Register today! Live webinar: Education market sector outlook 2026
Join us for a free live webinar exploring the 2026 outlook for K-12 and higher education facilities, including construction spending trends, project financing insights, and the design priorities shaping upcoming campus investments.
This live editorial webinar, worth 1.0 AIA LUs, will take place Tuesday, April 7, at 12:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM CST.
Four education market experts will share forecasts and real-world project examples. Meet the speakers below.
If you’re responsible for new construction and major renovation projects, facility planning, capital project planning, or campus operations, this session will provide valuable insights to help guide future investments and development decisions.
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Meet the speakers
Jennifer Cordes, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Principal,
HCM
Alexandra Koretski, IIDA, NCIDQ
Senior Associate,
Spacesmith
Bradley Sherburne
Senior Associate,
CetraRuddy Architects
Ralph Shinogle, AIA
Associate,
RKTB Architects
Moderator
Robert Nieminen
Market Content Director
Architectural Products, BUILDINGS, interiors+sources (BD+C sister media brands)
Learning Objectives:
- Summarize the current U.S. Education market outlook for Higher Ed and K-12, including key construction spending signals and the factors influencing demand by facility type.
- Identify the most common project funding and financing pathways shaping Education-sector capital programs (e.g., bonds, public funding, philanthropy, P3s) and explain how they affect project scope, schedules, and procurement.
- Compare near-term planning, design, and construction trends across priority building types (Higher Ed: science/tech, student housing, classroom and student services; K-12: elementary, high school, CTE/STEM) and illustrate how these trends are showing up in real projects.
- Recognize emerging delivery, technology, and sustainability performance expectations influencing education projects—such as prefabrication/industrialized construction, product/specification shifts, decarbonization goals, and operational performance targets—and interpret what they mean for owners and project teams over the next 12–24 months.