As climate change heats classrooms across the nation, school districts are facing millions in added costs to install, operate and maintain HVAC systems.

Fire codes help owners protect their buildings from property-destroying blazes. Those codes, however, are often set to a minimum standard for fire safety and are not always representative of best practices. One of those instances surrounds codes related to fire-rated floor doors. 

Fire safety measures in any enclosed building are critical, but especially so in theaters. The history of deadly blazes in performance venues goes back centuries, and while modern building practices and materials have dramatically reduced the risk of fatalities, theaters still face an uncommon fire threat.

The challenge for architects is to achieve the optimal daylighting conditions throughout the schools they design.

The redevelopment required work on the outside and inside, including the base of the skyscraper.