K-12 Schools

How do you create an inspiring space that has to survive the wear and tear, daily, of hundreds or maybe even thousands of kids and teens? Not only will the design be challenging, but the district’s budget may be an obstacle of its own. However, with the right approach, a school can be the foundation of a generation.

March 05, 2012 | By BD+C Staff

Perkins Eastman pegs O’Donnell to lead K-12 practice

O’Donnell will continue the leadership and tradition of creative design established by firm Chair...

University of Texas at Dallas USGGBC Green Schools 2011

December 27, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

USGBC’s Center for Green Schools releases Best of Green Schools 2011

Recipient schools and regions from across the nation - from K-12 to higher education - were recog...

RJM Construction Nova Classical Academy St. Paul

December 05, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

RJM Construction begins building Nova Classical Academy in St. Paul

As the general contractor, RJM is constructing the 94,000-sf building that will consolidate the S...

September 23, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Under 40 Leadership Summit

Building Design+Construction’s Under 40 Leadership Summit...

To win any of the design-build contracts for new buildings or retrofits, Building Teams must agree to a rigorous BIM program tha

September 12, 2011 | By Jeff Yoders, Contributing Editor

LACCD’s $6 billion BIM connection

The Los Angeles Community College District requires every design-build team in its massi...

July 22, 2011 | Susan Bady, Contributing Editor

Five award-winning modular innovations

The Modular Building Institute's 2011 Awards of Distinction highlight fresh ideas in manufactured...

June 29, 2011 | Candace Roulo of ContractorMag.com

Students design net-zero, LEED Platinum field house

May 18, 2011 |

Former Bronx railyard redeveloped as shared education campus

Four schools find strength in numbers at the new 2,310-student Mott Haven Campus in New York City...

May 18, 2011 |

Eco-friendly San Antonio school combines history and sustainability

The 113,000-sf Rolling Meadows Elementary School in San Antonio is the Judson Independent School...

May 18, 2011 |

New Reform Jewish Independent school opens outside Boston

The Rashi School, one of only 17 Reform Jewish independent schools in North American and Israel,...

May 18, 2011 |

Addition provides new school for pre-K and special-needs kids outside Chicago

Perkins+Will, Chicago, designed the Early Learning Center, a $9 million, 37,000-sf addition to Ba...

May 18, 2011 |

One of Delaware’s largest high schools seeks LEED for Schools designation

The $82 million, 280,000-sf Dover (Del.) High School will have capacity for 1,800 students and fe...

May 17, 2011 |

Sustainability tops the syllabus at net-zero energy school in Texas

Texas-based firm Corgan designed the 152,200-sf Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in Irving, Texas,...

May 16, 2011 |

USGBC and AIA unveil report for greening K-12 schools

The U.S. Green Building Council and the American Institute of Architects unveiled "Local Leaders...

May 10, 2011 |

Greenest buildings: K-12 and commercial markets

Can you name the nation’s greenest K-12 school? How about the greenest commercial building? If yo...

March 23, 2011 | By the Building Team of FGM Architects, KJWW Engineering Consultants, and Turner Construction Company

Passive Strategies for Building Healthy Schools, An AIA/CES Discovery Course

With the downturn in the economy and the crash in residential property values, school districts a...

February 23, 2011 |

“School of Tomorrow” student design competition winners selected

The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and Kawneer Company, Inc. announced the wi...

February 15, 2011 |

LAUSD commissions innovative prefab prototypes for future building

The LA Unified School District, under the leadership of a new facilities director, reversed cours...

February 09, 2011 |

Gen7 eco-friendly modular classrooms are first to be CHPS verified

The first-ever Gen7 green classrooms, installed at Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, Califor...

December 17, 2010 |

Alaskan village school gets a new home

Ayagina’ar Elitnaurvik, a new K-12 school serving the Lower Kuskikwim School District, is now ope...

December 06, 2010 |

Honeywell survey

Rising energy costs and a tough economic climate have forced the nation’s school districts to def...

November 29, 2010 | By C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

New Design Concepts for Elementary and Secondary Schools

Hard hit by the economy, new construction in the K-12 sector has slowed considerably over the pas...

November 23, 2010 |

Honeywell's School Energy and Environment Survey: 68% of districts delayed or eliminated improvements because of economy

Results of Honeywell's second annual “School Energy and Environment Survey” reveal that almost 90...

November 03, 2010 |

Designs complete for new elementary school

SchenkelShultz has completed design of the new 101,270-sf elementary Highlands Elementary School,...

October 27, 2010 |

Grid-neutral education complex to serve students, community

MVE Institutional design...

October 13, 2010 | By Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director

Thought Leader

Sundra L. Ryce, President and CEO of SLR Contracting & Service Company, Buffalo, N.Y., talks...

October 12, 2010 | By Jay W. Schneider, Editor

Holton Career and Resource Center, Durham, N.C.

27th Annual Reconstructi...

April 01, 2010 | By Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

7 Keys to Unlocking Energy Efficiency in Schools

Today’s best K-12 schools are embracing the sustainability ethos in their design and construction...

February 01, 2010 | By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor

Texas school goes for traditional look

Children in McKinney, Texas, will have a new school to attend next year. The 92,213-sf Lizzie Nel...

February 01, 2010 | By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor

Private school in La Jolla gets a much-needed facelift

Faced with an aging campus with cramped classrooms, crumbling infrastructure, and outdated techno...

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