Green Lab for Green Science Under Way
(Credit: EwingCole) Architect’s image of new Mathias Lab, complete with rain cistern on porch and wetlands to the left.
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Kids Fidget and Rock While Learning More
SAN FRANCISCO — When we think about learning and ergonomics in the classroom, we may not be picturing kids rocking on their chairs, or sitting backwards on them, but those movements are precisely what is needed to facilitate learning, sustain concentration and maintain healthy posture, according to Dieter Breithecker, a health and kinetics scientist, and head of the Federal Institute on the Development of Posture and Exercise in Germany, who was at the VS America booth at NS
Q+A: Bill Day, KBD Planning Group
Bill Day is senior analyst at KBD Planning Group, which has assisted clients in 38 states with school improvements projects. Day works with educational facilities and architectural firms on options for facilities and technology issues, as well as educational facility and technology planning. His work has reached 41 states with project costs totaling more than $2.5 billion dollars. Bill holds an Ed.D.
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Middle School Ranks Among Wisconsin’s Greenest
LAKE MILLS, Wis. – The middle school renovation and expansion at Lake Mills school district was recently awarded LEED Platinum, earning 58 out of 80 possible points.
Sustainable Parking Designs for Schools
Matt Jobin, AIA, is a Project Manager with Rich and Associates. Based in Southfield, Michigan, Rich and Associates is the oldest firm in North America dedicated solely to parking design and planning. The firm can be found online at www.richassoc.com.
Lighting Controls Provide Green Benefits
It’s no secret that replacing existing lights with more energy-efficient lighting sources, such as LED, is one of the easiest ways to reduce energy use.
Lighting in commercial buildings can account for up to 40 percent of total energy cost, but what most people don’t realize is that making the lighting source efficient is only half the story — an even greater level of energy reduction can come from improving lighting control.
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