Campus Amenities
Music and theater education solutions company Wenger Corporation recently announced the launch of the Novara LED light fixture, according to a news release.
Building Blueprints
The client was Grover Cleveland Charter High School, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles, Calif. The challenge, modernizing a 1960s-era, single-story school to double its square footage to accommodate additional students and to follow biophilic design goals that would benefit students and foster collaboration and social interaction.
Campus Lighting
Video lighting systems solutions provider Brightline recently announced the debut of a retrofit package that lets users upgrade Brightline S1.2 or S1.4 fluorescent studio fixtures to LED fixtures.
Campus Amenities
Luxxbox, which provides acoustic and flexible workspace solutions, recently announced significant upgrades to its slimline acoustic LED system.
Rethinking Sports Facilities / Campus Amenities
Although each piece of the project had its own unique set of challenges and considerations, the design and implementation of the outdoor lighting for the athletic field was particularly complex. The new lighting would need to be bright enough to allow activities and competitions to take place at night but regulated to the point where there would not be an excess of spill lighting that negatively affected those that lived in the nearby neighborhood.
Campus Amenities
Video lighting systems manufacturer Brightline recently announced the installation of a variety of its products at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa.
Campus Amenities
Birchwood Lighting recently announced the launch of a new set of acoustic luminaries and panels designed for large, open spaces. The BWA250 luminaries and panels are intended to provide both seamless illumination and sound dampening capabilities in environments like open office spaces, common areas and education spaces.
Campus Amenities
Leviton Lighting, a lighting and wireless control solutions company, recently released a series of announcements regarding new and existing products.
Campus Renovations
Columbine High School, located in Littleton, Colo., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently for a series of renovations to the campus, including a new entrance.
Campus Amenities
Viscor, a brand of Leviton Lighting, has announced that it is launching the Visioneering LRTH-DFX luminaire lighting unit featuring 365DisInFx UVA technology.
Campus Sustainability
This week, lighting solutions company MaxLite announced the launch of its FlatMax LED Flat Panels featuring field-installable controls as well as field-selectable CCT (color-correlated temperatures) and wattages. The panels serve as a flexible, future-ready product for schools, offices, healthcare facilities, and more.
COVID-19 and Schools
Industrial light fixture solutions company Kenall has announced that its Indigo-Clean technology has been proven in independent lab testing to safely kill 94 percent of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza-A.
Campus Facilities
EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, Inc. has provided skylight systems for the new Spring Hill School middle school campus in Sonoma County, Petaluma, Calif. The campus opened its doors to students for the first time for the 2019-20 school year.
Campus Infrastructure
The State University of New York College at Cortland (SUNY Cortland) in Cortland, N.Y., is in the process of replacing decades-old outdoor lampposts around campus. Phase I of the three-phase project is scheduled for completion by the end of the summer, and the entire project should be done by fall 2022.
COVID-19 and Schools
LED manufacturing and distribution solutions provider Energy Harness recently released a new product to help schools combat COVID-19.
Renovations
The Ann Arbor School Board in Ann Arbor, Mich., approved $63 million in funding for air conditioning and lighting renovations at 13 schools in the district, as well as contracts for future architectural and engineering projects.
Classroom Components
Why address comfort in the design of a learning space? When students are physically comfortable, they’re more at ease: They can relax, block out negative thoughts and focus more effectively on instruction.
- By Cindy Eggebrecht-Weinschreider
- 05/25/20
Lighting
School Safety
Two school systems in Michigan are turning to window-sized graphics for safety, security and environmental benefit. Addison Community Schools and Hudson Area Schools have both turned to sign company Insignia Graphics to design, produce and install perforated vinyl on windows in their buildings.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/17/19
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Ask the Expert: Smart Campuses
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Imagine the opportunities that could be created in the learning environment if there were 50 or even a 100 points of light in each classroom that could be controlled individually or grouped in zones.
- By Andrew LaRowe, Mike Raible
- 04/01/19
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
How the latest lighting technologies enhance student success, safety, and engagement.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Shining a Light on What's New in LEDs and Lighting Controls.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
What's new in lighting technology for campus facilities as well as the campus itself? The answers might surprise you.
- By Tom Kaczkowski
- 03/01/18
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)
Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)