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Chipley, Michael; Lyon, Wesley; Smilowitz, Robert; Williams, Pax; Arnold, Christopher; Blewett, William; Hazen, Lee; Krimgold, Fred – US Department of Homeland Security, 2012
This publication, part of the new Building and Infrastructure Protection Series (BIPS) published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division (IDD), serves to advance high performance and integrated design for buildings and infrastructure. This…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Terrorism, Building Design, School Buildings
Daniel, Robert S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation captures the 10-year contemporary history of implementing the facilities element of New Jersey's historic "Abbott V" decision. New Jersey's Legislature and Governor took this Supreme Court decision and created legislation responding to multiple constituencies and lobbyists while shaping a school construction program to…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, School Buildings, School Construction
Ogurek, Douglas J. – School Business Affairs, 2010
At the original Hubble Middle School, neither the views (a congested Roosevelt Road and glimpses of downtown Wheaton) nor the century-old facility that offered them was very inspiring. Built at the start of the 20th century, the 250,000-square-foot building was converted from Wheaton Central High School to Hubble Middle School in the early 1980s.…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Energy Conservation
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. – 2002
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed the Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS) Program to help schools prevent, identify, and resolve their IAQ problems. This publication describes the program and its advantages, explaining that through simple, low-cost measures, schools can: reduce IAQ-related health risks and…
Descriptors: Asthma, Child Health, Educational Facilities Improvement, Environmental Influences
Little Lake City Elementary School District, Santa Fe Springs, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: The Little Lake City School District was considering the closing of schools because of declining enrollment. A study indicated Lakeland School would be one of those recommended for closure, one of the resasons being the cost to bring the school "up to standard" by needed painting. A parent…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Demonstration Programs, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of School Support. – 1998
This publication, a supplement to the "North Carolina Public School Facilities Guidelines," is intended as a resource to assist design professionals in planning facilities that meet the evolving needs of public schools in North Carolina. The publication specifically describes early childhood education programs and the facilities that…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning