PreK-12 Ed


How to Improve Energy Efficiency Through Benchmarking

Benchmarking is an effective way to compare your schools to determine which ones are using energy efficiently. It allows you to know which schools need upgrades to perform more effectively.

Public-Private Partnerships

A Rio Rancho Academy head discusses how public-private partnerships can keep a high school curriculum vibrant, contemporary and affordable.

Building Needs Assessments: A Good Way to Plan With Involvement

By including the public in the ongoing planning of the upkeep of the existing facilities, it allows them to be involved and to be part of being good stewards of the taxpayer's money. It also makes them aware of the conditions of the existing facilities, s

Riding the Roller Coaster:Coping With Today's School Construction Market Takes Some Preparation

As the construction boom in the education sector continues, school districts find themselves facing a roller coaster bid market characterized by unprecedented, unpredicted cost escalation.

Grade Your Schools

The public's first impression of your community schools could very well spell the difference between success and failure of the next bond issue.

Floored

Interior designers and floor manufacturers talk about new and conventional school flooring materials.

Choices for the 21st Century

A look at the issues that school districts face when considering the choices for the school building envelope.

The Sky is Not Falling

Be sure to consider the wide array of safety hazards out there, rather than be misled by the“chicken little” mentality so commonplace in our media-driven society.

Wisconsin's Safe Schools

Using Homeland Security funding, the State of Wisconsin has created a train-the-trainer program to improve school crisis preparedness.

Wisconsin's Safe Schools

Using Homeland Security funding, the State of Wisconsin has created a train-the-trainer program to improve school crisis preparedness.

Are You Discriminating?

It is important (and your legal responsibility) to make sure that your school is physically accessible to disabled individuals.

Progress in Facility Planning

What does a“cutting-edge” school look like? Here are two examples — one recognized for meeting educational needs and one for meeting a design challenge.

School Building Week

For me, School Building Week made the month a great one. Having been involved since its inception 14 years ago, I have watched this program grow from an idea to a national celebration.

Giving Students Some Space

Program, not arbitrary space goals, should determine how much space you provide in your schools. But do keep one thing in mind. If you build a school with 1970 space in the year 2010, you're already 40 years out of sync.

Wood Shops and Math Scores

For about a quarter of the student body, the test scores were significantly down. A review indicated that in almost every case, these were students who, in past years, would have taken courses in the wood and metal shops. Now they were taking extra math a

Instructional Delivery

Distance learning without the school experience may not be the answer. But add the Web and distance learning opportunities to student experiences in a more traditional school setting and you have just opened up the world.

Bleacher Safety

Every year, close to 20,000 men, women, and children fall out of bleachers and suffer injuries. Sometimes, a fall victim dies. Are your bleachers safe enough?

The "All Hazards" Way

Both public and private schools of high quality make safety their first priority.

If the Building Fits, Use It

Adaptive reuse provides a viable alternative to renovation and addition or new construction for the K-12 market.

Instant Classrooms

Modular construction, both temporary and permanent, has become an increasingly attractive option for many school districts for a number of reasons.

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