With school enrollment projected to increase at record levels through 2013, and spending on school construction, renovation and maintenance expected to total nearly $30 billion annually, the need to transform our schools has never been more urgent. To learn how you can help schools make better design decisions, attend the Schools of the 21st Century Symposium on March 28, 2008, in Orlando, Florida. The event is presented by Architectural Record with the support of McGraw-Hill Education and the American Architectural Foundation.
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This report, produced by McGraw-Hill Construction with support from the U.S. Green Building Council and the Council of Educational Facility Planners, offers an essential overview of key market trends; an analysis of market demand; strategies for driving decision makers to embrace green schools; and case studies of successful green schools. Find out more.
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The Schools of the 21st Century Web site was created for those who believe that the quality of our school buildings is directly related to the quality of education we give the students who occupy them. We hope the information we’ve provided on school-design trends and technologies will help empower architects, facility managers, school administrators, parents, and students to use their influence to help make better school design decisions.
What's Small and Green?
If you said, "A less-crowded, more environmentally sustainable school building!" your answer would be correct.
Competition Yields Insights
Thoughtful "Redesign Your School" entries show what kids want in their schools.
Sunpower for School Kids
A PV system can supply some of the energy your school needs, but may be even better as a teacher of physics, energy, and sustainability concepts.
Charrettes
The four school districts that participated in this year's National School Design Institute proposed surprising solutions to building design issues faced by school districts across the country.
Case Studies
Five very different schools offer lessons in building with students and the environment in mind.
Pictured: Rosa Parks School in Portland, Oregon; Photo © Gary Wilson Photo
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