Stories

What Can a School Renovation Achieve When Students Come First?

Key Takeaways: Hillel Torah Day School renovated a 60-year-old campus around student experience, improving daylight, circulation, acoustics and flexible learning spaces. High-impact, lower-cost upgrades, including better lighting, storage and flexible...

New Iowa Lakeside Lab Will Expand Research and K-12 Learning

Key Takeaways: Iowa Lakeside Laboratory is building a $6.4 million, 8,000-square-foot Innovation and Discovery Lab on West Okoboji Lake, opening September 2025. The new lab triples K-12 student capacity from...

Why Interior Design Should Start Before School Construction Documents

Key Takeaways: Early interior design integration prevents costly change orders by aligning FF&E, power and mechanical systems before construction documents are finalized. Involving an interior designer too late results in...

Safe, Smart, and Synchronized: The Power of Unified School Communications

In the modern K-12 landscape, "Educational Adequacy" is no longer defined solely by the presence of a whiteboard and four walls.

Keeping School Construction Projects on Time and Under Budget: Can A.I. Help?

In the modern K-12 landscape, "Educational Adequacy" is no longer defined solely by the presence of a whiteboard and four walls.

How Experience Rooms Support Early Learning

Key Takeaways: Experience rooms in early-years classrooms support hands-on, play-based learning that builds vocabulary, social skills and executive function. Effective experience room design uses open-ended materials, age-appropriate furniture, calm sensory...