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...
