Features


parking

The K-12 Parking Puzzle

Parking problems have grown at schools along with the size of cars and increased traffic. Here's how experts suggest dealing with these new needs.

BU Castle

Transforming BU Castle

From a heritage building to daily-use venue for alumni, faculty and students, an iconic mansion undergoes historic restoration for new life as an alumni center.

fire security

Technology Enhances Fire Security

Today's integrated fire detection, alarm and sprinkler systems are being designed into facilities as an integral part of improved occupant safety.

parking

Parking Goes Hi-Tech

Technology is transforming parking, adding cost-saving efficiencies and sustainability to a campus necessity.

place influencing design

Wilderness Wonder

How place influences design.

Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology

A Bright Partnership

The University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology are collaborating to spur light and sound innovation.

public-private partnerships

Why Your Next Collaboration May Be a P3

Here are two examples of public-private partnerships that suggest it might be the best approach if you’re ready to add or replace campus housing.

Preventing Sexual Assault at school

Preventing Sexual Assault, Grooming and Child Molestation in Schools

How Building Design Concepts and Smart Security Technology Can Help.

Drones on campus

An Eye In the Sky

The capabilities of and uses for drones are growing at a rapid pace. How can they be used for campus safety...and should they?

Active Shooter Training

Training for The Unthinkable

Does your options-based active shooter training approach meet standards of care?

Acoustical Considerations

Acoustical Considerations for 21st-Century K-12 Learning Environments

Today's educational trends require sound acoustical design.

Arrival Sequence

Changing the 'Arrival Sequence'

Architecture firm’s proposed design makes progressive school more secure.

energy rebates

High School Qualifies for Energy Rebates

Sidney High School also betters its energy efficiency.

Walls

The Handwriting Is on the Wall

Take a look at the next big thing in college and university classroom design: walls you can write on and push around.

school collaboration

Creating Successful Joint-Use Collaborations

Collaboration is the art and science of combining people's talents, skills, and knowledge to achieve a common goal.

Microgrids

Off the Grid

Microgrids offer college campuses energy independence, resiliency and lower power bills. Are you ready to take your school off the grid?

Outsourcing

Trouble in Paradise: When Outsourcing Doesn't Work as Planned

What are your options when outsourcing doesn't work as planned or intended?

Designing the interiors of performing and visual arts

Breaking with Tradition

"Traditional" campus spaces — such as performing and visual arts spaces and libraries — are undergoing transformational design updates, evolving into multifunctional, technology-rich, vibrant spaces.

Outsourcing

Should I or Shouldn't I? Facing the Outsourcing Decision

Sometimes it's a more responsible use of resources to contract a service. But how do you know for sure? Here's how to work through the process.

Restroom design

Rethinking Restroom, Shower Room and Locker Room Design

For a variety of reasons, restroom, shower room and locker room designs are changing. Here's a look at what's driving those changes and what the spaces look like.