Guidelines to help decision on whether to modernize or replace a school building. (MF)

Explains the owner-contractor relationship of construction management and the time and budgeting advantages it offers public educational agencies by dealing with only one firm. (MLF)

A five-phase program has revolutionized campus mailing service at the University of Louisville. (Author/MLF)

Offers working principles that lead to more satisfactory outcomes in planning and building new facilities. (EV)

Describes the educational benefits of high-performance schools, buildings that are efficient, healthy, safe, and easy to operate and maintain. Also briefly describes how to create a high-performance school drawn from volume I (Planning) of the three-volume Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) "Best Practices Manual." (For more…

Describes the facility planning process for ensuring school security, addressing influences on security planning, site-specific issues, and necessary knowledge and communication. (EV)

Describes steps schools can take to provide cleaner and safer washrooms. Emphasizes hand-washing to battle germs and asserts that creating a comfortable and user-friendly washroom is a critical and often overlooked aspect for encouraging better hygiene habits. (EV)

Contends that schools should be remodeled and new schools built so that they are child-oriented and aesthetically stimulating, as well as ecologically sound and educational in and of themselves. (EV)

Discusses how the Burnsville (Minnesota) expanded its high school classroom space by buying a shopping mall and converting it into classrooms. Renovation costs and classroom layout are briefly discussed; a floor plan is included. (GR)

Discusses the development of a planning symposium as a means of getting community involvement for building a community recreation center. The steps in creating and managing a planning symposium are examined, including tips on agenda development. (GR)

Examines the difficulties the electric industry's deregulation created for St. Joseph's University's (Philadelphia) development of a thermal ice-storage system as part of its HVAC design and the school's solution. A monthly equipment summary sheet with year-to-date figures is provided. (GR)

Presents an interview with architect and educational planner Bruce Jilk, who responds to American Institute of Architects conference attendees' questions concerning how school design is changing and why the next 10 years are critical. (GR)

Discusses what three college facility directors did to solve their departmental space problems by watching for opportunities to acquire and tailor new office and shop areas, identifying possibilities, and carefully timing their requests for approval. Facility department descriptions are included. (GR)

Follows the Longview Community College Liberal Arts (Kansas City) building project from commission to occupancy. Areas examined include needs validation, Americans with Disabilities accessibility and building system requirements, and project scheduling. (GR)

Discusses how the Pomona School District (California), an urban area facing a shortage of available real estate, purchased and renovated part of a retail complex into an elementary school. (GR)