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The iPhone is Calling: Resolving Rogue Wi-Fi Access On Campus

With recent headlines about the latest cellular craze for Apple's iPhone, IT help desks at colleges and universities across the country have yet another new threat to deal with.

EEOC Working to Limit Severance Agreement Protections

Take a careful look at your school's severance agreements to minimize potential litigation by dismissed employees.

Maximizing Your Energy Spending

With savvy in procurement and consumption, administrators can reduce their energy bills.

Final Thought

The design of educational facilities often face the challenge of state education department codes and rules.

From Headaches to Lawsuits

In the world of school construction and renovation, whatever can go wrong will go wrong.

The MARET Center Merits Attention

Missouri's Crowder College is working to lead the way in green architecture with plans for the MARET Center.

When a Door Closes . . .

…a window opens, if it's operable that is. What's new in windows and doors in the school market?

Designing with the End in Mind: Maximizing Operational Efficiency

The green movement, sustainability, and LEED are all concepts within the building delivery process that are founded on the premise that efficient use of our natural resources is becoming increasingly necessary.

Data Systems Help Districts Manage People and Finances

It's time to turn to human resources management systems to help harness and utilize data.

Backdrop For Learning

Elements that make new, innovative facilities standouts.

Communicating With Speed and Clarity

Make fast and reliable human communications as great a priority as solid emergency technical communications solutions and your organization will be far better prepared to face any crisis.

Fire Safety Systems

Keeping students safe is a school's top priority. Well-functioning fire safety systems help achieve that priority and are essential to a school's daily operations.

Floor It

Hard surfaces have a place on your school's floors. How do you choose the right material for the right application and walk away with the most impact?

Magic Vision

Insulation and waterproofing only work when all the leaks are plugged. Thank goodness scientists have developed new ways to check for leaks, missing or damaged insulation, and other problems with your building systems.

Water, Water Everywhere . . .

When it's in your building there's trouble. How are school districts battling water and other elements, keeping their buildings mold free, and meeting new“green” mandates all at the same time?

Lockdown Basics

Many institutions of higher learning are revisiting, revising, or, for the first time, developing lockdown protocols.

Greening the Office

Campus business offices can make a positive impact on the environment.

Some Like It Hot: Trends in Campus Foodservice

Chew on these trends in business operations, design and construction, food, and sustainability, all driven by the needs of today's students.

School and Community

Without an adequate investment in education students will suffer, communities will stagnate, businesses will vacate, and property values will drop.

Reviewing Lockdown Bascis

Be sure your efforts to provide viable lockdown capabilities are in balance with other crucial life-saving functional protocol.

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