Impact on Learning: Transforming the Educational Environment — One Piece at a Time

  >> Click here to register.

Polished Concrete and LEED v3.0 Certification

  >> Click here to download.

Points to Ponder: Submetering for LEED
v3 in Schools and Universities

  >> Click here to download.

Find manufacturers and suppliers of products and services for facilities, security, technology and business, including:

• Furniture, Equipment & Supplies
• Safety and Security
• Technology & Communications
• Office Automation
• Maintenance & Operations
• Mechanical Systems
• Building Structural Systems
• More Categories

• Editorial Calendar
• Writer's Guidelines
• Article Reprints
• List Rentals
• Telemarketing Services
• Prepress Tech Support
• Media Kit

Get Ready, Get Finished, Get Out
Waiting until the last minute and scrambling to execute campus improvement projects can lead to disastrous results. Start planning for your summer projects as early as possible so you can take advantage of the preconstruction period to get ready.

A Wrench in the Works
Mechanical systems can provide healthy environments, use energy efficiently and operate for their entire life cycle. So why don't they?

Video Surveillance: What Do You Need?
When it comes to video surveillance, what do you truly need? How do you make that determination? Here's how Chicago Public Schools is doing it.

Buying into Presentation and Creation
When selecting AV, projection and presentation systems, the decision extends beyond what's new or what everyone has used in the past.

  >> Search the article archive for more stories.

President's FY 2013 Education Budget
This year's budget is further complicated given it is a Presidential election. Some believe the budget is more of a campaign document than a budget that addresses the economic and deficit issues facing the nation. So, it is unlikely that any education appropriations bill will be completed until sometime in 2013 and that will depend on the make-up of the new Congress in January 2013.

  >> Click here to read more.

17th Annual School Construction Report In 2011, $12.2 billion worth of school construction was put in place. That's a lot of money, but put it in perspective. From 2000 through 2008, school construction averaged more than $20 billion annually. The demand for school space and improved facilities has not lessened - the number of children schools serve continues to rise - but, as a consequence of the 2008 recession, combined with the anti-tax sentiment it spawned, the money has dried up.

16th Annual School Construction Report Total school construction fell in 2010, but even so, more than $14.5 billion dollars of construction was put in place making schools one of the largest construction markets in the United States. Read about this and more in the 16th Annual School Construction Report.

  >> View all research and reports.

• View All Projects
• Download Entry Form

• Click here to view a comprehensive guide to this month's meetings and conventions.