Energy Ideas
School Construction News continues its dialogue with Lisa Heschong, principal of Heschong Mahone Group and a licensed architect. She divides her professional practice between energy research, writing and building design….
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Humanistic Lab Design
When architects at Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership (ZGF) set out to design a research building for the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, they were determined…
Making Up for Lost Time
The Maryland Institute College of Art had almost 100 years to contemplate construction of a new building. The school’s Baltimore campus, in the historic Bolton Hill neighborhood, had no real…
The Penn Factor
Mark Wilson, AIA, is managing director of design and construction management for facilities and real estate services at the University of Pennsylvania. His department is responsible for the schedule adherence…
Schools Focus on Residence Halls in Effort to ‘Keep Up with the Joneses’
Exterior shot of a Boston College undergraduate residence hall renovated by Shawmut Design and Construction. Although prospective students most often choose a school based on its academic standing, residence halls…
Finding Your Natalie
While recently searching through the "memorabilia boxes" in my garage, I came upon the 20-year-old bumper sticker: "Educate Jackson Whole." This slogan cleverly added a "W" to the town’s name…
The Three Dimensional Egg
The Green Spaceship," as students have aptly nicknamed the Lake Zurich Elementary/Middle School, captures the essence of the 220,000-square-foot facility, which is both green in design and operation, as well…
Technology in Schools: the Benefit of Collaboration
As I packed for my summer trip, I was amazed at how much space I allocated to adapters and cords. You know – the digital camera and charger base, the…
Clean Learning
By age 40, most U. S. school buildings start deteriorating rapidly. As they get older, their worsening physical conditions can have an alarmingly negative impact on a child’s education, especially…
Submeters: The Best-Kept Secret
Faced with fixed budgets, increasing operating costs and rising student enrollment, today’s schools and universities are seeking fresh ideas for controlling costs without jeopardizing education quality. One often-overlooked cost-cutting opportunity…