They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
University of Michigan | Washtenaw County
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- 3030.August.Sunday
- 3131.August.Monday
Elevators
University of Wisconsin Stadium Elevator
Many education communities have 100’s of elevators and escalators. This is a difficult space for driving costs down (because of strong manufacturer and labor presence) but we will give the “old college try”
- 0101.September.Tuesday
Construction Spend
University of Michigan 1855
We follow the construction spend rate of the US education industry; using the US Census Bureau Construction Spending figures released the first day of every month. We encourage our colleagues in the education facilities industry to respond to Census Bureau-retained data gathering contractors in order to contribute to the accuracy of the report.
- 0202.September.Wednesday
Housing
Harvard University Dormitory Room | Smithsonian Museum | Thomas Warren Sears Collection
Today we update our scan of best practice literature that sets the standard of care for student housing in K-12 prep schools, colleges and universities. The topic cuts across many disciplines.
https://standardsmichigan.com/standing-agenda-housing/
- 0303.September.Thursday
Security
Periodic review of all consensus, consortia and open source codes, standards and regulations the set the standard of care for security of education facilities. Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email for an advance agenda.
- 0404.September.Friday
Food
California Polytechnic Pomona
Overview of codes and standards relevant to the food service enterprises in K-12 schools, college and university student housing, athletic venues and university-affiliated healthcare systems.
- 0505.September.Saturday
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