School's roof includes plants to produce oxygen, reduce storm-water runoff, and reduct the building's temperature.
Making athletic fields more sustainable should be part of the long-term vision.
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.
Teachers are experimenting with podcasts. Students can listen, watch, and learn at their convenience.
A skit about school restrooms.
Matting systems and green cleaning.
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.
How to estimate the cost of a LEED School, identify the most cost-effective credits, determine certification level, and work within a school budget.
Why you should outsource some school security functions but not others.
Head-Royce School enjoys the educational and economical benefits of going solar.
School district picks design that will use 26 percent less energy.
With all the awareness of green in construction and facilities, how much attention is being paid to green in the operation of schools?
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.
Last August, 91 school districts received $27M in federal grants to boost safety and security. Did you get yours?
Motivation for building green comes in three flavors -- social, environmental, and economic.
Interior design is shaping the educational experience.
A "green" school building is a high-performance structure with technologies that collect and reprocess energy, rainwater, and waste.
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.
Designing for all children in schools, pre-K and early childhood programs.
New furniture and furnishings support new approaches to science instruction.