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Roofs Bearing Weight

Roofs: Bearing the Weight of a New Job

Today's roofs are often expected to bear the weight of physical components that contribute to sustainability efforts. Here's what you need to know when planning for these features.

Parking Video Surveillance

Keeping an Eye on Parking

Video surveillance makes a big difference in improving parking lot safety. The latest technology promises to streamline operations and maybe boost your bottom line as well.

School Safety Technologies

Hand in Hand

Seeking balance to make school technologies and people work together.

Walls and Ceilings

Walls and Ceilings: What's Beneath the Surface?

More than just pretty faces, walls and ceilings must be carefully designed in order to create functional, safe and efficient interiors.

Better Light

Let There Be Better Light

Research shows that different kinds of light help students take tests, study, collaborate with others and relax.

Sound Design

Sound Design

The Berklee College of Music's 160 Massachusetts Avenue recording education complex is designed for next-generation music pedagogy.

Lighting

The Lighting Master Plan

Lighting and controls technology change fast. Does that mean your school must constantly update its lighting master plans? Two experts discuss the options.

Noise Control

Controlling Noise and Increasing the Voice

The materials used for walls, ceilings and even furnishings have a considerable impact on classroom acoustics. Here’s what the experts say about it.

Near field communication

The Buzz On NFC

Near field communication, or NFC, makes smartphones into access cards, credit cards and other tools usually stored in wallets.

Access Control and Lockdown

Improving Access Control and Lockdown

Access control is the most critical aspect of any organization's safety strategy.

Technology is Reshaping Instructional Space

How Technology is Reshaping Instructional Space

As technology reshapes the way we define instructional space, educators may be obliged to vacate comfort zones.

Flipping for STEM

Flipping for STEM

While the flipped teaching model is old news in the humanities it finds new purpose in STEM subjects. But look out. This trendy pedagogy may require an overhaul of your classrooms, especially the large lecture hall.

equestrian higher ed studies

The Winner's Circle

A new program on the campus of Long Island University taps into an equestrian legacy to prepare students for careers in a burgeoning industry.

Outdoor Learning Environments

How to Design Outdoor Learning Environments

Outdoor learning environments support education and will continue to do so well into the future. Here are some tips for planning your next space, along with idea-building success stories.

Geographical information system

Mapping Safety

Geographical information system technology (GIS) supports emergency preparedness and disaster recovery.

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

Don't plan for the last disaster — plan for the next disaster.

visual communication

Seeing is Communicating

Leveraging visual communications to inform, protect and collaborate across the campus.

outdoor classrooms

Whole-Child Learning

Learning comes alive in outdoor classrooms.

Comprehensive Renovation

A Comprehensive Renovation

The challenges of making a high school feel "old yet new."

School furniture

Flipping for Student Success

Furniture is an important and effective design component when planning and creating these learning spaces.

doors

Doors 101

Doors, door hardware and emergency lighting are vital components of a secure campus environment.