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Fall 2024

In This Issue:

  • 2024 Facilities & Construction Brief
  • 2024 New Product Awards
  • One if by Land & Two if by Sea
  • The Future of Learning Environments: Flexibility, Simplicity, Connectivity
  • Designing for the Students of the Future
  • Setting the Stage with Virtual Set Design
  • Designing for Learning Thrill
  • The Decoration Arms Race in Elementary Classrooms
  • Transforming a Static Library into a Dynamic Learning Space
  • Reimagine Outdoor Spaces as Dynamic Learning Environments


Spring 2024

In This Issue:

  • Education Design Showcase 2024
  • A Strategic Planning Framework for New Learning Spaces
  • The Hydro Building: Where Water Conservation Meets Preservation
  • Reconnecting with Nature: The Benefits of Outdoor Learning Environments
  • Building Inclusivity into Educational Environments
  • Biophilic Design to Improve Test Scores and Student Well-Being
  • A New Facility Constructed for Students with Autism and Learning Disorders


Fall 2023

In This Issue:

  • Education Design Showcase 2023
  • 2023 New Product Awards
  • Can Outsourcing Solve Higher Education's Operational Challenges?
  • Designing for Social-Emotional Learning
  • Enabling the Future of the Campus Experience
  • Theater & Performing Arts Design in K–12
  • 3 Truths About Meeting Sustainability Mandates in K–12 Schools
  • The Growing Importance of Storm Shelters in Schools


Spring 2023 Spaces4Learning

Spring 2023

In This Issue:

  • Drury University's Enterprise Center Created as Campus and Community Hub
  • How ESSER Funds Can Help with HVAC Upgrades
  • Three Adaptable Spaces We'll See More of in Schools
  • Bringing STEAM to Life in the K-12 Classroom
  • Using Participatory Design to Create a Student-Centered Library
  • Green Roofs Expand Minds and Opportunities
  • 2023 Facilities & Construction Brief
  • Five Considerations for Your Emergency Communications
  • Achieving Sustainability Through Historic Preservation at Washington University in St. Louis


Fall 2022 Spaces4Learning

Fall 2022

In This Issue:

  • Education Design Showcase 2022
  • Behavior Management and Classroom Design Go Hand-In-Hand
  • Designing Equitable Experiences for Students with Special Needs
  • The Top 10 Things I Learned From Building A $51M PreK-12 Campus
  • A Flexible Future Requires Flexible Furniture
  • New Product Awards 2022


Summer 2022 Spaces4Learning

Summer 2022

In This Issue:

  • All the World's a Stage
  • A Picture Is Worth More Than A Thousand Words
  • Sitting Ducks Are For Carnivals -- Not Schools
  • An Escape Room for Building Digital Skills
  • Using Federal Funding to Transition to Electric Buses
  • Transforming Classrooms into Active Learning Environments
  • Opening the Doors to Evidence-Based Design
  • Considering Spill Light
  • Ohio District Builds $52 Million Campus through Partnerships
  • Hands-On Learning Spaces: 5 Lessons From Career Tech


Spring 2022 Spaces4Learning

Spring 2022

In This Issue:

  • FLEXspace: Building a Community for Learning Space Design
  • Enhanced Environmental Hygiene for K-12 Schools
  • IT Experts Call for Transparency, Accountability
  • 2022 Facilities & Construction Brief
  • Smart Access: The Next Security Evolution
  • Automating Disaster Response Plans with Mass Notification
  • Instructional Audio Helps Students Succeed


Fall 2021 Spaces4Learning

Fall 2021

In This Issue:

  • Education Design Showcase
  • New Product Award 2021
  • It's Everyone's Role To Keep Our Schools Healthy, Safe and Open
  • A University's Small Change Makes a Big Difference
  • Schools Reopen with Federal Dollars
  • Keys to Comprehensive Health Awareness in Your Building
  • How Schools Can Maximize COVID Relief Funds
  • Indoor Air Quality in Schools Is Necessary


Spring 2021 Spaces4Learning

Spring 2021

In This Issue:

  • The Light at the End of the Tunnel
  • Safeguard Schools Against COVID-19 Efficiently via Energy Recovery Ventilation
  • Mitigating the Risk of COVID-19 and Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools
  • Healthy Air Must Flow
  • The "Human" in Human-centered, Evidence-based Design for Education
  • Reimaging Air Purification in Classrooms After COVID-19
  • 2021 Facilities & Construction Brief
  • Tornadoes, Shelters and Tubes, Oh My!
  • Not Just Business As Usual
  • A Home Away From Home: Fellows Hall at Williams College
  • Preparing Teachers and Staff for an Active Shooter Event


Fall 2020 Spaces4Learning

Fall 2020

In this issue:

  • A 2020 Reflection
  • Ditch Lamp Projectors for Laser Projectors to Save Time and Money
  • 21st Annual Education Design Showcase
  • The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 Policy in Education
  • Retrofitting University Buildings for Sound Masking
  • It's All in the Details: Walls, Ceilings and Floors
  • You Might Have a Calming Sensory Room, Do You Have a 'Wiggle Room,' Too?


July/August 2020 Spaces4Learning

July/August 2020

In this issue:

  • Rethinking School Spaces to Maintain Distancing Amid COVID-19
  • Why Design-Build Merits Serious Consideration for Academic Design and Construction
  • New Product of the Year Awards 2020
  • Trends in Cooperative Purchasing
  • Sensory Rooms May Help Ease the Anxiety Students Feel from COVID-19


March/April 2020 Spaces4Learning

March/April 2020

In this issue:

  • COVID-19 and the Custodial Training Component
  • To Push the Envelope on Sustainability, Push the Envelope
  • Learning Potential in the Outdoors
  • Frictionless Parking: Promoting Campus Public Health During this Pandemic
  • Moving to K-12 Digital Learning Fast: Where to Start
  • From Cradle to Grave: The Cost of Building
  • Pandemic Response: Protecting Custodial Workers


January / February 2020 Spaces4Learning

January/February 2020

In this issue:

  • 2020 Facilities & Construction Brief
  • Constructing Community
  • Bundling Auxiliary Services
  • 3 Ways AV Can Draw People to Campus
  • Innovative K-12 Design Inspired by Innovative Curriculum
  • Flooring and the Impact It Has On K-12 Learning Environments
  • Healthy Cleaning


November/December 2019 spaces4learning

November/December 2019

In this issue:

  • Revitalizing Historic Facilities
  • Campus Parking Trends
  • Thinking Outside the Box: Adaptive Reuse for Education
  • IP Brings the Wow Factor to Educational Esports Programs
  • EDspaces Round Up
  • New Product Awards