July 2010
Facilities Upgrade & Retrofit
Energy Solutions
By Jeff Sobieski
Education institutions can take small steps to deliver concrete energy savings, despite the constraints of tighter budgets....
Close Calls
By Paul Erickson
When schools shut down, administrators must decide how to use these landmarks....
Lasting Value
By Mark Jolicoeur and Melanie Kahl
Retrofitting historic school buildings can provide benefits beyond the bottom line....
Beyond Cool
By Tyler Westerling
Advanced materials and technology have given roofing the opportunity to reduce operating costs and environmental impact. ...
Strategies for Success
Strategies for Success: Security
By Mike Kennedy
Maintaining and improving security of facilities and grounds is a continual challenge for schools and universities....
Strategies for Success: Green Cleaning
By Stephen Ashkin
The challenge for many schools and universities is how to keep improving a green cleaning program....
Strategies for Success: Windows
By Mike Kennedy
Among the most likely candidates for a summertime school modernization are the windows....
Construction Zone: Upgrade & Retrofit
Evolving Needs | New York University's Kimball Hall
A major redesign and renovation of New York University’s (NYU) Kimball Hall will accommodate the relocation of the NYU Steinhardt School Applied Psychology Department....
A Green Upgrade | Crossroads College Preparatory School
The project included renovating 18,046 square feet of the main school building, which formerly was a grocery store....
Modernized Athletics | Carlsbad High School
A new athletic stadium at Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, Calif., represents the second phase of a three-phase, $86 million construction and renovation project at the school....
Editor's Focus
Summer Plans
By Mike Kennedy
While others bask in their leisure time, administrators and other school employees are doing the things that either didn’t get done or couldn’t get done while classes were in session....
Profiles
Gates Foundation Official Joins District in Los Angeles
Deputy director of education for the Gates Foundation has been appointed deputy superintendent in the Los Angeles Unified School District....
Smoking Banned at University of Michigan Football Stadium
As the university completes a $226 million renovation of the facility, officials have decided to extend that ban to stadium concourses and all other parts of the facility....
Study Says Later Start Benefits High School Students
A study indicates that students benefit significantly from starting school later in the day. ...
Fifteen Colleges Dropped From Climate Commitment Initiative
The American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment has dropped 15 higher-education institutions from its list of participating schools....
Product Solutions
Product Solutions
New products/case studies, including: fans, boiler valve controllers, waterless urinal, floor tool, and fire smoke damper....
