Stories
Creating Study Spaces in Classrooms That Help Students Thrive
Key Takeaways: Ergonomic seating, layered lighting, and acoustic management have the highest impact on student focus and comfort. Flexible seating, defined micro-zones, and low-clutter layouts reduce cognitive load and support...
From Asphalt to Outdoor Learning: Where Schoolyard Greening Starts
Key Takeaways: Schoolyard greening converts hardscape into flexible outdoor learning spaces using modular planters, native plants and vertical gardens. Native, drought-tolerant species layered for year-round bloom support pollinators, STEM instruction...
What Yale’s Science Hill Geothermal Project Shows About Campus Decarbonization
Key Takeaways: Yale completed a 263-borehole geothermal field under Science Hill, reaching 850 feet into bedrock to serve research labs and a new engineering building. A new Thermal Utilities Plant...
School Spotlight: Hunter Perkins School Opens $10.5 Million Expansion on Chicago’s South Side
Key Takeaways: LEARN Hunter Perkins, a K-8 charter school in Auburn Gresham, Chicago, opened a $10.5 million expansion adding art and music rooms, science labs, classrooms and a gym. Funding...
Learning Starts Before the Lesson
Based on “Performance Design Standards: An Essential Ingredient for Student Success” Research study by Dr. Lennie Scott Webber Every day, students walk into classrooms carrying different abilities, experiences, and...
Colleges Are Using Technology to Tell a Better Campus Story
Key Takeaways: Colleges are redesigning campus visit spaces, including welcome centers and simulation labs, to use technology like LED video walls and VR headsets to show prospective students how learning...