Higher Ed


indoor air quality on campus

Healthy Buildings and IAQ

Facilities managers must often consider green options for dealing with common indoor hazards and contaminants, including mold, asbestos, lead, pests and more.

Greenest building

A Living Building

Hampshire College opens one of the greenest buildings in the world.

The Federal Laws of Helping Paws

A primer on postsecondary educational institutions’ accommodation of service animals.

No Time to Lose: How to Build a World-Class Education System State by State

We cannot ignore the reality that most state education systems are falling dangerously behind the world, leaving the United States overwhelmingly underprepared to succeed in the 21st century economy.

Higher Ed Casts a Wider Net for HR Executives

Colleges and universities have become much more receptive to human resources executives from industries that have already undergone massive cultural change and are progressive in their HR practices.

State of Education Around the World

Comparing the United States education system to that in other countries helps us recognize the similarities, the differences, where improvement is needed and incentives to invest.

Recycling Styrofoam

The University of Illinois is removing polystyrene from its waste stream.

Higher Ed new construction

The Right Stuff

Many variables go into choosing materials and systems for your new buildings. How do facility managers find the right balance?

integrating technology into higher education

Teaching Digital Natives

Experts weigh in on integrating technology into higher education by investing in not just the latest technology, but also in training for faculty and staff and learning from the “digital natives” themselves… students.

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