Describes McKinley Junior High School, South Holland, Illinois, a new, award-winning all-electric school that was constructed using the problem solving approach and which has cost-effective individual room temperature control. (MF)

Management planning consultants recommended procedural changes to improve the Baltimore school building program. (Author)

Presents a basic overview of federal funding available for educational facility construction, and the legal maze that must be negotiated to secure such funding. (Author/MLF)

Text and tables provide information, by 12 regions of the country, on higher education construction costs for new buildings, additions to existing buildings, and upgrades of existing buildings. Estimates show construction completed in 1995, construction expected to be completed in 1996, and construction projected to start in 1996. (MLF)

Discusses the importance of the facility master plan (FMP) in defining project scope and validating or challenging the work of consultants. Offers three case studies illustrating how facility master plans averted problems or led to unanticipated benefits for the colleges involved. (EV)

Describes a high school designed to make students act and feel like professionals as they study in the context of a retail store, conference center, courtroom, architecture studio, and medical offices. Students from this high-poverty district may attend the academy full- or part-time. The school strives to steer students in to the most promising…

Discusses whether U.S. schools equipped with fire sprinklers and fire detection and intercom systems should be able to use a delayed evacuation policy when it comes to fire drills or actual fires. A controversial project in Minnesota is examining that question. The paper discusses concerns about delayed evacuation, the impact of delayed evacuation…

Discusses trends noted by experts in education facilities management in the areas of construction, energy, security, and athletic facilities. (EV)

Delineates the enrollment, program, and funding factors that contributed to a facilities crisis in the Fairfax County Public Schools, explains the planning process implemented to address them, and offers suggestions for adaptation by other institutions of learning. The focus is on the need to be proactive, to scan the environment for change, and…

Details various methods of paying for school construction in California, and discusses problems with "quick fixes" such as stock school plans, relocatable buildings, and shifting of professional services to developers rather than architects. (EV)

Describes the award-winning designs of 35 elementary schools. Includes construction details and photographs. (EV)

Describes the award-winning designs of 21 middle schools. Includes construction details and photographs. (EV)

Describes the award-winning designs of 30 high schools. Includes construction details and photographs. (EV)

Discusses the decision-making process facility directors can use when deciding between building renovation versus constructing new ones. Considerations include building renovation costs versus building life expectancy and changes in school policy and campus evolution. Concluding comments address the desire to maintain the campus architectural…