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Creamy Stone Ground Grits
“Grits are like the Southern version of oatmeal, except they’ve got more personality and a better accent.” (Anonymous). They are served hot with butter, salt, or cheese. Sweet versions might include sugar or honey. In the Southern U.S., grits are sometimes paired with eggs, bacon or sausage.
Community Hub Schools
Build the schools first; the neighborhood will follow. Today we explore possibilities emerging from that reversal. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page at the usual hour.
Babcock Neighborhood School
Traditionally, schools followed the growth of neighborhoods that supported family formation. Maybe the "education agenda" should include building schools first (rather than the other way around). Parents would know in advance what their children will be taught before they buy the house. Today we have an example -- and it worked.
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."
Occupancy Classification Logic
Section 305: Educational Group E (2024 IBC) Group E occupancy covers buildings (or portions thereof) used for educational purposes by six or more persons at any time through the 12th grade. This includes: Elementary schools — Kindergartens through high schools (primary classification for academic instruction). Day care facilities — Specifically for more than five children
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).
Electric Service Metering & Billing
The University of Michigan collaborated with the Edison Electric Institute in harmonizing the fine points of electric service in the 2002 National Electrical Code and the 2002 National Electrical Safety Code. You see our influence in Figure 230.1 for whom much credit belongs to Neil LaBrake and John Troglia. Today we explore the 2026 National Electrical Code with special interest in solar power.