Can Design Help Thwart School Gun Violence?
To thwart school gun violence, a district in Pennsylvania has turned to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
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What Do You Do if a Student Gets Trapped in a Locker?
Sure, it’s funny in the movies, but when a student gets locked into a locker serious health and legal concerns ensue.
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Advanced Integration Technologies Help Schools Communicate in a Crisis
Just as school safety and emergency best practices are evolving so, too, is technology.
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Top Winter Maintenance Tips For School Facilities
By Steve Fountaine Winter can be a difficult time of year for school populations. Subfreezing temperatures, snow and ice, and
Read moreCEFPI Changes Name to Association for Learning Environments
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Board of Directors of the Scottsdale-based Association for Learning Environments (formerly CEFPI) unveiled the organization’s new name and brand at the LearningSCAPES 2015 Conference in San Diego on Oct. 25.
Read moreCEFPI Program Honors Young School Designers
PORTLAND, Ore. — Six teams of middle school students from across the globe competed in October to design schools that could potentially change the way we think about education.
Booker T. Washington STEM Academy Earns CEFPI MacConnell Award
WASHINGTON — The Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in Champaign, Ill. recently received the 2013 James D. MacConnell Award at the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Annual Conference & Exposition in Indianapolis. Recognizing excellence in facility planning, the MacConnell Award is considered CEFPI’s most prestigious honor.
CEFPI Honors School Designs With Project of Distinction Awards
WASHINGTON — The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) recently announced its Project of Distinction Awards for new construction and Lee J. Brockway Awards for renovations at its annual conference and exposition in September in Indianapolis, Ind. The awards were presented for outstanding planning and inspired architectural design of high quality learning environments to six exceptional projects.
Read moreCEFPI Wraps Up 2013 Conference
INDIANAPOLIS — The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) held its annual conference and exposition this year in Indianapolis. The theme of the event, which took place Sept. 20-23, was “Raising the Game — A call for Leadership, Creativity and Passion.”
CEFPI to Host School Security Summit
WASHINGTON — In light of the recent focus on school security issues following the tragic events in Newtown, Conn., and in an effort to help the school community understand the key issues of school security as it relates to the built environment, the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) will convene a School Security Summit on Feb. 6, 2013, in Washington, DC.