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Direct linkAgron, Joe – American School & University, 2008
The construction of residence hall facilities at colleges and universities continues to be strong, as institutions scramble to meet the housing needs and varied demands of a growing student population. This article presents data collected from 39 new residence hall projects completed in 2007. According to American School & University's 19th…
Descriptors: Housing Needs, Dormitories, Educational Facilities, Costs
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2009
This fall, the Los Angeles Unified School District sold about $2 billion in bonds to finance more projects in its massive school construction program. But the cost of repaying that debt won't be as burdensome as it could have been. Los Angeles took advantage of two federal programs available to school systems through the American Reinvestment and…
Descriptors: Tax Credits, School Construction, Energy Conservation, American Indians
Peer reviewedEisenberg, Larry – Community College Journal, 2008
This article talks about how the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) embraced a precedent-setting green policy that would forever change its approach to education. The "greenprint" for how environmental design and construction could be done mandates that all new buildings funded with at least half of the funds from its $2.2…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Sustainable Development, Community Colleges, School Buildings
Biemiller, Lawrence – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
The economic outlook may be sour for Wall Street's investment banks and for homeowners who took out mortgages they could not really afford, but campus planners and architects say that--so far, at least--colleges' construction plans are largely unaffected by the downturn. Some colleges, in fact, are trying to speed up projects to limit the damage…
Descriptors: School Construction, Educational Facilities Improvement, Operating Expenses, Financial Problems
Desrochers, Lindsay A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
The project of building the tenth University of California (UC) campus--UC Merced--was a lightning rod for all the various pushes and pulls in California society between 1983 and 2005. In fact, the author suggests, the project provides a clear window into California during this period. In this chapter, she describes the political and economic…
Descriptors: History, Universities, Educational Facilities Planning, Construction Programs
Stallings, Clif – American Education, 1978
Property acquired by the Veterans Administration (VA) through defaults on VA-guaranteed home loans is repaired and redecorated under a housing rehabilitation program that also provides valuable vocational training for California secondary students. The student volunteers work under a qualified vocational instructor hired in accordance with a…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Facility Improvement, Federal Programs, Government School Relationship
