By shifting toward this new qualifications-based selection, local school leaders can manage their aging buildings and upgrade their facilities more effectively while remaining responsible with taxpayer funds. This approach allows districts to stay ahead of facility needs during the “Summer Sprint” without exhausting their internal teams.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs build connections between academic coursework and real-world application, providing some of the most meaningful elements of career exploration.
SchoolBondFinder specializes in tracking K-12 capital project bonds across the nation.
The Gilbane P3 model brings expanded solutions to existing educational clients and helps those higher institutions deliver more than student housing.
Mass timber construction offers a powerful way to bring the warmth, texture and psychological benefits of nature indoors, while also advancing sustainability goals and, in many cases, matching or outperforming traditional steel construction on cost.
Higher education institutions are reevaluating how capital projects support long-term value, flexibility and campus identity, while navigating cost volatility and complex stakeholder demands.
Civil engineers often think of school design as an exercise in balancing competing priorities. Safety, traffic flow, site constraints, pedestrian patterns, drainage, sports fields, and a litany of regulatory requirements are all part of the mix.
Strategic color use can reduce overwhelm, support transitions and encourage more confident play.
David Schrader FAIA, A4LE Fellow, LEED AP, is managing partner of SCHRADERGROUP architecture, has spent more than three decades focused on public-interest and education projects.
The new Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida went through an in-depth process in its design and construction.
