Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Take a look at the next big thing in college and university classroom design: walls you can write on and push around.
- By Michael Fickes
- 06/01/17
Business
Collaboration is the art and science of combining people's talents, skills, and knowledge to achieve a common goal.
- By Mike Raible, Andrew LaRowe
- 06/01/17
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Microgrids offer college campuses energy independence, resiliency and lower power bills. Are you ready to take your school off the grid?
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
What are your options when outsourcing doesn't work as planned or intended?
"Traditional" campus spaces — such as performing and visual arts spaces and libraries — are undergoing transformational design updates, evolving into multifunctional, technology-rich, vibrant spaces.
Business (Managing K-12 Education)
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.
- By Eric Berkheimer, Lan Ying Ip
- 05/01/17
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
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.
Technology (Innovations for Education)
California State University Fresno's School of Education has created technology-enabled classrooms that promote next-generation learning for the next generation of teachers.
- By Otto Benavides
- 05/01/17
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
Technology is reinventing K-12 teaching and learning.
- By Michael Fickes
- 05/01/17
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Despite pushback from an unfriendly administration, gender-neutral restrooms grow more common — and more necessary — on college campuses.
Housing Survey
- By Shannon O'Connor
- 04/01/17
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
It's time to build a new school, and there's a lot more to the process than securing the funding and beginning the digging. One part of the process is choosing building materials. Here's how.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
In today's world, colleges and universities must not allow campus visitors to come and go without scrutiny.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/17
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Research shows that students — as well as teachers — perform better when schools implement indoor air quality programs.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/17
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
New buildings on historic campuses must pay homage to the past while claiming their own time and place in history. It's a hard line to walk. Three schools discuss rules to live by and when to break them.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
What will students see when they look inside an advanced campus HVAC system? High-tech HVAC systems can serve as living labs.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
With the enormous attention we have placed on safe and secure campuses, is it still possible for a stranger to enter a school building and walk around freely without anyone noticing?
- By Andrew LaRowe, Mike Raible
- 04/01/17
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Can you save energy (and money) by undertaking a retrofit with today's lighting technology? Yes, you can, say the experts.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
A school's lighting system affects the physical and emotional well being of the students and the staff. It also plays a major role in the facility's energy costs. In this article we explore how much of this expense can be avoided.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Leaky roofs can lead to expensive damage to facilities. Early detection of roof leaks can save headaches and dollars. Here is a look at various methods of leak detection for commercial roofing systems.