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What makes a campus feel like a campus? This article from UniversityBusiness.com discusses the primary components involved in creating campus unity and achieving that true campus feeling with a master plan. Read Designing a Unified Campus.
The education sector has become the fastest-growing market for green building. Read this new survey on green building trends, co-sponsored by The Council of Facility Planners International (CEFPI) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USBGC).
A Neotraditional Building Boom on Campus from Planetizen, the Planning and Development Network.
The Vital Signs Curriculum Materials Project addresses the physical performance of buildings, examining architectural, lighting, and mechanical systems in existing buildings with special attention given to energy use, occupant well-being, and spacemaking. The Vital Signs website describes the project in further details and provides a path to the relevant materials and resources.
The ways in which students learn, work, and interact are changing at such a rapid pace that future higher education facilities may require radical rethinking during the next decade. Designing and Building for the Class of 2020 unveils potential challenges and evolutions in the field of educational facilties that will be fueled by these changes.
Your Guide to Green Building Design:
- Read Donald J. Guckert and Jeri Ripley King's article, Designing for Stewardship: Aligning Project Decisions with the Total Cost of Ownership, from the November/December 2006 issue of Facilities Manager Magazine.
- Read about examples of effective green building design, or go to our resources page for more information.
- LEED for Schools
