Features


sustainability signage

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Everywhere a Sign

Using signage to teach about sustainability while prompting green behavior.

campus signage and wayfinding

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Signs of Green

Pursuing sustainability in campus signage and wayfinding offers a number of benefits.

Code Compliant

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Are You Code Compliant?

Campus environmental safety staff are working diligently to meet and exceed mandated performance standards for energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and more.

Education Interiors

New Technologies In the Classroom

It is better to take a whole system approach to allow for standardization of systems and controls.

Floors

Education Interiors

What's Underfoot Matters

Floors can be a standout part of a school's interior and enhance the educational experience.

student-centered spaces

Education Interiors

Student Affairs

Skillfully designing and furnishing student-centered spaces, such as living-learning residence halls, student unions and common areas, can encourage positive and productive interaction.

How Long Will This Last?

A life-cycle cost analysis is an important tool when acquiring, owning, operating and disposing of buildings and systems on a campus.

Cooperative Purchasing and Contract Services

Business (Managing K-12 Education)

Cooperative Purchasing and Contract Services: Myths Vs. Truths

There are many misperceptions in the K-12 community regarding cooperative purchasing and contract services. Here, we address some of those misperceptions by discussing the myths and truths of both.

captivating, stimulating learning environment

Education Interiors

It Makes A Difference

Creating a captivating, stimulating learning environment.

Safety Within the Budget

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

Safety Within the Budget

Low cost security measures for schools.

furniture is stating your brand

Education Interiors

Your Furniture, Your Brand

Whether you're aware of it or not, your furniture is stating your brand. In giving it some thought, you’ll see that it’s all in the details.

Campus Security Tailored to a Budget

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

Campus Security Tailored to a Budget

It is possible to build an affordable, effective safety and security program by replacing some funding with more effort.

Outsource Services

Business (Managing Higher Ed)

A Tale of Two Auxiliary Departments

Outsource or keep it in house? That’s the question facing many college and university auxiliary departments. CP&M looks at two different schools with two different approaches.

Education Interiors

The New Flora Elementary School

A one-of-a-kind, 21st-century learning facility.

renovation

Education Interiors

Refining a Classic

The Schneider Center at Wellesley College has undergone a renovation that has restored its value and historic roots.

Flooring

Education Interiors

Focus On the Floor

Flooring choices can reflect your institution's identity, mission, commitment to sustainability and more.

Environmental Health and Safety

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Breathe Easy

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.

CPTED

Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)

Safety First

The right products plus CPTED can contribute to a snug campus.

wireless tenants

Business (Managing K-12 Education)

Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Managing wireless tenants on school properties.

Security Assessments

Safety & Security (Prepare And Be Aware)

Security Assessments: Doors, Locks, Lighting, Oh My!

Protecting students from unwanted visitors and predators should be a priority at every K-12 school. Here's how to assess physical security issues.

building envelope

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Sealing the Envelope

Whether renovating existing or constructing new facilities, attention must be paid to achieving the end result of a resilient, secure, energy-efficient building envelope.

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