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Mind Shifts

The June, 2008 issue of American School and University: Shaping Facilities and Business Decisions, features and cover story entitled, “Mind Shifts: Schools and Mental Health – Business, Legal, Security and Facilities Implications”.   Mind Shifts »

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Little Green Schoolhouses

High-performance schools -- those that integrate the best in today’s design strategies and building technologies -- also referred to as "green" or "sustainable" -- can help us make the most of the opportunity presented by today’s massive school construction […]   Little Green Schoolhouses »

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Plan Turns Habitat for Humanity into an Investment

Habitat for Humanity is looking to grow funds by borrowing a developing-world concept: microloans. The Atlanta-based nonprofit, which builds homes for people in need, recently announced the launch of a microloan program in partnership with the Maryland […]   Plan Turns Habitat for Humanity into an Investment »

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Schools Embrace Green Designs in Labs, Roof

Green roofs are sprouting at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., a pioneer in the effort, and at Harvard University which is building a $1.2 billion, four-building science complex in Boston to include innovative winter gardens.   Schools Embrace Green Designs in Labs, Roof »

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Comfortable Classrooms: Students Don't Have to Squeeze

Most public schools today are 20th century adaptations of the schools in the original American colonies. In the industrial version of schools, students became products to be passed from grade to grade until sufficiently educated to work in a factory. […]   Comfortable Classrooms: Students Don't Have to Squeeze »

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Green School Buildings Making A Surge

Environmentally friendly schools can reduce energy costs ... and improve learning. School systems nationwide are beginning to realize the benefits of "going green" when building new schools, according to experts who follow school construction trends. […]   Green School Buildings Making A Surge »

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Earthquakes Bring Attention to Seismically Unsafe

In the wake of the disastrous collapse of over 7,000 "classrooms" and the death of 10,000 students (estimates are closely controlled by the Chinese government) in China after May 12's devastating earthquake, American seismologists are assessing the sturdiness […]   Earthquakes Bring Attention to Seismically Unsafe »

America’s Failing Infrastructure Signal

America’s Failing Infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the United States a D on a report cumulatively ranking fifteen aspects of America’s infrastructure.  Receiving the highest ranking was solid waste with a C+, primarily due to recycling.  Several areas received […]   America’s Failing Infrastructure »