Trendspotting: Creating Outdoor & Extended Learning Areas
The following examples highlight common limitations of school facilities and strategies to overcome them to create outdoor and extended learning areas.
April 2018
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KAI Reimagines Architectural & Interior Design for Omaha’s Northwest High Magnet School
New to the reimagined Northwest High Magnet School campus in Omaha, Neb., are a pair of additions: a new multipurpose physical education space as well as the main entry area.
Is Utah’s Hillcrest High School Window Design a Feature or Bug?
A teacher at Utah’s Hillcrest High School is worried that large windows intended for daylighting could put students in harm’s way.
New Family Theology Center Under Construction at Whitworth University
A new theology center is currently under construction at Whitworth University, to be named the Beeksma Family Theology Center.
Facility Management Software
Lutron Electronics, a leader in lighting controls, announced the launch of Vive Vue, a simple-to-use software that provides robust intelligence to facility managers, enabling more informed building-operation and management decisions….
Susan Puumala
Susan Puumala, Ph.D., an epidemiologist, has joined national firm HDR as senior researcher for HDR’s healthcare, education, science and technology consulting practice. Her responsibilities include working with HDR’s research team…
American Society of Interior Designers Awards Student Internships
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) announced eight internship winners for its 2018 ASID Student Portfolio Competition (SPC).
Charging Ahead: Mobile-Device Charging Comes to Campus
A decade ago, the notion of a specialized mobile-device charging station for a generation students often derided as “special snowflakes” would surely have exploded some faculty heads. But that was then, and digital devices on campuses are decidedly now.