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Pre K-12 | Higher Education | International and Non-Traditional Learning Environments | Corporate Learning and Conference/Convention Centers | Museums, Interpretive Centers and Libraries

Pre K-12 Subcommittee

2009 Subcommittee co-Chairs: Paul Hutton, AIA and Steve Shiver, AIA
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The committee is developing a Project of the Month program. Learn more about the subcommittee’s activities.  

Higher Education Subcommittee

2009 Subcommittee Chair: Lisa Johnson, AIA
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The subcommittee is pursuing research, articles, trends, and best practice information related to the following areas:

• HIGHER EDUCATION EVALUATION (benchmarking, evaluation, innovative learning environments and higher education as “think tanks”)
• MASTER PLANNING (including agenda planning, sustainable growth planning, campus community, blurring of living/learning, community partnerships, and sense of place)
• PROCESS, DESIGN, AND SUSTAINABILITY (LEED, net zero and carbon neutral, integrated design)

Learn more about the subcommittee's activities.

International and Non-Traditional Learning Environments Subcommittee

2009 Subcommittee Chair: Sarah Woodhead, AIA
Visit the International and Non-Traditional Subcommittee LinkedIn Group.

Resource: The Impact of Improved School Design on the Academic Achievement of Students in the Palestinian Territories: an Empirical Study

The subcommittee is planning a doing some goal setting and scoping. Ideas from members include:

• Sharing information and building a web bibliography about exemplary schools and non-traditional environments around the world.
• Sharing information about exemplary school construction programs internationally;
• Looking thematically at important issues such as sustainability across different cultures and places.
• Sharing stories about working internationally; and
• Finding colleagues, whether US-based or elsewhere, who can be resources to one another.

Corporate Learning and Conference/Convention Centers Subcommittee

2009 Subcommittee Chair: Stuart Pettitt, AIA
Visit the Corporate Learning and Conference/Convention Centers Subcommittee LinkedIn Group.

Additional members are needed to participate in the subcommittee. Corporate learning, conference, and convention centers seem to be particularly relevant educational building types in lieu of today’s constantly evolving economic climate.

Pertinent topics discussed by the committee include:

1. Research and building a database and/or case studies of best examples of relevant facilities.

2. Research and development of best practices for building space types particularly to accommodate flexibility for diverse learning and training requirements. Are there unique elements of these learning spaces?

3. The role of community colleges in corporate training, conferences, and executive learning.

Museums, Interpretive Centers and Libraries Subcommittee

2009 Subcommittee Chair: John Dale, AIA