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Changes in Digital Music Spell Challenges and Opportunities

During recent months, the digital music industry has been changing in very tectonic — but very silent — ways.

Energy Efficiency Pays

Higher energy costs combined with a slowing economy is making energy management one of the most challenging and important tasks for school facility managers today.

Crunching the Numbers for LEED K-12 Schools

How to estimate the cost of a LEED School, identify the most cost-effective credits, determine certification level, and work within a school budget.

Pros and Cons of Security Outsourcing

Why you should outsource some school security functions but not others.

Going With the Flow

Colleges get serious about saving water.

Sunny Future

Head-Royce School enjoys the educational and economical benefits of going solar.

It's Not Easy Being Green

Reducing your campus buildings' carbon footprints can be hard. But helpful pointers can aid colleges and universities in saving the environment… and some energy dollars as well.

Sustainable Literacy Center

School district picks design that will use 26 percent less energy.

Delaware Biotechnology Institute: Improving IAQ With UVC

The benefits of high-output UVC devices can extend beyond simply optimizing a facility's IAQ.

From Waste to Energy

Biomass is an untapped energy source for colleges and universities.

Five Reasons to Put the Environment First

Global climate change holds center stage in American media today. As leaders in the formation of future generations, institutes of higher education are eager to address the resultant environmental impacts.

Making Schools Green Inside, as Well as Out

With all the awareness of green in construction and facilities, how much attention is being paid to green in the operation of schools?

Look to the Landscape

The outdoor elements present on a college campus can be planned to play a vital role in promoting sustainability.

Rooftop Penetrations

Standing seam metal roofing represents the state-of-the-art when it comes to durable, sustainable, eco-friendly roofing alternatives, providing service life of three or four decades.

Lightening Up

Federal Dollars, School Security

Last August, 91 school districts received $27M in federal grants to boost safety and security. Did you get yours?

Building Green

Motivation for building green comes in three flavors -- social, environmental, and economic.

Keeping Things Quiet at the University of Oregon

The choice of a laboratory workstation exhaust system for science facilities, as well as its placement, represent a critical step in ensuring the ultimate success of the facility.

Methods of Maintenance

Facilities maintenance is not always simply facilities maintenance.

The Shape of Learning

Interior design is shaping the educational experience.

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