Fear can reduce the ability of students and campus employees to save lives.
A Paul Smith's College professor takes sustainability beyond the classroom.
Observations on the little things that impact day-to-day performance.
Want sophomores to stay? Send them away as freshmen.
Today's options for building exteriors vary widely from traditional brick. An expanded palette of materials offers vivid color and texture choices to architects and designers.
Arizona State University has developed a comprehensive solar program.
Identifying and removing common environmental hazards that can lurk throughout facilities are vital actions in maintaining a healthy campus.
An innovative program allows motivated high school students to get a head start on their college careers.
Don't cut corners on the inclusion and inspection of fire extinguishers.
Insist on best practices for a sound financial footing.
Integrating Crime prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts into master planning and design is one demonstrated way to create an overall safe campus.
A variety of technology options are ensuring that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students receive the best training and real-world experience before embarking on their careers.
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, President Obama announced his proposed 2015 Fiscal Year Budget. In recent years, the President’s budget has become more of a ritual than a reality. Maybe better described as a White House wish list. Though required by statute, these budgets are usually dead on arrival and until last year, nothing was ever resolved quickly or on time.
...out of mind. That's what most people -- facility managers included -- think about their roofs, until there’s a problem. Informed choices and diligent maintenance could extend the usefulness of one of your school's biggest assets. Can you stretch the life your roof 20 years or beyond?
An EMS should be part of a comprehensive communications strategy.
A complete maintenance plan extends well beyond your facilities' walls.
Higher education is being reshaped by technology. A growing number of digital learning institutes are emerging on campuses across the country, and both students and instructors are adjusting to the new ways of teaching and learning they offer.
Congress has begun the second session of the 113th Congress with lots of things to do. First and foremost was to raise the debt ceiling before the end of February. Congress met the deadline with days to spare before it went out on the President’s Day recess.
In just over a decade, Nashville's Belmont University has undergone measured and successful change and growth.
Don't believe there is strength in numbers? Then you don't know about purchasing cooperatives. These purchasing powerhouses save time, money and headaches. Are they right for your school?
When it comes to protecting campus assets, it really shouldn't... "It" being maintenance. The deferred maintenance conundrum is unfortunately still alive and well across the country.
In an emergency, flawless communication saves lives.