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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By Philip E. Pryor
Green site-development practices that make the grade....
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By Martin L. Brennan
A thorough look at facilities can provide guidelines for how to comply with the ADA....
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by Mike Kennedy
The ideal time for retrofitting a residence hall with a sprinkler system is during the summer, when most of the facilities are vacant. ...
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By Robin Traum
When specifying flooring for athletic facilities, think long-term--not short-term....
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By Mike Kennedy
In an effort to provide students and staff the facilities they need, schools and universities are renovating and adding on to thousands of buildings....
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By Brian Lambert
Facility-management software, high-performance materials and innovative financing can help schools and universities optimize return on their roofing investments....
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By Joe Agron
Colleges and universities are making an educated gamble as they focus on providing more housing facilities and on-campus living options....
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Joe Agron
Rhetoric on education equity continues to intensify, with states and plaintiffs arguing the issue in courts across the country. ...
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By Mike Kennedy
Districts embrace schools-within-a-school to bring the benefits of smallness to large campuses....
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By James E. Rydeen
Plan ahead, or the remodeling might not get finished....
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By C. William Day
Should your systems be commissioned?...
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by Mike Kennedy
Schools can choose from various types of products to cover their buildings....
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By Nick Willars, Phil Thomas and Mary Hunt
Meeting IT and facility planning challenges for academic and research libraries....
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By Mike Kennedy
School districts and education advocates seeking better funding from their states have had success in courts, but often have to endure a lengthy process before seeing additional funding....
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by Mike Kennedy
Schools need to design play areas that can accommodate children with disabilities....
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By Joe Agron
As construction spending by school districts reached an all-time high in 2004, colleges reined in their aggressive pace....
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By C. William Day
Video surveillance in schools: who, what, when, where and why?...
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By Jeff Sterner
The science of sound can be a challenge to schools--and their designers and architects....
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by Larry Huber
Q&A about school food courts...
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By James E. Rydeen
Essential classroom components are consistent from yesterday to today and tomorrow....
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By Mike Kennedy
Many older school facilities are being revived to better serve the needs of today's students and benefit their communities....
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By Steve Gourley
Effective strategies for achieving LEED certification....
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By Zia Siddiqi
Simple facility upgrades can reduce pests and discourage infestations....
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By Mike Kennedy
Facility costs continue for th elife of a building, and education administrators that account for those costs as they plan new facilities can make wiser decisions....
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By C. William Day
Consultants: Who needs them?...
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