Higher Ed


Theatrical Comfort - From the Bottom Up

Sometimes sticking to a budget becomes a sticky situation. Ask the officials behind LSU's Reilly Theatre, who discovered audiences couldn't sit in their seats.

Are You Ready? Basics of Emergency Operations Planning

Everyone talks about safety on campus during these dangerous days. Now here's what to do about it.

Trends in Educational Lighting Systems

The application of new technologies is improving lighting on campus.

A Radical -- and Practical -- Approach to Classroom Allocation and Scheduling

This CSU-Fullerton administrator discovered that, with a little research and a lot of elbow grease, it is possible to improve efficiency in classroom allocation and scheduling.

How Cool Is Your Roof?

Cool roofs reduce electricity costs for air conditioning, along with the price of air conditioning units. Here is how cool roofs work.

Establishing a Successful Smart Card Program

Successful smart card programs require comprehensive planning, support from the top and an eye toward the future.

Getting a Grip on Facility Condition Assessments

Handheld pen computing devices and specialized software put educational facility condition assessments in the palm of one's hand.

Design That Makes a Statement

University planners and donors often express a desire for facilities that do more than provide usable space. These design-intensive buildings can help the institution convey its unique vision of higher education.

Designing an Effective IT Backbone

Here's a quick look at elements you must consider when planning your campus's technology infrastructure.

Get Wired - Get Hired

Need some professors? Climb out from under the reams of curriculum vitae and into the World Wide Web, as California State University-Channel Islands did with their online-only process.

Cabling for the Future

The cabling installed in the new ACES Building at the University of Texas-Austin supports desktop applications that aren't even on the market yet.

Going for a Dip

Cornell University is using old-fashioned lake water to cool 40 percent of the space in its central campus. Here's how.

Consolidate or Cooperate?

Administrators at Indiana University wanted one software package that would integrate the MMS, CAD, CAFM and GIS, yet realized that individual systems were more practical than one integrated package. Here's what they did.

How to Avoid an ESCO Fiasco

Facility managers at Ohio University used a performance contracting consultant to assist them in hiring an energy services company that could implement an energy conservation project.

Capital Campaign Rising Goals for Raising Money

During the past decade, colleges and universities have relied on time-tested strategies to return to the fundraising well more and more often.

New Thinking Meets Old School Tradition

The stadium is a tradition that doesn't have to be replaced. Master plan renovations are key to facility updates that accommodate more fans and generate additional revenue.

When Town Meets Gown

Traditional boundaries between campuses and their communities are blurred when academic institutions take on projects that revitalize downtown areas as well as provide new facilities.

The Future of Smart Cards

Now that digital signatures and other innovations are giving them increased functionality, smart cards are finally poised to take on mag-stripe cards.

Building a New Campus: From Mediocrity to Magnificence

With a good business plan in place, building a new campus becomes less painful. But what should that good plan include?

Is College Construction Keeping Up With Enrollment Increases?

It appears that administrators aren't planning and building to accommodate the demand for space needed through the next two decades.

Improving Line-of-Sight Viewing in Computer Labs

Maintaining a clear line of sight in computer labs helps students and instructors see each other, which is especially important for visual learners and lip readers.

Replacement Windows Define the Newly Renovated Fiterman Hall

Replacing windows in a corporate office building turned academic building required much planning and testing. The result clearly proves that it was well worth the effort.

A Healthy Approach to Fitness Center Security

Here are ways to keep your fitness centers secure while maintaining an inviting atmosphere.

Child's Play

How to Maintain Your Masonry Facade

Masonry facade maintenance is commonly viewed as an unimportant preventive measure or an optional project, especially when compared to other maintenance issues. However, maintaining facades reduces potential facade, building systems and interior finish re

The Evolving Doorframe

A doorframe is a doorframe is a doorframe, right? Wrong. There are actually many factors that can influence your choice.

Deferred Maintenance Strategies You Must Try

Think deferred maintenance is a hopeless headache? These fellow administrators have found a host of cures -- all available over the counter.

Keeping Cool

When the heat is on, white roofs look -- and act -- cool.

Do You Need an Energy Master Plan?

Your campus may already have a facilities master plan, but have you considered how having a comprehensive energy plan could pay off?

Changing the Rules

Academic scientists and architects redesign how science education is delivered.

Will Classrooms Disappear?

We keep hearing about how the Internet and Virtual Reality will transform education. But how will they change classrooms and lecture halls? Far from eliminating them, technology will make them more versatile than ever.

Parking Structures and the Space Race

Cars, cars, everywhere, but not a place to park? If this is the story at your campus, College Planning & Management may have the solution to your parking problems.

Buy Now, Buy Later

Multiyear furniture contracts are increasing in popularity because they offer something for everyone.

Card Access Know-How

When it comes to your card access system, the more you know, the more you can accomplish -- as these tips demonstrate.

Managing Housing With Advanced Technology

The latest campus housing software makes life easier in university housing departments.

Because One Day the Emergency Will Be Real...

Disaster drills provide colleges and universities valuable training for the day when the emergency is a reality.

Trends in Interior Environments

Address your present and future furniture needs by understanding interior design trends.

The Sports Floor Score

In many ways, it's the foundation of your athletics program -- the floor of your gymnasium. When it's time for a new one, what should you consider?

Master Planning: The Never Ending Story

Campus master planning has changed -- from a one-time event to a continuous process. What has made this possible? Modern technology is one answer.

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