Merit Awards
Warren Skaaren Environmental Learning Center Westcave Preserve, Texas Jackson & McElhaney Architects Alternative Learning Category Capacity: 175 students Size: 5,000 sq. feet, 30 acres A 30-acre nature preserve and canyon,…
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Healthy Air, Healthy Students
“Here is the bad news and the good news of achieving indoor air quality in schools,” says Rich Prill, buildings science and indoor air quality specialist at Washington State University…
21st Century Labs
Paulo Fundament For more than 20 years, Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED, has worked on designing complex energy storage, energy efficiency and building automation projects. In 1987, he founded Fundament &…
Recreation Transformation
The new student recreation complex at the University of Missouri ("Mizzou"), Columbia, is like none before. An amalgam of the 1905 Rothwell Gymnasium, the 1929 Brewer Fieldhouse and a 1987…
High School Stadium Design Tips
Site Planning and Utilities Make the stadium co-exist with other educational facilities Consider sharing parking spaces with a high school Investigate shared locker room opportunities Discover opportunities to build simultaneously…
Exercises in Athletic Facility Planning
Ben Stindt, AIA, is an associate principal at HOK Sport + Venue + Event. In 1995, Stindt joined HOK and his first project was the Baltimore Ravens’ NFL Stadium. He…
Artificial Turf vs. Natural Turf
Every new school needs a playing field. And every playing field needs a periodic refresher. Plain old grass used to be the only option for groundcover. Then came AstroTurf. And…
There’s More to Floors Than the Shine
Sparkling floors are a key indicator of a facility’s overall cleanliness. After all, "floors so clean you could eat off of them" is a compliment of the highest magnitude for…
A Student Housing Renaissance
Nick Zaferes is director of engineering and facilities management for College Park Management and GMH Communities Trust, owners and operators of apartment complexes and commercial buildings throughout the United States….
High Exposure
Photo: Lara Swimmer Photography The occupants of John R. Howard Hall, the new social sciences building at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., sought an environmentally friendly facility that…