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On the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, Chou Hall is a leading example of the practice of sustainable development.
06/25/2019
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06/18/2019
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By a minimum of effort at formulating a real district wellness policy, local education authorities can affect the health of all students in schools by inventing a way to concentrate on helping those kids eat better, exercise more, and eliminate properly.
06/06/2019
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K-12 school environments can cause illness and injuries. What schools must do to prevent these problems.
06/01/2019
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Ensuring healthy air in your campus facilities contributes to the well being of your students and staff. Here’s how to breathe easy.
05/02/2019
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05/01/2019
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
03/01/2019
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It’s flu season. Effectively keeping the campus environment clean can help reduce the spread of the pathogens that cause the flu.
02/25/2019
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01/07/2019
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Colleges and universities should have plans in place at the beginning of the school year to ensure the safe management of hazardous waste. Doing so ensures the safety of both the campus and surrounding communities.
01/04/2019
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Facilities (Campus Spaces)
The EPA says improving indoor air quality can improve the performance of students and faculty
01/01/2019
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Expecting children to learn in poorly ventilated classrooms is like requiring them to read blurry textbooks.
01/01/2019
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
The EPA says improving indoor air quality can improve the performance of students and teachers.
01/01/2019
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12/05/2018
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10/31/2018
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Why a new type of cleaning and maintenance protocol may be necessary.
10/01/2018
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Sustainable Schools
Six ways to make your school childsafe.
07/01/2018
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Dirty classroom air can slow learning and even make students and teachers sick. Find out how to improve indoor air quality or IAQ.
04/01/2018
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Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Foodservice facilities have specific needs. Here are some things to think about when it comes to one of those needs: healthy indoor air quality.
04/01/2018
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Safety & Security
Hazardous materials incident protocols for schools.
02/01/2018
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Facilities (Campus Spaces)
If you graded the indoor air in your buildings, would it pass or fail?
10/01/2017
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Lowering health risks enables students to learn better and teachers to teach more.
10/01/2017
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Educational institutions face mounting risks from mold, asbestos and hidden underground environmental issues.
10/01/2017
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The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI), in partnership with School Planning & Management and College Planning & Management magazines, held the first annual Healthy Facilities Award program. This special section highlights the standouts among the entries received.
07/01/2017
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The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI), in partnership with School Planning & Management and College Planning & Management magazines, held the first annual Healthy Facilities Award program. This special section highlights the standouts among the entries received.
07/01/2017
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A survey conducted by Russell Research for the American Cleaning Institute and published towards the end of 2011. The study found that nearly 90 percent of children do wash their hands after using the toilet at school, but the numbers drop considerably from this healthy high point.
05/18/2017
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Research shows that students — as well as teachers — perform better when schools implement indoor air quality programs.
04/01/2017
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Facility managers in charge of safety, purchasing, administration or operations would be wise to ensure that labels on containers for chemical formulations such as cleaners, sanitizers, paints, solvents and sealants are “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) compliant.
02/03/2017
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Cost-effective strategies that keep students in school and the flu virus out of circulation are appreciated by educational leaders everywhere.
02/03/2017
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
12/01/2016
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Routine cleaning measures can significantly reduce overall facility costs.
12/01/2016
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Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Facilities managers must often consider green options for dealing with common indoor hazards and contaminants, including mold, asbestos, lead, pests and more.
09/01/2016
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Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Hampshire College opens one of the greenest buildings in the world.
09/01/2016
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
The benefits for students, teacher and other occupants are too compelling to ignore.
09/01/2016
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A Final Thought
Not that kind of test, it's about your water.
06/01/2016
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Maintenance & Operations
Pollinating bees on school grounds pose little threat but can be intimidating.
05/01/2016
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Editor's Note (The View From Here)
05/01/2016
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College and university officials in potentially affected regions of the country can take steps to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne virus to their campus communities and surrounding neighborhoods.
04/22/2016
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Maintaining Buildings & Grounds
Keeping unwanted residents off your campus is an integral part of maintaining healthy and safe college facilities.
04/01/2016
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Maintenance & Operations
A preferred approach for integrated pest management from a national prospective.
04/01/2016
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Maintaining Buildings & Grounds
The water crisis in Flint, MI, has many colleges and universities taking a critical look at their water supplies. What are schools in Flint and around North America doing to ensure their drinking water is safe?
04/01/2016
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Sustainable Schools
Incorporating sustainable school design on a budget.
02/01/2016
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The Sustainable Campus (Trends in Innovations)
Green campus waste management operations involve more than recycling.
01/01/2016
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Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Ensuring the Design and Construction of Safe Schools.
11/01/2015
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K-12 School Teaching Tools that use closed-loop food production systems are needed to prepare for the future; both for space travel and to feed the fast growing population on our planet.
11/01/2015
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Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Remediating mold, overseeing the disposal of hazardous materials, responding to IAQ concerns, maintaining laboratory safety — Environmental Health and Safety managers stay abreast of it all via best practices and risk assessments.
09/01/2015
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Trends In Green
Effectively managing indoor air quality in your school facility.
09/01/2015
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
The essential elements of IAQ management
09/01/2015
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Trends in Green
08/01/2015
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Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Decisions need to be made that are based on more than looks.
06/01/2015