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Campus Operations Best Practices

5 ways to deliver a higher degree of care for colleges and universities
Nov. 18, 2024
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Care for your campus with smarter solutions

5 ways to deliver a higher degree of care for colleges and universities
Nov. 18, 2024
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Refrigerants for HVAC: Current U.S. Regulations & Future Sustainability

Join our webinar to uncover how HVAC refrigerants impact greenhouse gas emissions, explore new regulations and alternatives, and find the balance between safety, performance, ...
Sept. 24, 2024
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Strategies for Curbing Costs & Carbon on Campus

Uncover solutions for colleges and universities to reduce carbon footprints, lower energy consumption, and boost resilience with an eye on the bottom line.
Aug. 29, 2024

Planning & Design

Morehouse College
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New Construction

Morehouse College breaks ground on residence hall and campus center

The projects are part of the Atlanta college's "Campus of the Future" initiative.
Feb. 19, 2025
Diller+Scofidio Renfro
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Planning & Design

Boston University plans 12-story building for the Pardee School of Global Studies

The facility would become the tallest mass timber tower in Massachusetts.
Feb. 19, 2025
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
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New Construction

Replacement school is being built on Brownfields site in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The new Brunson Elementary School is scheduled to open in 2026.
Feb. 19, 2025
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Lebanon Intermediate School
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Lebanon (Pennsylvania) district begins $40 million renovation of intermediate school

The 88-year-old building has served as a high school and middle school.
Feb. 19, 2025

Construction

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Business & Finance

Wake County (North Carolina) schools concerned about tariffs' effect on school construction

Tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico are likely to make school construction more costly.
Feb. 13, 2025
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Furniture & Furnishings

Inside: Furniture

Georgia district allots millions for school furnitureThe DeKalb County (Georgia) school board has approved a $7 million expenditure for furniture in its school buildings and other...
Feb. 7, 2025
Virginia Department of Education
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Construction

Virginia's governor's budget proposal seeks an additional $290 million for school construction

More than half of the school buildings in Virginia are older than 50 years, the state says.
Dec. 16, 2024
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Washrooms & Locker Rooms

Knowledge Center: A hands-on approach

Students know the health benefits of handwashing, but don't always make the effort, a survey says.
Oct. 4, 2024

Energy

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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Mold shuts down middle school library in Massachusetts

Tests detected elevated mold levels in the library at Monomoy Regional Middle School in Chatham.
Feb. 13, 2025
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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Knowledge Center: HVAC and IAQ

Good indoor air quality in a school facility is dependent on a properly functioning HVAC system.
Feb. 7, 2025
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Survey of teachers finds widespread concern over classroom air quality

The Clean Air Survey of North American Educators found that only 36% of teachers in the United States and 13% in Canada rate the air quality in their classrooms as "good" or "...
Jan. 29, 2025
Kean University
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Facilities Management

Students from mold-contaminated New Jersey elementary have been moved to a college campus

Kean University in Union, N.J., will provide classrooms for the rest of the academic year for students from Hannah Caldwell Elementary in Union.
Nov. 18, 2024

Maintenance & Operations

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Maintenance & Operations

University of Houston says deferred maintenance needs top $700 million

Deferred maintenance needs in 2024 have risen 35% since 2020, university says.
Dec. 16, 2024
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When it comes to school facility maintenance, the benefits of acquiring innovation are obvious. What is less obvious is how to get innovation into the building. Summer Lightner...
Dec. 1, 2024
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Antietam High School in Reading, Pennsylvania
Maintenance & Operations

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Funding change in Idaho leaves some districts short on maintenance money Some school districts in Idaho are struggling to cover routine maintenance costs — even as the state...
Oct. 4, 2024
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White Papers

Editorial eBook: Surface Choices

Learn about the various types of flooring used in education facilities and which flooring types are most suited to the different areas and functions in a school.
Aug. 19, 2024

Safety & Security

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Most Texas districts have not complied with new law requiring armed security on every campus

The Texas Senate Education Committee says only 45% of the state's 1,200 school districts have met the requirement.
Feb. 14, 2025
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Seeking safer schools

Schools continue to look for ways to discourage and prevent shootings and other violence on their campuses.
Feb. 7, 2025
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Fire & Life Safety

7 students from Massachusetts high school taken to hospital from chemistry class

The students at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School in Taunton became lightheaded and nauseated after a "pungent odor" was detected.
Feb. 4, 2025
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Safety & Security

Man, 83, charged in weekend shooting at Texas high school

One person was wounded at a drum line competition in Pasadena, Texas.
Feb. 4, 2025