Construction procedures are explained and suggestions offered concerning the responsibility of the owner-representative to provide supervision of an educational facility construction. Daily supervision is necessary to ensure completion of the project on time and within the budget of the owner. (MLF)

Spokane (Washington) School District No. 81 has replaced 12 obsolete elementary schools and enlarged a thirteenth. A design competition involving three consortia of 10 local architectural firms and the use of a prototype design for all 12 new schools saved the school district about $8 million from the original estimate. (MLF)

The classrooms of the Franklin County (Virginia) Continuing Education Center are in a modular building constructed to replace one destroyed by fire. (MLF)

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…

Describes the design of the Fred Parks Law Library addition at South Texas College of Law, including educational context and design goals. Includes floor plans and photographs. (EV)

Describes the design of Americo Paredes Middle School in Austin, Texas, including educational context and design goals. Includes photographs. (EV)

Describes an extensive reconstruction of the Wilcox C Building at Tuskegee University and details the Colonial Red standing seam metal roof system used in the renovation. (EV)

Offers guidelines on conducting school construction projects when classes are in session. (EV)

Discusses the implications for higher education institutions in terms of facility planning, design, construction, and renovation of the move from regionally-developed model-building codes to two international sets of codes. Also addresses the new performance-based design option within the codes. (EV)

Discusses three steps to successful window installation during a building project: the decision-making and design process, clear documentation of requirements, and conscientious construction. (EV)

Describes the planning and design of a new school for an Aboriginal community in Australia, which replaced their previously transient school services. (EV)

Describes the problem of toxic mold in residential and commercial property resulting from excess moisture. Includes common sources of unwanted moisture, design and construction flaws, determining the presence of mold, and advice for identifying and hiring reputable mold remediators. (PKP)

Discusses how to develop confident budgets for school facilities construction at the master planning stage with limited information. (EV)

Discusses the advantages of "bridging," a hybrid project delivery approach that uses an owner's design architect and program manager to prepare preliminary design and specification documents, and then has this team closely supervise the contractor's architect and engineers in finalizing the construction documents. (EV)

Examines how an understanding of interior design trends can help planners address their present and future furniture needs. Examines how new types of construction and their associated concerns are requiring new approaches from the facility designers and manufacturers of product solutions. (GR)