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CONTENTS { APRIL/MAY 2019 | VOLUME 58 | ISSUE 3 }
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Imagine the opportunities that could be created in the learning environment if there were fifty or even a hundred points of light in each classroom that could be con- trolled individually or grouped in zones. BY ANDREW LAROWE AND MIKE RAIBLE
13 MYROOF’SGOTAHOLEINIT... Each roof leak is an opportunity to fail. As always, planning for all possible alterna- tives in advance will pay dividends in the future. BY MIKE RAIBLE AND ANDREW LAROWE
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16 PLANNING DISASTER RESPONSES Different kinds of disasters can strike a school: an active shooter, a gas explosion, a tornado, you name it. When a disaster arrives, you need to have a pre-planned response that you can turn to—a response that will keep students and faculty as safe as possible. Are you prepared?
BY MICHAEL FICKES
FEATURES
{ FACILITIES }
10 NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES
IMPACT ON LEARNING
SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS, ONE PIECE AT A TIME
DO THE FACILITIES IN WHICH OUR CHILDREN LEARN REALLY MATTER? THE ANSWER IS YES!
TnhateioanvaelreapgoertUc.aSr.ds.cMhosotliinss4ti5tuyteioanrsscoalndn.oTthaeffAomrdetroicraenpSlaocceieatnyeonftCiriveilscEhnogoinleinerosrdgeavretopburbinlicgsicthuopo-ltsoa-d“aDt+e.”Wgritahdtehoisninitsmminods,ttrheeceImntpact on Learning program was developed, not to focus on whole building design, but to focus on specific solutions that impact the learning environment. The projects on the following pages were submitted by sponsors of this Impact On Learning program, and give examples of solutions that have made the educational environment in these schools better and more comfortable places for students to learn.
Go to www.spaces4learning.com or webSPM.com for the link to register to join us for a free webinar where we will take an in-depth look at what is happening in education today; what the trends are in facilities and design; and selected examples of what is being done at schools and colleges across the nation to transform the learning environment—one piece at a time.
A SPECIAL SECTION TO SCHOOL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
Do the facilities in which our children learn really matter? The answer to that question is YES! The Impact on Learning program was developed to focus on solutions that impact
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ON THE COVER
7 SPECIFIER’S REPORT:
OUTFITTING 21ST-CENTURY
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
When it comes to product specifying and the subsequent purchasing process, the number-one thing to know is that one size does not fit all. Here’s what administrators have to say about specifying products that best serve the needs of the school or district. BY ELLEN KOLLIE
DEPARTMENTS
3 NEWS&VIEWS 3 HOTTIPS
6 ONWEBSPM.COM
32 BUILDINGBLUEPRINTS — Auditoriums
PRODUCTS
34 CASEHISTORIES 35 PRODUCT SHOWCASE 35 ADVERTISERINDEX
SPECIAL SECTION
21 IMPACT ON LEARNING
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the learning environment, help facilitate teaching and engage today’s students.
COVER PHOTO
Keller ISD Center for Advanced Learning, Keller, Texas
PHOTO BY KURT GRIESBACH, COURTESY OF CORGAN