February 07, 2012


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Leaders in Green

By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)

For today's schools and universities, the incorporation of green/sustainable concepts in the design, construction, maintenance and operation of facilities is becoming almost as commonplace as the teaching of reading, writing and arithmetic to the lexicon of education....

In the Green

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

When spending is tight, the long-term efficiency that green facilities provide can boost schools and universities....

Covering all Options

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Cost, function, comfort and environmental concerns affect decisions about what flooring to install in an education institution....

Designed for Learning

By Tammy Magney and Kim Sorenson

Reshaping 21st-century learning spaces....

Listen and Learn

By Jeffrey Fullerton and Peggy Nelson

The updated ANSI classroom acoustics standard remains an important element of classroom design at all levels....

Obese Students Tend to Exercise Less, Drink More Soda

A study of sixth-graders in Michigan found that obese students consumed more soda and school lunches....

Convenience Stores Near Schools Raise Concerns

Having a convenience store close to a school may lead to students who are more overweight, a study suggests....

New Foundation Aims to Help Schools Battle Childhood Obesity

A newly formed not-for-profit organization will work with schools....

Construction Zone: Net-Zero-Energy Additions

New York School District media center renovations will consume net-zero energy....

Construction Zone: A Beautiful Transformation

University of North Texas Music Building, Denton...

Construction Zone: Historic Renovation

Renovation of Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn...

Who is Responsible?

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Education institutions must make sure their safety efforts take into account the needs of students with disabilities....

Computer Crimes

By Jeff Floreno

The unfortunate and real threat of cyberbullying, and how education institutions can protect students....

Information Enforcement

By H. Peter Felgentreff

When securing data, education institutions can learn from the business sector....

Green Cleaning: Label Power

By Stephen Ashkin (steveashkin@greencleaningnetwork.org)

The move toward ingredient disclosure....

Facility Planning: The Right Fit

By James E. Rydeen (jrydeen@atsr.com)

Flexibility is key in planning new facilities....

Report Decries "Criminalization" of School Misbehavior

A study of discipline methods at public schools in Texas....

EPA Urges Schools to Check Light Fixtures for Leaking

The EPA is recommending schools take steps to reduce potential exposures PCBs....

Institute Says 2 Million Students are Home-Schooled

An estimated 2.04 million students in K-12 were being home-schooled in the United States in Spring 2010....

Tomorrow's Classroom

By Rafi Holtzman

The future of interactivity in the classroom....

New Haven Approves Zoning Change for Yale University Facilities

Yale University can move forward with a $600 million plan to build two new residential colleges. ...

Sidebar: Heat and Humidity

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Wood floors can sustain damage from fluctuating humidity levels....

Sidebar: Seven College Campuses Rated Gold for Sustainability

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

AASHE has given a gold rating to seven higher-education institutions....

Sidebar: Better Building Initiative

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

The momentum for sustainable design and construction has been building for several years....

Utah School Honored for Walk-to-School Program

The National Center for Safe Routes to School has selected Alpine Elementary School in Alpine, Utah, for its 2010 James L. Oberstar Safe Routes to School Award. ...

February 2011 Product Solutions

New products and case studies from the February 2011 issue....



Essential Reading

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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Educational Interiors Showcase 2012: Entry Forms Due March 7

Click here for the official Call For Entries. New this year, choose two or more pages for your project and receive a FREE print-ready PDF of your layout.

2012 Calendar of Industry Events

From SchoolDesigns.com and American School & University. Download it now!

AS&U 100

American School & University highlights the largest 100 school districts each September. Who's growing and who's slowing?

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