PreK-12 Ed


Green on Top

School's roof includes plants to produce oxygen, reduce storm-water runoff, and reduct the building's temperature.

Green Fields

Making athletic fields more sustainable should be part of the long-term vision.

Schools for Children of the World in Africa

Prior to our first visit in Africa in Dec. 2005, Schools for the Children of the World (SCW) had worked primarily in Honduras. As we worked in Nicaragua and Belize, we found that conditions there were very similar to Honduras.

Listen and Learn

Teachers are experimenting with podcasts. Students can listen, watch, and learn at their convenience.

Watch Out Broadway

A skit about school restrooms.

Eat My Dust

Matting systems and green cleaning.

Energy Efficiency Pays

Higher energy costs combined with a slowing economy is making energy management one of the most challenging and important tasks for school facility managers today.

Crunching the Numbers for LEED K-12 Schools

How to estimate the cost of a LEED School, identify the most cost-effective credits, determine certification level, and work within a school budget.

Pros and Cons of Security Outsourcing

Why you should outsource some school security functions but not others.

Sunny Future

Head-Royce School enjoys the educational and economical benefits of going solar.

Sustainable Literacy Center

School district picks design that will use 26 percent less energy.

Making Schools Green Inside, as Well as Out

With all the awareness of green in construction and facilities, how much attention is being paid to green in the operation of schools?

Rooftop Penetrations

Standing seam metal roofing represents the state-of-the-art when it comes to durable, sustainable, eco-friendly roofing alternatives, providing service life of three or four decades.

Federal Dollars, School Security

Last August, 91 school districts received $27M in federal grants to boost safety and security. Did you get yours?

Building Green

Motivation for building green comes in three flavors -- social, environmental, and economic.

The Shape of Learning

Interior design is shaping the educational experience.

Green Is Imperative for the Future

A "green" school building is a high-performance structure with technologies that collect and reprocess energy, rainwater, and waste.

Saving Money and Gaining Efficiencies

State College Area School District's print manager is bringing her growing department into the digital age, all the while working toward cost savings and greater efficiencies.

Moving Beyond the ADA

Designing for all children in schools, pre-K and early childhood programs.

The Furniture of Science

New furniture and furnishings support new approaches to science instruction.

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