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KI Awards $40,000 of Furniture to Winning Educators in Third Annual Classroom Furniture Giveaway

GREEN BAY, Wis. (November 20) -- KI is thrilled to announce the four winners of its third annual classroom furniture giveaway for K-12 educators. After 111,000 votes narrowed down the pool of 12 finalists, four lucky educators will get to see their classroom or school library designs come to life with KI furniture of their choosing.

Armstrong® World Industries Introduces School Zone® Fine Fissured™ Templok® Energy Saving Ceiling Panels

LANCASTER, Pa. — Armstrong® World Industries continues to expand its portfolio of Templok® Energy Saving Ceilings—an innovative product addressing demands for solutions that reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in buildings—to support the needs of a variety of facility designs and functions.

Learning By Design Magazine Releases the Fall 2024 Architecture and Interior Design Awards of Excellence

Cleveland, Ohio –October 10, 2024– Learning By Design has published the annual Fall 2024 Architecture and Interior Design Awards of Excellence. The October 2024 edition features an assortment of exemplary PK-12 and post-secondary campus environments. These recently or soon to activated projects include newly constructed entire buildings and or renovated early childhood, elementary school, middle school, high school, specialized education, higher education, and other space types.

Education industry professionals join at 3rd annual Healthy Building Summit to collaborate on ‘Spaces of Connection’

Healthy Building Summit -TARKETT

SOLON, OH, OCTOBER 7, 2024 — Why aren’t all educational buildings healthy? That’s the driving question behind the Healthy Building Summit, an annual two-day workshop hosted by Tarkett, a global leader in innovative and sustainable flooring solutions.

Career-Focused High School Opens in Western Colorado

Grand Junction Colorado High School

The reimagined Grand Junction High School offers students new career and technical education opportunities through flexible and transparent learning environments. DLR Group Principal and K-12 Education Leader Greg Cromer, AIA, ALEP, says. “The efficiency and flexibility of the building allows for multiple learning modalities and creates a safe environment for learners and educators.”

Never refinished, always restored: Renowned iQ® Optima® collection now available in refreshed palette

SOLON, OH, AUGUST 26, 2024 — Tarkett, a global leader in innovative and sustainable flooring solutions, has announced a refreshed palette for its popular iQ® Optima® collection of homogeneous vinyl flooring, which is scientifically engineered to retain its beauty over time, support better indoor air quality, and simplify care and maintenance. The updated palette delivers a classic travertine pattern available in 31 neutrals and 24 colors.

New Eagle Mountain High School Opens for First Day of School

Photo courtesy of VLK Architects

(Fort Worth, Texas) – On August 12, 2024, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD (EMS ISD) welcomed students for the first day of school at the new Eagle Mountain High School (EMHS). It is the district’s fourth comprehensive high school and, when filled, has capacity for 2,400 students. Construction was made possible by the voter-approved bond proposal passed in 2017.