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Bleke, Bert R. – American School Board Journal, 1988
Describes how a Michigan school district transformed several free-standing, "warm-weather" high school buildings into clustered areas connected by enclosed corridors. Space is now grouped by instructional area or the use of related equipment, and the building shell is tight and energy-efficient. (MLH)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Cluster Grouping, Educational Facilities Design, School Buildings
Brubaker, C. William – American School Board Journal, 1979
Presents drawings of three buildings to show ways of designing for energy conservation, accommodation of the handicapped, and the conversion of surplus schools to other uses. (IRT)
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Building Conversion, Building Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Dempsey, Gerard E.; And Others – American School Board Journal, 1990
An Illinois school district leased a vacant school building to a local hospital, and was then ruled by the county tax office to have lost the building's tax-exempt status and to owe property taxes. Districts interested in leasing school property are advised to hire an attorney who specializes in real estate. (MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Lawyers
Baxter, Cheryl; Starr, Richard – American School Board Journal, 1982
Guidelines are offered for profitably disposing of surplus school property. Included are instructions for conducting building and site analyses and market studies. (MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Declining Enrollment, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
