Features


audio enhancement systems

Did You Hear Me?

Using audio enhancement systems in the classroom.

class presentation tools

Teachnology Tools

New technology seems to be constantly moving the goalposts for best in class presentation tools.

Building Controls

Get Smart

Building systems are acting more and more like social media, getting smarter, driving energy savings and customer satisfaction. Are you #connected?

classroom acoustics and audiovisual design

Active Learning and Case Study Classrooms

Evolving classroom styles drive acoustics and audiovisual design.

Health Sciences Teaching facilities

Preparing Students for Health Care Careers

Here's a look at how Cleveland State University administrators envisioned and built a state-of-the-art center where all health care students work, study and collaborate to create a diverse workforce.

campus sports facilities

Sports Facilities

Administrators can use effective tools to keep their eye on the bottom line when they find themselves involved in designing new or undertaking improvements to existing campus sports facilities.

Parking Program

Smart Parking

Colorado State University is finding success with a unique approach to promoting sustainability through its parking program.

HVAC IAQ

Comfort and Health

Lakeshore Schools renovate to pass the IAQ test.

Libraries transform to learning commons

Not Hush Hush Anymore

Libraries transform to learning commons.

School Bus Safety

School-Bus-Safe

School buses in the United States have an astonishing safety record. School-Bus-Safe is as safe as safe can be.

Pest Management

Pest Management

Keeping unwanted residents off your campus is an integral part of maintaining healthy and safe college facilities.

Physical Access Control Systems

For Best Results, Follow the Directions

Here's what the experts have to say about what constitutes effective physical access control systems and ensuring that your systems work together to achieve the best results.

maintenance planning

Preserving Our School Facility Investments

Building component forecasting and obsolescence/major maintenance planning.

securing college campuses

Securing Open College Campuses

Finding solutions to the challenges that come with securing college campuses that are open to the public.

Parkland College Student Union building

Putting It All Together

Parkland College's new Student Union building is designed to be an integrated "front door" for the college's campus.

Maintaining School Facilities

U.S. Public School Facilities In Trouble

Investment levels in all but three states will not meet the standards.

composite product mapping

What's In Your Janitorial Closet?

A system called composite product mapping can help you select the most price-friendly and best-performing products for your maintenance needs.

campus water crisis

Bad Water

The water crisis in Flint, MI, has many colleges and universities taking a critical look at their water supplies. What are schools in Flint and around North America doing to ensure their drinking water is safe?

Planning the School Library

Top 10 Considerations for Planning the School Library of 2070

How to create library space that will be viable well into 2070 and will prepare students for careers in the 22nd century.

School Security

High-Stakes School Security

Violent incidents in K-12 schools have led security directors to develop more comprehensive programs.

capital projects

Seeking Approval

Communicating effectively with your board or local authorities is a vital aspect of getting a capital project green-lighted and completed on schedule.