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With 21 years of experience as an architect, facility planner, and strategic consultant, James Brady, AIA, REFP, is the outgoing president of the Council for Educational Facility Planners International. It…

Jack Swanzy, AIA, REFP, joined Jefferson County, Colo., Public Schools in 1992 as coordinating architect, managing a $325 million bond program. In 1998, Swanzy became director of planning and design;…

For more than a year, a rising demand for energy and a shrinking supply of it has made headlines throughout the country. The scandal surrounding the collapse of energy giant…

A growing awareness of the role of the physical environment in teaching and learning requires that school planners stay abreast of current research. Dr. Jeffery Lackney maintains a Web site…

King Henderson, CPM, MBA, began working at the University of California at Riverside in 1978 as a buyer and is now director of materiel management, a department that includes purchasing…

The topic of air quality within our nation’s schools has become a national concern, making headlines recently after it was determined that asthma rates have risen dramatically-86 percent since 1980-and…

Michael L. Burson is director of facilities at Cincinnati Public Schools, a 40,000-student urban district embarking on a 10-year, four-phase $985 million master plan. The district is the state’s third…

Dan Mader, CEO of Fanning/Howey Associates Inc., discusses how the firm uses the design charrette as a forum where community members can share insights and concerns with the architects. The…

When pro athletes retire, many find it challenging to create a new career. Former linebacker Scott Radecic earned a degree in architectural engineering while attending Pennsylvania State University, so when…

Keith Reid has more than 20 years of experience in the facilities service industry and, for the last three years, has worked at OneSource, where he is vice president of…