Royal Palm Elementary School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is a systems-built electric facility, constructed in 18 months for a cost of $18.64 per square foot. (Author)

Describes the architectural design, costs, general description, and square footage data for the Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School, Belton Independent School District in Temple, Texas. A floor plan and photos are included along with a list of manufacturers and suppliers used for the project. (GR)

Describes a unique partnership between the Sycamore Community School District in Ohio and the University of Cincinnati that resulted in a new K-4 elementary school located on the campus of Raymond Walters College. The facility's location offers opportunities for interaction and cooperative programs between the school district, the university, and…

Highlights elementary school construction projects that have won the Learning By Design Awards for 2001. Projects covered involve new school construction; and renovation, additions, and restoration. (GR)

Large, pre-engineered school (including gymnasium, cafeteria, and offices) is ready in record time for New York City. (Author)

School construction completed in 2006 totaled just more than $20 billion, a drop of seven percent from the record $21.6 billion put in place in 2005. Even so, it was the sixth year in the last seven that annual construction exceeded $20 billion. During the seven years of the present century, school districts have completed construction projects…

Tabulations show additions and remodeling in public elementary and secondary schools for 1973 and estimates for 1974, nationally, by enrollment and by region. Figures are given for the number of projects, total cost per project, and average cost per project. Figures also show schools completed in 1973, those expected to be completed in 1974, and…

Provides pictures, selected construction statistics, and a blueprint. (JH)

Reveals how one Chicago school district was able to build a new elementary school a full two and one-half years before a traditional funding process would have allowed it. Examines a planning process that included using the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International guidelines for developing a business plan, partnering with needed…

Describes modernization efforts at Brookline, Massachusetts, for the Edward Devotion Elementary School; Richmond, Massachusetts, for the Richmond School; and at Springfield, Massachusetts, for the M. Marcus Kiley Junior High School. (JF)

THE PROGRAM FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRED 14 CLASSROOMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INCREASE OF SEVEN CLASSROOMS. THE EXPANSION POTENTIAL ALSO INVOLVED ADDITION OF A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF NON-TEACHING AREAS. THE DESIGN FEATURED A CENTRAL CORE CONTAINING ADMINISTRATION, PLAYROOM, CAFETERIA, AND KITCHEN FACILITIES WITH TWO…

THIS PROGRAM FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRES 21 CLASSROOMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INCREASE OF SEVEN CLASSROOMS. THE PLAN SOLUTION WAS CHOSEN UPON REVIEW OF FIVE DIFFERENT SCHEMATIC TYPES. A MULTI-WING PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH A CENTRAL CORE, TWO CLASSROOM WINGS, AND A SEMI-DETACHED KINDERGARTEN ELEMENT. EXPANSION OF THE…

THE PROGRAM FOR A TWO-STORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRED 21 CLASSROOMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INCREASE OF SEVEN CLASSROOMS. THE ECONOMICAL AND FLEXIBLE ZONED PLAN PROVIDES EXPANSION POTENTIAL WITHOUT UNDUE DISTURBANCE OF THE ORIGINAL FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION. ISOLATION OF DUAL-USAGE FACILITIES SUCH AS THE AUDITERIA AND…