May 12, 2008

Setting Your Sites 

By Stephen Benz

Planning for sustainable elements in site design can help turn a project's interference into enhancements....

Found Space 

By Ted Haug and Douglas J. Ogurek

Creatively adapting and reusing old spaces can benefit communities and education institutions....

A Sustainable Approach 

By Betsy del Monte

Green building practices can help education institutions increase productivity and achieve long-term savings....

Facility Planning: Add, Convert or Build? 

By James E. Rydeen

Keeping the "big picture" in mind....

The Green Movement 

By Mike Kennedy

More schools and universities are adopting environmentally friendly and energy-efficient design and construction strategies....

Inside: Capital Improvements 

Wake County Schools; Arizona School Facilities Board; Minnesota legislature...

Overcoming Obstacles 

By Mike Kennedy

Schools and universities can face many stumbling blocks as they guide their construction projects to completion....

Inside: Preservation 

School buys building it was renting; Renovate or rebuild?; Old high school preserved as apartments...

A Passing Grade 

By Jason Renner

ADA guidelines are an essential component in planning and designing school and university washrooms....

Facility Planning: Design Disconnect 

By James E. Rydeen

Planning and collaboration are key to good education design....

Joining Forces 

By Mike Kennedy

Joint-use agreements help schools and universities spend funds more efficiently and provide better services to their communities....

Inside: Parking 

University of Georgia; Campus parking crunch; Unauthorized parking...

How Green Can You Go? 

By J. Jeffrey Conroy

Entering the "green era" means rethinking long-valued campus planning practices....

Facility Planning: Managing Costs 

By James E. Rydeen

Minimize cost overruns by maximizing accuracy and communication....

Ambitious but Affordable 

By Mike Kennedy

For planners, each school or university project is an exercise in balancing cost with innovation....

Facility Planning: Expect the Unexpected 

By James E. Rydeen

Systematic space needs can be predictable based on past experiences....

Lasting Impression 

By Mike Kennedy

Using life-cycle costing, schools and universities can provide communities with sustainable facilities that will endure for generations....

Becoming Partners 

By Mike Kennedy

School construction projects go more smoothly when architects and administrators understand each other's roles and expectations....

Assembly Required 

By Alberto Cardenas and Fernando Domenech

Low construction costs and fast completion make modular housing an attractive option for campus living....

Facility Planning: The Best Environment 

By James E. Rydeen

Meeting the learning needs of all students can be achieved whether in a big or small school....

Stacking Up 

By Jim Naylor

A maintenance program for chimneys is necessary to help schools avoid costly repairs later....

Break a Leg 

By Peter A. Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA

School performance spaces often need to serve multiple functions, but this challenge can be met with thoughtful planning....

Collaborative Research 

By Jerry Kinkade and Mark Jamison

Integrating nanotechnology for multi-disciplines....

Coming Together 

Here's the criteria that the 2005 Architectural Portfolio jury used to award citation winners....

Order Up 

By Michel Gibeault

Change orders are inevitable with any school construction project. Here are some tips to minimize them....

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The Subtle Stuff

Vikas Nagardeolekar and Edwin Merritt

It's hard to win passage of a school construction bond — whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting.

Hear and Now

Michael McKeon and Lincoln Berry

When acoustics are mentioned with regard to schools, many people first think of performing arts.

Making it Readable

Peter Gisolfi

When my daughter was 10 years old, she left the comfort of her elementary school for the unfamiliar territory of the middle/high school building — a crazy quilt of pieces from the 1910s, 1930s, 1960s and 1970s.

Echo Boom Impact

Phillipe Dordai and Joseph Rizzo

Like their baby-boomer parents, the echo-boom generation is reshaping the college and university landscape.

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