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Use of Vacant Schools Could Provide Savings to Federal Construction Programs. Report by the Comptroller General of the United States.

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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1981

The use of many public school facilities now closed due to declining enrollment could generate substantial savings for new federal construction projects. Responses to a questionnaire sent to all 50 states by the General Accounting Office (GAO) show that there were 2,493 vacant schools in 19 of the 23 responding states at the beginning of the…

Descriptors: Building Conversion, Construction Needs, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment

The State's New Role in Facilities Planning: Maintain, Alter, Replace, and Reallocate.

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Fuller, William S. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980

Maintenance is seen as the new goal of colleges and universities. From the viewpoint of a statewide governing or coordinating agency there are thought to be five major components for facility planning: space inventory and utilization records, space requirement projections, funding, federal programs, and research. (MLW)

Descriptors: Building Conversion, College Administration, Costs, Educational Economics

Addressing Lead-Based Paint Hazards During Renovation, Remodeling, and Rehabilitation in Federally Owned and Assisted Housing. Instructor Manual for Use in HUD-Sponsored Lead-Safe Work Practices Training.

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Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. – 2002

This document is the instructor's manual for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) training course that reflects the requirements of HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule and is designed to provide training contractors with information regarding containment, minimization, and cleanup of lead hazards during activities that disturb…

Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Trades, Compliance (Legal), Construction (Process)