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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
I-Code Group B Committee Action Hearings
Follow up to the Committee Action Hearings for the Group B tranche of titles that concluded in Cleveland. Preliminary results have been released. Public comment on the results of Committee Action taken will be received until January 5, 2026.
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."
Quadrivium: Autumn
Educational settlements are where people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. The catalog that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. 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.
Children’s Rights Management
Attached herewith is the First Draft of an Icelandic Standards Association proposal for a new technical committee. We have until December 10th to submit our comments to the American National Standards Institute.
Graduation, Dating, Engagements, Weddings, Births & Obituaries
Pairing young people with a lifetime bond may be the most enduring reason for educational settlements to exist; and one that has received subtle disregard by higher education administrators and marketers of the "college experience".
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).
Sport News
“Man’s life is brief, but through contests he touches the eternal.” -- Pindar, 'Nemean Ode 6.23-24'