ALWAYS ON
Cornish Pasties
Executive Chef Eric Karvonen shares his kitchen hacks for an 1840's folk meal that traveled from Cornwall England to the Finnish settlements in Michigan's Copper Country.
Renovation Standards
Sustainability objectives profoundly shape the scope of building renovation projects by expanding beyond basic repairs or cosmetic updates to encompass holistic, long-term performance improvements across environmental, economic, and social dimensions (the so-called triple bottom line"). Today at the usual hour we will scan stabilized standards and track changes in process where possible. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
Ædificare & Utilization
Education community construction may well be the closest we come to a $100+ billion perpetual motion machine. It is overbuilt. During today's session we examine today's 10 AM EST release of the US construction activity report which confirms the education "industry" as the second largest building construction market in the world. Upwards of 40 million square feet the University of Michigan has the largest measure of square footage of any campus in the world
Pennsylvania School Building Standards
Pennsylvania is often described as a representative sample or microcosm of the United States due to the mix of demographics, geography, economy, and politics that mirrors national trends more closely than many other states. The combination of liberal urban dystopia, conservative rural expanse makes Pennsylvania a frequent "stand-in" for broader American society with its cultural capital forged in educational settlements.
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Integrated Planning Glossary
"Do you call it a “goal,” “objective,” or “priority”? The terms used to describe planning vary from campus to campus. That’s why it’s critical that your college or university creates a shared language around planning that everybody understands. The SCUP Integrated Planning Glossary gives you a place to start. Use our list of common planning terms and our definitions to begin conversations about your institution’s unique planning language."
Michigan Electrical Administrative Act §338.883
What is the criteria, and how is it applied, for an electrician who has successfully worked as a journeyman in one state, permitted to work in the State of Michigan. Each state regulates trade practice differently. Ahead of the Michigan Electrical Advisory Board meeting on February 5, 2026 we examine the trajectory of electrical code and standard development relevant to educational settlements generally, and Michigan specifically.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).
Life Safety Code
NFPA 101 is the foundation for almost all building safety laws in the United States and is referenced in nearly every other title in the NFPA catalog. It is primarily a building egress document from a fire safety point of view. but other titles in the NFPA catalog reference its requirements for emergency illumination systems, among others. Public comment on the Second Draft 2027 Revision will be received until March 31, 2026.