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Peer reviewedEdmondson, Brad – Preservation, 2001
Discusses Corning, Inc.'s relationship with the surrounding community and the problem that arose when a large Corning-backed campus-style high school was proposed that brought objections from many local residents. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, High Schools, Public Schools, School Construction
DiBella, Cecilia M. – School Business Affairs, 2001
Describes role of the architect in school renovation and construction and offers several suggestions for effective use of an architect: Be realistic; keep the lines of communication open; keep the community experts at bay; contain costs in design, construction, and building maintenance; avoid construction chaos; and add quality to your project.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Architects, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Henry, Rich – American School & University, 2001
Offers advice on how school administrators can properly plan and monitor school construction projects to contain costs. Cost control tips discussed include project scope definition, contract bidding and awarding practice, and project management techniques. (GR)
Descriptors: Bids, Construction Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Planning
Kapelos, George Thomas – Canadian Architect, 2001
Considers how a controversial new student residence hall at the University of Toronto, Canada, has focused the community's attention on the use of contemporary architecture in dormitory design. Photos and site and floor plans are provided. (GR)
Descriptors: Building Design, Dormitories, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Agron, Joe, Ed. – American School and University, 2004
Each month "American School & University" provides a mix of thought-provoking features, how-to-articles, industry reports, exclusive surveys, new sections, insightful columns, new product introductions and case histories to assist education officials in better performing their jobs. This September 2004 issue includes the following: "New…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Construction (Process), School Construction, School Buildings
Direct linkOsborn, John E. – American School & University, 2005
School districts operate under bidding laws that, in many cases, restrict the flexibility they have in pre-qualifying contractors and limit choices in project-delivery methods. Because the legal impediments imposed on school districts are not likely to change, it is essential that institutions focus on more effective planning and troubleshooting.…
Descriptors: School Construction, School Districts, Educational Facilities Planning, Bids
Download full textHealthy Schools Network, Inc., 2010
Everybody knows that healthy school buildings contribute to student learning, reduce health and operating costs, and ultimately, increase school quality and competitiveness. However, 55 million of the nation's children attend public and private K-12 schools where poor air quality, hazardous chemicals and other unhealthy conditions make students…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Insurance, Child Health, School Buildings
Wallace, Peter J.; Kling, Michael W. – American School & University, 2006
Those who work in the multi-billion-dollar construction industry routinely face uncertainty and risks related to cost, schedule and safety. One of the most common problems is failing to complete a project on time and within budget. This seems to be magnified for school and university projects--education institutions often limited budgets, and…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, School Construction, Time Management, Budgets
Moore, Mark H.; Tumin, R. Zachary – 1996
The Office of the Inspector General of the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) is attempting to secure the School Construction Authority and its building program from crime, corruption, and racketeering. This report is a preliminary assessment of this effort. It sets forth for practitioners and theorists the strategy that guided the…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Planning, Public Schools
Tomson, Bernard; Coplan, Norman – Progressive Architecture, 1976
In rejecting claims for damages, the Court finds that contract's "increase or decrease of cost" language is not applicable to added overhead costs and loss of labor efficiency resulting from delays over which the contractor has no control. (Author)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Contracts, Court Litigation, School Construction
Hanson, Carroll B. – Sch Manage, 1969
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Relations, Elections, Public Relations
GREEN, ALAN C.; KOPPES, WAYNE F. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE--(1) TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF MODULAR COORDINATION OF BUILDING DESIGN, (2) TO INVESTIGATE CURRENT ATTITUDES OF THE BUILDING INDUSTRY TOWARD THE MODULAR CONCEPT, AND (3) TO EVALUATE THE CONCEPT'S SIGNIFICANCE, MERIT, AND IMPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF SCHOOL BUILDING DESIGN. THESE OBJECTIVES WERE REALIZED BY A…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, Modular Building Design, School Construction
Folley, Milo D. – 1961
Means are suggested by which a school district may incorporate low-cost fallout protection in a school construction program, through construction of an underground shelter beneath the concrete slab foundation. Ways of controlling distribution and filtering air are discussed. The author also suggests consideration of a completely underground…
Descriptors: Controlled Environment, Fallout Shelters, Safety, School Construction
Garber, Lee O.; Edwards, Newton – 1965
Legal principles of the law governing school property and school building construction are considered in the first section of this casebook. From the legal principles mentioned, the most significant are selected and illustrated with appropriate court decisions in the second section. Many of the cases selected illustrate more than one legal…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Legal Problems, School Buildings, School Construction
American School and University, 1978
How Ohio's Lakewood District built a school out of operating funds. (Author)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Finance, Middle Schools, School Construction
