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Download full textCorlett and Spackman, Architects, San Francisco, CA. – 1969
This report explores the feasibility of physically and educationally updating 31 of San Francisco's vintage schools by studying three of them in depth and applying the concepts and unit costs thereby developed to the remaining 28. Diagrammatic layouts and photographs accompany the facility analyses. The approaches to updating suggested in the…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Feasibility Studies
Educational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1960
A comprehensive analysis is presented of the cost of a schoolhouse and the processes of planning and financing it. In focusing on the elements of school building costs, cosideration is given to approaches to school construction and financing in other countries and to the historical evolution of schoolhouse design in the U.S. An analysis is…
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Construction Programs
Aldrich, Nelson W. – 1971
This report provides a survey of existing policies and procedures for Massachusetts school planning and construction processes; and explains systems building as a set of procedures, the most important of which procedures are market aggregation and component prebidding. The importance of systems building in reducing construction costs and improving…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Bids, Construction Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Robbie, Roderick G. – 1969
A description is presented of the building system program developed by the Metropolitan Toronto School Board, Study of Educational Facilities. The organization of the project is discussed, and the rationale is presented for the selection of an open systems approach to the School Board's building needs. Detailed information is given regarding the…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Needs, Construction (Process), Construction Programs
Lindsay, Noel – 1975
Despite the diversity of national circumstances, all countries have the common aim of providing the right kind of school buildings in the right place, at the right time, and at the right cost. The objective of the present study is to establish the best institutional means for achieving this aim and, insofar as there are common patterns between…
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Management, Construction Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Thompson, Andy; Williamson, Beech; Tindall, Sarah – 1991
Six City Technology Colleges (CTCs) were all site selected, built, and opened in under 2 years without being compromised by expense or loss of quality. This document examines this "fast-track" method of building projects using case studies of each school that illustrate the CTC concept and process. The CTC initiative is described…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Construction (Process), Construction Programs, Educational Environment
Abramson, Paul, Ed. – 1971
This report details a method by which the cost of school building construction in Massachusetts could be substantially reduced. A special study committee concluded that a systems approach to school building would cut costs and produce buildings of better quality and greater flexibility. It recommended the creation of a Statewide corporation to…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Programing, Construction Costs, Construction Programs
Ponessa, Joan – Education Law Center, 2004
This report presents a brief history of the Abbott School Construction Program, describes the implementation to date, lays out some current challenges, and outlines lessons learned from the process so far--what is known now about how such an initiative should be planned and carried out. The report is intended to illuminate the complex process of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Construction, Construction Programs, Program Implementation
Caudill, Rowlett and Scott, Architects, Houston, TX. – 1966
This second phase of the Duke University planning study, the development process, includes the refinement and focusing of the educational program and space requirements and the delineation of the comprehensive campus plan in depth. Photographs and diagrammatic plans supplement the discussions and descriptions of the campus development plan and the…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Campus Planning, College Housing, Construction Programs
Ezersky, Eugene M.; Theibert, P. Richard – 1976
This book covers in detail the construction and equipping of athletic facilities. Planning and building for future as well as present needs and the wise, economical use of space are emphasized. Accompanied by informative illustrations, the topics discussed are: (1) historical antecedents and sociological trends in physical education and…
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Building Design, Building Plans, Construction Programs
LYMAN, ROBERT J. – 1968
THE USE OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE IS EMPHASIZED IN THE AREAS OF SCHOOL PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION. THE PLANNING SECTION INCLUDES--(1) ROLES OF ACTIVE PARTIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, (2) PROCEDURES, AND (3) CONCEPTUAL DATA FOR SITE AND BUILDING. THE DESIGN SECTION CONTAINS--(1) DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS, (2) INTEGRATION OF…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Systems, Cement Industry, Construction Costs
Punger, Douglas S. – 1989
In February 1987, at a statewide meeting of North Carolina school board attorneys, it was revealed that most school board attorneys were not consulted about and had never seen the construction contracts executed by their clients. The general practice in the state was that the architects prepared the contracts using the standard American Institute…
Descriptors: Architects, Board of Education Policy, Construction Costs, Construction Management
Baker, Bartlett J. – Schools in the Middle, 1997
Argues well-designed middle schools support the physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes students experience. Promotes a design that is a hybrid of the home-based, child-centered elementary model and the elective-based, campus high school model. Focuses on enabling cross-curriculum, interdisciplinary team instruction in smaller,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Construction Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities
Tamang, H. D.; Dharam, K. C. – 1995
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 1981 the Education for Rural Development in Seti Zone Project--more commonly known as the "Seti Project"--was part of the Nepalese government's effort to develop a system of basic education in that far western region of Nepal. The early success of the project provided the impetus for…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Construction Management, Construction Materials
Hill, Franklin – Schools in the Middle, 1997
Provides examples of middle school facilities design considerations for both new and remodeled buildings. Argues that the planning process is critical and offers advice including developing and reviewing the philosophy, selecting planning participants, conducting a Futures Workshop, beginning the process, planning at the microlevel, research, and…
Descriptors: Construction (Process), Construction Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities
