Information about school building construction and facilities, including accessibility, signage, residence halls, facility planning and school building design? Read about these topics and more in the latest articles from American School & University magazine.
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Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has approved a plan that will provide $1 billion to build and repair K-12 schools statewide. ...
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Driven by $211 million in current and anticipated funding, Radford University in Radford, Va., is moving ahead with numerous construction projects....
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The Clark County (Nev.) district, the fifth-largest school system in the United States, will need $9.5 billion over the next 10 years....
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Projected new school costs in the Clark County (Nev.) district, 2008-2018 Number of new schools needed Average Average land cost Total Cost Elementary...
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Pine Crest Preparatory School, Fort Lauderdale, Fla....
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The University of Rhode Island (URI), Kingston...
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Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind....
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The Arbor Grill & Court pavilion at California State University Northridge (CSUN)...
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Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton...
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By Mike Kennedy
Imagination and creative design can transform unlikely sites into successful learning environments....
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By Joe Agron
Spending on construction by the nation's school districts and colleges slowed in 2007....
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By Steven J. Arsht
Effectively managing an education facility construction project starts with a plan and requires effective supervision of the budget....
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By Mike Kennedy
Administrators must account for noise from a building's infrastructure to ensure proper classroom acoustics....
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Mike Kennedy
Properly secured doors make it difficult for unwanted visitors to enter school and university facilities....
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By Joe Agron
Construction spending by education institutions topped $36 billion in 2006. ...
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By Matt Twomey
A fast-track construction schedule can present risks, but also can provide rewards....
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By Stacey White
Higher-education institutions must find unique and ambitious ways to overcome today's construction challenges....
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By Peter J. Wallace and Michael W. Kling
Education construction risks vary, but they can be minimized by timely strategy-prevention and control practices....
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by Mike Kennedy
A well-planned wayfinding system is an integral element of customer service that can ease the anxiety of newcomers....
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By C. William Day
Cable: Where it's been and where it's going...
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C. William Day
Does anyone really know what technology costs? Does anyone really care about total cost of ownership (TCO) when it comes to technology? TCO includes hard and soft costs of owning technology systems. Hard costs include the wiring infrastructure, data networking systems, computer hardware and software, telephone and voice mail, multimedia products, security systems, maintenance contracts, support contracts...
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By Charlie Jahnigen
The right team can improve a project's environmental performance and lead to the best decisions for the facility, the budget and the community....
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By Mike Kennedy
Who's growing and who's slowing among the nation's largest education institutions...
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James E. Rydeen
Look around; do your students like what they see?...
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By Cliff Cort
Modular construction enables education institutions to add space quickly and inexpensively....
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