Tag: Educational Facilities
Is Your School Custodian At The Head Of The Class?
As Cintas kicks off its ninth annual Custodian of the Year Contest, now is the time to nominate your school's hardworking custodian.
East Harlem Community Center Reimagined For Senior, Youth Programs
Redesigned Washington Houses Community Center brings together the East Harlem community it serves in a creative, engaging learning atmosphere.
Energia Transforms Energy Liabilities Into Educational Assets
Energy finance solutions provider Energia helps school districts and municipalities obtain facility improvements funded by guaranteed energy savings.
Planning For Winter Storms
The Alamo Colleges District, serving the Greater San Antonio metro area, builds facility resiliency after 2021 winter storm and power grid failure.
Rerouting Furniture From Landfill
As part of its facilities projects, General Motors donated a plethora of its office furniture to local schools.
High School Saves Energy With LED Lighting Retrofit
In central Washington, ease of installation, energy savings make LLLC the smart choice for Enumclaw High School.
Healthy Schools, Healthy Students Go Hand In Hand
The Happy Hands dispenser design contest encourages K-12 students to design a custom soap/sanitizer dispenser to promote the importance of handwashing and sanitizing.
The ABCs Of Indoor Air Quality In Schools
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 50 percent of U.S. school buildings reported having issues with IAQ.
Four Ways To Improve Indoor Air Quality In K-12 Schools
Upgrades and modifications to enhance IAQ are critical, and funding from COVID-19 relief bills can help school facilities teams make them happen.
Workplace Design: Creating Useful, Outdoor Spaces
Here are ideas to expand beyond the walls of your building.
A Guide To Succession Planning For School Facility Teams
The impact of retirement on school facility teams can be tempered when building information is easily available to multiple parties, including newcomers, administrators, teachers, and staff members.
How To Design Circadian-effective Lighting For Schools, Hospitals
Guidance for designing circadian-effective lighting in K-12 classrooms and hospital patient rooms, while avoiding increased energy use, is now available from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
What Are You Doing To Get People Back To Work?
Safe-T Workplace Products is a one-stop resource to create a COVID-19-secure environment for people working in commercial and institutional spaces, healthcare and assisted living, and education.
How To Create COVID-Safe And Sustainable Learning Environments
ACEEE shares how schools and policymakers can take steps now to create safe, sustainable learning environments that could deliver long-term energy savings.
Wollaston Development Announces Outdoor Conference Room Concept
Businesses are utilizing outdoor spaces for meetings to keep employees safe throughout COVID-19. The Boston-based firm has previously introduced outdoor classroom spaces.
Innovative Building Mask Brings Cleaner Air To Schools, Daycare Centers
Patent-pending Airotrust Building Masks™ are visible air filters that use a magnetic filter housing for easy installation.
Schools, Universities Urged To Use EPA-Approved Products, Disinfectants
Schools and universities are encouraged to remain vigilant when it comes to cleaning and disinfecting their facilities by using only products on EPA’s List N.
Most High Schoolers Concerned About Coronavirus, Returning To Class
Nearly half of high school students surveyed are worried there won't be enough time to wash their hands at school.
Clarity Shield From Draper Offers Increased Protection During Pandemic
The Clarity Shield™ is a cleanable, clear vinyl barrier designed to help prevent cross contamination between individuals in a confined place.
ESPC: The Remedy Schools Need During The COVID-19 Pandemic
The ESPC approach to facility retrofits is the ideal method to implement disinfection strategies in funding-strapped government and educational buildings.