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CONTENTS { FEBRUARY 2018 | VOLUME 57 | ISSUE 2 }
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ON THE COVER
10 2018 FACILITIES &
CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
A brief overview of the trends in facilities and construction based on available data and a survey of our readers. Information includes the trends in population and enrollment, the trends in overall education construction spending, and the results of our reader survey. BY STAFF
COLUMNS
5 EDITOR’SNOTE
7 MAINTENANCE&OPERATIONS 8 FIRE&LIFESAFETY
9 SAFETY&SECURITY
DEPARTMENTS
3 NEWS&VIEWS 3 ASKTHEEXPERT 8 HOTTIPS
14 BUILDING BLUEPRINTS — Historic Renovations
PRODUCTS
29 CASEHISTORIES 30 PRODUCTSHOWCASE 30 ADVERTISERINDEX
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FEATURES
{ FACILITIES }
18 FLOORING: YOU HAVE TO COVER IT,
SO WHY NOT MAKE A STATEMENT?”
Floors, as a fundamental finish of an inte- rior, are a direct point of contact that can impact a school’s reputation by sending messages about how a school does things, for instance, as soon as students, staff, educators, and visitors enter the building. BY SCOTT BERMAN
26 OUTDOOR LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS: POSITIVE
CONNECTIONS BEYOND SCHOOL WALLS
The intentional design of the environment outside the walls of a school, anchored in
a sense of place and discoverable by all the senses, provides unique opportunities for learners of any age to expand their reach.
BY JAKE KELLY-SALO AND JASON MELLARD, AIA, LEED-AP
{ BUSINESS }
22 PROCUREMENT: AN EMERGING
K-12 PROFESSION
As K-12 school districts have grown in size and complexity, buying supplies has become a sophisticated profession.
BY MICHAEL FICKES
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COVER PHOTO
Keller Center for Advanced Learning, Keller, Texas.
PHOTO BY KURT GRIESBACH, COURTESY OF CORGAN.
