Interested in information about school building construction and facilities, including accessibility, signage, residence halls, facility planning and school building design? Read about these topics and more in the latest articles from American School & University magazine.
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The new Simmons School of Management (SOM), Simmons College, Boston, embodies the college's commitment to sustainable development....
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When the new Hawkins Elementary School, Toledo, Ohio, opens in January 2010, students will be exposed directly to environmentally friendly practices and alternative energy systems....
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Additional information from the 20th Annual Residence Hall Construction Report, including the cost per square foot to construct a new residence hall....
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Additional information from the 20th Annual Residence Hall Construction Report, including the incidence of both carpeting and air conditioning in new residence halls....
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Additional information from the 20th Annual Residence Hall Construction Report, including the average amount of square feet per resident over the past 10 years in new residence halls....
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By Joe Agron
Even in difficult economic times, colleges and universities continue to invest in residence hall construction projects as a way to attract new students and keep existing ones on campus....
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By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Economic stimulus funds from the federal government provide numerous avenues for schools and universities to improve facilities....
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By Alan Gettelman
Following ADA accessibility guidelines helps staff and students, and keeps schools in legal compliance....
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The 115,880-square-foot Danforth University Center at Washington University, St. Louis, has achieved LEED gold certification....
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The 259,218-square-foot Eastern View High School, Culpeper, Va., was designed to resemble a school wrapped around a community center....
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Additional information from the 35th Annual Official Education Construction Report, including the percentage of space carpeted and air-conditioned in new education facilities projects completed in 2008....
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Additional information from the 35th Annual Official Education Construction Report, including education construction spending over the past 35 years by schools and colleges....
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By C. William Day
How will technology affect the education office environment?...
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
Spending on construction by the nation's education institutions increased in 2008, reversing four years of declines in total annual expenditures...
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The library at P.S. 58, a public elementary school in Brooklyn, represents a collaboration among parents and administrators who participated in the project's design and fund-raising activities....
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The $45 million University Center for the Arts) at Colorado State University included the transformation of the 1924 Fort Collins High School into a performing-arts center....
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A century-old former Rolls Royce showroom in Manhattan, now is a seven-story, 70,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art laboratory and office building for Weill Cornell Medical College....
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Construction has begun on a $6 million expansion and renovation project at Community School, Ladue, Mo. Work to construct a new leadership wing, expand the kitchen, renovate the main entrance and widen the school's driveway is the largest component of an $8 million capital campaign launched in 2007....
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By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Early proponents of sustainable-design strategies provided facilities that are fulfilling their promise to save energy and improve education....
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By James E. Rydeen
One sustainable-energy source with great potential is geothermal power — energy generated from heat stored in the Earth. Installations have been made in schools of all sizes....
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Additional information from the 35th Annual Official Education Construction Report, including how the median new K-12 project completed in 2008 divides the cost of a new school....
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Additional information from the 35th Annual Official Education Construction Report, including K-12 construction spending related to student population....
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By James E. Rydeen
Architecture 2030 was established by architect Edward Mazria in response to the global-warming crisis. Its 2030 Challenge urges the architecture and building community to adopt the following targets...
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Last fall, West Point opened the Jefferson Hall-USMA Library and Learning Center on the U.S. Military Academy's Hudson Valley, N.Y., campus....
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As part of a long-term strategy to bolster and expand research, Virginia Tech wanted to add laboratory, teaching and research space to its campus....
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