Report Documents Economic Peaks and Troughs
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Green School Retrofits
Just because you aren’t building green schools doesn’t mean you can’t make an existing school facility green.
Department of Energy
Districts with energy-efficiency maintenance and operations programs can save as much as 20 percent on energy bills — one of their most costly expenditures — without significant capital investment. That is money that can be spent on teachers, textbooks and technology.
New Facility Boosts Military Teaching Model
It’s the first campus in the United States to incorporate military-style training methods into a public school academic program as a means of fostering discipline, leadership, loyalty, respect and teamwork.
Under the Lights
Athletic Facilities Take Center Stage in Establishing School Identities
By Amy Perry
Athletic and recreational facilities play an important role in the development of students at all levels of education. Whether they are used for academic programs, extracurricular activities or competitive spaces, gymnasiums and playing fields offer an alternative to indoor curricula and a chance for students to build skills outside the classroom.
Alex Belkofer
PCS Project and Construction Services Inc., a construction management firm headquartered in Cleveland, hired Alex Belkofer for its construction management staff. Belkofer graduated from Ohio State University in 2009 with a dual degree in architecture and construction systems management.
Peter G. Bachmann
JCJ Architecture hired Peter G. Bachmann, AIA, to serve as studio director for the firm’s New York office. Bachmann has more than 20 years of experience, with an emphasis on K-12 and higher education projects.
Next Generation
Designing for Millennial Students
Learning takes on a whole new meaning for administrators and faculty teaching the current generation of students.
These recent high school graduates — known as the Millennials or Echo Boomers — have always used a calculator to solve math problems, have grown up with unparalleled access to information through the Internet and cannot fathom life without a cell phone and text messaging.
Next Generation
Designing for Millennial Students Learning takes on a whole new meaning for administrators and faculty teaching the current generation of students. These recent high school graduates 鈥� known as the…