 30 years. Longwood is the only public institution of higher education in Virginia and one of only two state agencies that burns biomass for heating fuel. Current annual energy savings are more than $4.9M when compared with burning oil, which the University used as its fuel source before switching to biomass.