When selecting furniture for education institutions, administrators often consider durability and ergonomics as givens. The furniture they select must be comfortable for a variety of age groups and body types, and be able to withstand heavy use and last into the future. But many school officials are adding sustainability to their furniture…

Booker Park School is a new complex for pre-primary children and primary pupils with a range of behavioural and learning difficulties. To respond to the pupils' varied needs, the school facilities offer a high degree of flexibility and a quality environment for learning.

Many elementary school teachers with a passion for teaching social studies are finding that the administratively defined time for direct instruction in social studies is becoming increasingly restricted. Fortunately for the teacher who is convinced that social and civic education should be at the center of the elementary school curriculum, where…

This descriptive study investigated the possible effects of selected school design patterns on third-grade students' academic achievement. A reduced regression analysis revealed the effects of school design components (patterns) on ITBS achievement data, after including control variables, for a sample of third-grade students drawn from 24…

While a number of excellent campus climate planning resources are available, this guide attempts to fill a gap by providing an abundance of "how-to" information. The goal of the guide is to assist climate action planning teams at schools that are well versed in campus climate issues and well along in the CAP (Climate Action Planning) process as…

This publication discusses conditions that feed wildfires, how a building catches fire, determining the school's risk, creating a survivable space for the school, the importance of maintenance, the fire-resistant school, meeting code requirements, and related flood and mudslide risks. Much of this publication has been adapted for schools from the…

Two schools are featured that have lighting systems that give flexible illumination and conserve energy as well. (Author/MLF)

Three design criteria determine the amount of energy consumed in a building: orientation, configuration, and envelope. (Author/MLF)

A multipurpose fieldhouse cost less than comparable gymnasium space. (Available from 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, $15.00 annually.) (MLF)

Electricity as an energy source, coupled with a heat recovery system, has been selected for a middle school in New Jersey. (Author/MLF)

A number of design considerations for the new Butler Intermediate High School in Pennsylvania added up to big savings. (Author/MLF)

Author observed that "children are sensitive to space" and that the environment holds a potential for education that we are only beginning to explore. (Editor/RK)

The Martin Luther King Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is as vandal-resistant as the designers could make it. The windows, skylights, signs, and ceilings were specified with vandal resistance in mind. (Author/MLF)