AIA outlines four paths of action the Institute intends to take to support architects and school communities
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 16, 2018
Weeks after the Parkland shooting, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam pushed the Safe Schools Act, which earmarked the money.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 08, 2018
A new charter school just miles from Marjory Stoneman Douglas could be the most advanced campus in terms of security in the state.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 07, 2018
The way we approach school security needs to change. Bullying, mental health challenges, and widespread access to firearms have seeped into the fabric of our educational facilities, triggering a rise in tragic active shooter incidents which have become common enough in newspaper headlines for some to glance over without notice.
- By Richard Brent
- August 01, 2018
In sporting events, the score often doesn’t tell the whole story. In the search for active shooter barricades in U.S. K-12 schools, this score tells it all.
- By Dave Geenens
- August 01, 2018
As we have seen time and time again in critical situations involving our nation’s schools, every second counts in an emergency.
- By Karen Evans
- August 01, 2018
Although some college campuses have long benefited from mass notification systems, the current evolving threat environment facing our education systems indicate just how crucial it is for all schools to have the technologies and communications infrastructure to inform and protect students, families, faculty and staff.
- By Daniel Graff-Radford
- August 01, 2018
With back-to-school upon us, we all know how important it is to ensure students are prepped with the essentials.
- By Nicole Hockley
- August 01, 2018
Every business, campus, facility and organization in a specialty vertical could benefit from some kind of visitor management system, whether on a small or large scale. In reality, these organizations or businesses already have some type of visitor management system in place, but it is often in the inefficient form of a receptionist or paper logbook.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 01, 2018
The next generation of students is making its way onto college campuses. As millennials trade in their caps and gowns for a spot in the workforce, Gen Z is shopping for dorm room essentials.
- By Jeff Meier
- August 01, 2018