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Preyar, Chester F. – School Business Affairs, 2000
Taxpayers expect school-construction projects to be managed efficiently and in accordance with environmental standards. Phases include selecting an architect and site, stating project requirements, working with the architect, considering environmental factors, getting budget estimates and reviews, and choosing a contractor and project-schedule…
Descriptors: Architects, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Standards
Direct linkKennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2006
Across the U.S., thousands of schools and universities are in the midst of construction projects that can stall because of unanticipated obstacles. The resulting delays can cause budget contingencies to evaporate and force students and staff in desperate need of more space to bide their time in cramped and inadequate facilities. Problems are bound…
Descriptors: School Construction, Budgets, Educational Facilities Planning, Construction Management
Cold, Birgit – 1986
Using an outline format accompanied by numerous photographs and sketches, this brochure explores the relationship of "school" to people's conceptions, actions, and physical surroundings, highlighting changes over the past 20 years in Scandinavian school design. Two major conceptual changes are decentralized administration and teaching…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textBULLOCK, THOMAS A.; ROWLETT, JOHN M. – 1956
A SIMPLE BUILDING WITH A MINIMUM NUMBER OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CORNERS GIVES THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF QUALITY TEACHING SPACE FOR EACH BUILDING DOLLAR. THIS CONCLUSION IS BASED ON ONE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM'S COMPARISON OF TWO SIMILAR SCHOOLS, ONE OF WHICH HAD A MORE COMPLEX PLAN. A COMPARISON OF COSTS, AREAS, PERIMETERS, VOLUMES, NUMBER OF CORNERS, AND…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Buildings, Construction Costs
Kohn, Sherwood D. – 1969
A description is presented of an intensive day and night effort involving the community, architects, and educators in the design of an urban school facility. Following a description of the background and setting of Dunbar High School, which is located in a Baltimore ghetto, the charette procedures used in formulating a schoolhouse design are…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Facilities Design, Meetings, School Buildings
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1965
This manual contains provisions of Delaware state law and recommended procedures for construction programs. Areas discussed include--(1) financing, (2) school construction formulae for space allowances, (3) proposed school building budget, (4) procedures for school building construction, (5) a check list for an accounting system, (6) purchase…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Construction Costs, Facility Guidelines, School Accounting
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of School Facilities Planning. – 2002
Assembly Bill (AB) 1402 authorized California's school districts to enter into design-build contracts for projects with design and construction costs exceeding $10 million. These guidelines are intended to accomplish the following purposes: (1) inform school districts of the design-build process under AB 1402; (2) help school districts to…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Design Build Approach, Educational Facilities Planning, School Buildings
Glass, Thomas E. – Illinois Issues, 1990
Describes the challenge that Illinois faces in trying to bring its older schools up to date. Discusses the debate over replacement versus renovation, enrollment and projected rises in this rate, the need to accommodate advanced technology programs, and the billions of dollars it will take to render these structures suitable for instruction. (RJM)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment
21st Century School Fund, 2006
The State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans have a daunting task before them. They must restore community access to public education. It will not be enough to repair and rebuild buildings. The educational programs and staff must also be redeveloped. However, the improvements to public school facilities is a critical first step in…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Partnerships in Education
Nat Sch, 1969
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Campuses, Educational Facilities, High Schools
MORRIS, LYLE L. – 1966
THIS GUIDE PROVIDES STEP BY STEP ASSISTANCE TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR A SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL STAFF ARE EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MAKING STUDIES OF THE SCHOOL POPULATION. ADVISORY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE AMONG THOSE CITED AS…
Descriptors: Architects, Building Design, Buildings, Educational Facilities Design
Great Cities Research Council, Chicago, IL. – 1965
A SERIES OF REPORTS ON THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING AND PROCEDURES FOR SAVING OLDER SCHOOL BUILDINGS STATES POPULATION NECESSARY, ECONOMIC NECESSITY AND SENTIMENT ARE MAIN REASONS FOR RETAINING OLDER STRUCTURES. THE ADEQUACY OF THE BUILDINGS SHOULD BE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, SAFETY, OPERATIONS AND…
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Cost Estimates, Costs, Educational Facilities Improvement
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1967
A guide is presented for use by school districts in the formulation of educational specifications for school plant construction projects. Following a discussion of the meaning of educational specifications and a description of their content and format, information is given regarding the organization and procedures for formulating educational…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Educational Specifications, Facility Guidelines, Facility Requirements
Sessions, E. B. – 1964
The first of the three parts in this research bulletin is devoted to definitions and policy establishment. Terms defined are remodeling, rehabilitation, modernization, and repair. Part II is an inventory of questions to be asked before a decision is made to rehabilitate an existing school structure or construct a new building. Maintenance,…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Educational Facilities Improvement, Facility Expansion, Guides
Vermont State Dept. of Education, Montpelier. – 2001
This guide for Vermont administrators beginning a school construction project is to be used in conjunction with Vermont State Board of Education Rules for Capital Construction and is not intended to be used in isolation or to supersede any other agency rules for school construction. The document is not a comprehensive summary of such rules;…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Planning, School Buildings
