Following a presentation of suggested steps for preparation of a secondary school building program, state laws governing the construction of school buildings in Texas are quoted. Design and plan considerations for the administrator and the board of trustees are discussed. An outline of preparation and content of educational specifications is…

This report explores the feasibility of physically and educationally updating 31 of San Francisco's vintage schools by studying three of them in depth and applying the concepts and unit costs thereby developed to the remaining 28. Diagrammatic layouts and photographs accompany the facility analyses. The approaches to updating suggested in the…

At Boston State College, a class in metropolitan studies became a student-faculty research team for the institution's master planning. (Author)

The article describes the responsibilities of public colleges and universities to award construction contracts to the lowest responsible bidder; discusses the purpose of bid statutes; and lists the factors institutions should consider in determining a bidder's responsibility. Also covered are the standard of review and due process rights of the…

Provides summarized data from the 23rd Annual Official Education Construction Report on school construction costs across the United States. It shows where the money is being spent, how much, and where construction is taking place; assesses future projections; and highlights types of retrofits put in place by school districts and colleges. (GR)

BUILDING PROGRAMS ARE GROUPED IN THREE MAJOR PHASES. PHASE ONE IS PLANNING FOR A SCHOOL BUILDING. INVOLVEMENT AND/OR IDENTIFICATION OF CONCERNED PARTY(S) FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCHOOL BOARD, ADMINISTRATION, STAFF, STUDENTS, CONSULTANTS, STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LEGAL COUNSEL, ARCHITECT, CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERS IS STRESSED. NEED FOR…

In 1968, the Province of New Brunswick initiated a three-phase program to provide for elementary school facilities, employing a component systems approach to their construction. This booklet describes briefly the planning and construction of these schools, and provides graphic and photographic records of the construction in progress as well as of…

A substantial portion of this text book is directed to the specifics of planning educational facilities for the future. The opening discussion of ths historical development of educational facilities is followed by presentations concerning how to determine school building needs, how to plan a building, how to modernize a building, and how to…

A comprehensive analysis is presented of the cost of a schoolhouse and the processes of planning and financing it. In focusing on the elements of school building costs, cosideration is given to approaches to school construction and financing in other countries and to the historical evolution of schoolhouse design in the U.S. An analysis is…

Five-year school building and site needs and related financial requirements are summarized for Milwaukee's schools. Educational policies concerning the school building program are stated, and consideration is given to factors affecting school board needs such as birth rate, public housing projects, urban renewal, highways, and expressways. School…

In the design/build process, an owner asks an architect to team up with a builder to provide both design and construction services at a fixed price. Design/build procedures, used successfully in Jefferson County, Colorado, to provide facilities that satisfy school district needs in quality, cost, and fast delivery, are described. An editorial…

Less than 57 percent of the more than $9.6 million put into educational construction completed in 1982 went into new structures; additions and modernizations received the remainder. Responses from 30 percent of all school districts and 28 percent of all colleges are projected for 10 geographical regions. (MLF)

This report presents the School District of Philadelphia's long-range plan for school facilities and, based upon it, a capital program for the years 1969 through 1974. The plan for school facilities is preceded by a summary of present facility conditions and a consideration of indicated needs for expansion. General fiscal policies, a total program…

This report summarizes the results of a program initiated in July of 1967 that was based on the findings and recommendations of the First Phase Report, which was completed in June of 1967. Seventeen different school districts participated in systems programs, and 20 new schools and additions were completed during the 1968-69 school year.…

This report provides a survey of existing policies and procedures for Massachusetts school planning and construction processes; and explains systems building as a set of procedures, the most important of which procedures are market aggregation and component prebidding. The importance of systems building in reducing construction costs and improving…