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Biehle to present at Baltimore regional NSTA conference

[ December 10, 2010; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. December 11, 2010; 8:00 am to 9:00 am. ] James Biehle will present Science Facilities 101 – “So You Want New Science Facilities” and Science Facilities 102 – “The Architects Have Started Without Me: What Do I Do Now?” at the NSTA Baltimore Area Conference on Friday and Saturday, December 10 and 11, 2010.  Science Facilities 101 begins [...]

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The right formula

Inside/Out's latest project working with Battle Creek Unlimited Inc. and Battle Creek Public Schools to relocate the Math and Science Center as part of Battle Creek's downtown revitalization plan.

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The right formula

Inside/Out's latest project working with Battle Creek Unlimited Inc. and Battle Creek Public Schools to relocate the Math and Science Center as part of Battle Creek's downtown revitalization plan.

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2009 Collabetition Platinum Winner

The Science and Technology Magnet School of Southeast Connecticut wins School Designers 2009 Collabetition Platinum Award.

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What do students want from their schools?

Looking for ideas on how to spend federal stimulus dollars to enhance educational technology? Project Tomorrow has a suggestion: Listen to what students say they'd like to see in their schools. Results of Project Tomorrow's annual Speak-Up s…

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What do students want from their schools?

Looking for ideas on how to spend federal stimulus dollars to enhance educational technology? Project Tomorrow has a suggestion: Listen to what students say they'd like to see in their schools. Results of Project Tomorrow's annual Speak-Up s…

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A Five-Step Approach to Planning for Technology in New Science Spaces

Rapid technological advances such as these present a challenge to those renovating or building new classroom spaces. Anything we plan today may be obsolete in the one and a half to two years that it generally takes to get a building designed and built. Those involved with designing the space must know what technology is available, but more importantly, what technology will be available.

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First Cost vs. Life-Cycle Costs: Don’t get caught in the trap of saving now to pay later

The danger of building your budget for school construction upon short-term, as opposed to long-term, costs is not academic theory.

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Science Facilities

In the early 1990s, many middle and high schools began converting their industrial arts shops into “tech labs,” in which the power tools, sawdust and grease of the vocational programs were replaced by computers, student workstations and canned technology courseware. Students flocked to the new teach labs because they were unique environments within the school, [...]

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Designing Safer Schools

In the wake of the Columbine High School shootings, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has been besieged by the question: How can architects design safer schools?

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