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The Teaching Green School Building: A Framework for Linking Architecture and Environmental Education
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Cole, Laura B. – Environmental Education Research, 2014
The "Teaching Green School Building" is an emergent type of school building that attempts to engage building users with environmental issues in buildings. Architectural interventions in these buildings range from signage to interactive touch screens to gardens and demonstration kitchens that foster educational programmes about…
Descriptors: School Construction, Conservation (Environment), Guidelines, Architecture
School Construction Summer Slam
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Jensen, Richard F. – American School & University, 2012
Every school has a list of renovations, upgrades and repairs that need attention, but many are too distracting and disruptive to carry out during the school year. Often, the best time to address these nagging construction projects is during the summer when students are on break and the campus is quieter. Although these "summer slammers" often are…
Descriptors: School Construction, Educational Facilities Improvement, Summer Programs, Guidelines
Building a Sustained School Facilities Remedy: Arizona's Innovative Blueprint for Capital Funding. Education, Equity, and the Law. No. 3
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Hunter, Molly A. – Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2010
For over ten years, the State of Arizona has implemented an innovative statewide process for financing and building school facilities and purchasing other capital items for its schools. Spawned by an education quality lawsuit, the 1998 Students FIRST Act established the School Facilities Board, which succeeded in helping rural, suburban, and urban…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Construction, State Courts, Court Litigation
How to Select a Project Delivery Method for School Facilities
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Kalina, David – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2007
In this article, the author discusses and explains three project delivery methods that are commonly used today in the United States. The first project delivery method mentioned is the design-bid-build, which is still the predominant method of project delivery for public works and school construction in the United States. The second is the…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Construction Management, School Construction, Building Design
Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools
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US Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
Lead can affect children's brains and developing nervous systems, causing reduced IQ, learning disabilities, and behavioral problems. Lead is also harmful to adults. Lead in dust is the most common way people are exposed to lead. People can also get lead in their bodies from lead in soil or paint chips. Lead dust is often invisible. Lead-based…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Public Agencies, Children, Child Health
National Best Practices Manual for Building High Performance Schools
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US Department of Energy, 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy's Rebuild America EnergySmart Schools program provides school boards, administrators, and design staff with guidance to help make informed decisions about energy and environmental issues important to school systems and communities. "The National Best Practices Manual for Building High Performance Schools" is a part of…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Educational Facilities Design, Energy Conservation, School Construction