Explores how high school athletic directors can use collaboration to lessen the burdens given them during athletic facility building projects. Several examples of collaborative planning and their benefits are discussed. (GR)

Assesses whether college administrators are planning and building adequately to meet the the educational demand for space over the next 20 years. Trends in construction dollars expenditures over the past two decades are presented. (GR)

The tenth in a series of articles exploring a single building project from commission through occupancy (the expansion and renovation of Longview Community College's Liberal Arts Building), this article explores how the architect can help to raise funding. (EV)

Provides cost data on college and university construction projects completed for 1999 and projected for completion in 2000 by region. New building cost comparisons and profiles are listed, including basic information on 61 dormitory projects schedules to be completed in 2000. (GR)

Reviews the long-term implications of Vancouver's former British Columbian government school policy, which was designed to garner short-term savings. This article examines the pitfalls of short-term expediency and overly-regulated design. (GR)

Examines the apparent disconnect between society's view that smaller schools are better and the continuing trend to build larger schools. Discusses the pros and cons of smaller versus larger schools. (GR)

Examines the nature and extent of principal involvement in school renovation, assesses costs and benefits thereof, and reviews principal training in school renovation. (PKP)

Explores South Carolina's Erskine College's planning and decision making process to renovate all seven of its dormitories over three summers. Discusses how the organization built a strong relationship with the contractor, successfully utilized outside architectural and consulting services, applied facilities management techniques in the process,…

A growing school population and deteriorating facilities are among the problems faced by the nation's educational system. Finding solutions to both the overcrowding and the crumbling condition of this nation's schools has fueled a bit of a construction boom, first among colleges and now in the nation's school districts. Within different states and…

Just as technology has changed the way teachers teach and students learn, so too has technology transformed the way our industry manages school construction programs. Gone are the days when a school construction project had to be planned around the limitations of the contractor rather than the needs of students. Also different are the ways schools…

This report was based on the responses of more than 1,000 school employees to a survey on the physical environment at their schools. Many of the responses revealed some startling building conditions, from students who have to wear coats and gloves in class to rats and mice entering classrooms through windows and cracks in walls. The report…

Like the resilient residents, city leaders and community boosters battered and displaced by Hurricane Katrina, officials from the Big Easy's colleges and universities vowed early on to come back. For Tulane University, one of the biggest challenges to overcome before resuming classes in January was finding schools for the children of the…

It is hard to win passage of a school construction bond--whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting. Property owners' resistance to tax increases remains strong. Sizable segments of any local community--senior citizens, childless adults, parents who send their children to private school, and…

Many school districts and education institutions are making green facilities a greater priority. Green buildings, also called sustainable or high-performance buildings, can provide many advantages for schools and the people who use them. They cost less to operate, last longer and provide a better learning environment. Constructing sustainable…

This booklet offers suggestions to those involved in planning school construction efforts, in order to help them better understand the process of designing and building such facilities, particularly with regard to the role of the architect. The text defines what good architecture is and what it should accomplish. It considers the services needed,…