Chapter Resources...Feature Stories & Articles

From the Ground Floor Up:  Floorcovering Recommendations From an IAQ Consortium John Sumlin of Tandus is a local manufacturer of VCTT A good planner must always have one eye on the present and another eye on the future.  In the case of school planners, the future vision must in many cases extend from 30 to 50 years out in order to cover the life expectancy of a new school facility.  More  (.pdf)

Making the case for joining and getting involved with CEFPI
Several of my co-workers have been very involved with CEFPI for many years, and they urged me to start attending the monthly meetings. In February, I attended my first meeting, which took place at Oconee County’s new high school. I enjoyed the program and liked having the opportunity to tour the school.  More  

Communities In Schools 
Communities in Schools (CIS) was started in the 70s by three ambitious young men (Neil Shorthouse, Bill Milliken and David Lewis) who saw the need to help at-risk kids succeed in school and develop marketable skills. The organization has grown to become the largest stay-in school network serving nearly two million students in 28 states and 2,000 school systems.  More  

Not in My Backyard Dealing with residents who do not want school growth in their backyard. More

Who's in the Kitchen with Dinah? An Article Submitted by James Camacho of Camacho Associates Foodservice Designers & Consultants. All kitchen planning begins with one simple question. What is the menu? After that one simple question is asked it all starts to get complicated. This is true for schools, restaurants, corporate cafes, clubs, hotels, churches or where ever food is served. School kitchens, whether elementary, middle or high, use to be relativity easy to design. More