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Download full textUS Department of Energy, 2010
By making a commitment to high-performance schools, many school districts are discovering that smart energy choices can have lasting benefits for their students, their communities, and the environment. An energy-efficient school district with 4,000 students could save as much as $160,000 a year in energy costs. Over 10 years, those savings can…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Energy Conservation, Energy Management, Energy
Filardo, Mary; Vincent, Jeff M.; Allen, Marni; Franklin, Jason – 21st Century School Fund, 2010
In this paper, the 21st Century School Fund and the Center for Cities and Schools at the University of California Berkeley provide a conceptual frame for the joint use of PK-12 public school buildings. There is a growing conversation about and demand for joint use as a way to provide services to children and families in convenient locations,…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Public Schools, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
Direct linkAbramson, Paul – School Planning & Management, 2010
School construction in 2009 fell 16 percent from one year ago, to just $16.4 billion, the lowest annual total for school construction since 1998. Indications are that it will fall further this year. "School Planning & Management" received reports on school construction completed and underway during 2009 and planned to start in 2010…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, School Buildings, School Construction, Surveys
Bingler, Steven – CELE Exchange, 2010
Five years after hurricane Katrina, the City of New Orleans is now implementing a far-reaching plan for the systemic renovation and rebuilding of community programmes and infrastructure. A total of USD 3 billion has now been allocated to public building projects. With the student population down to nearly half of pre-storm totals, a recently…
Descriptors: Community Services, Neighborhoods, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities
Kelly, Joan Larson – Parks and Recreation, 1974
This article describes how the Old Federal Courts Building in St. Paul, Minnesota was preserved. (PD)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Buildings, Preservation, Repair
Coles, Robert – Harvard Educ Rev, 1969
The design of school buildings is not conductive to arousing a child's interest in his surroundings or to learning the material that is presented to him. (CK)
Descriptors: Building Design, Children, School Buildings
Ponti, Giorgio – PEB Exchange, 2007
Construction work is about to begin on a new "intelligent" primary school for 300 students (later to be expanded for 600) in the Municipality of Solaro in the province of Milan. This is the first primary school building in Italy designed according to the principles of the "intelligent school" as defined by the Centre for…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, School Buildings
Kennedy, M. Pamela – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine how one principal of an urban elementary school and selected members of the school community perceived the sustainability of the principal's leadership. One goal of this study was to enhance the understanding of how principals and members of the school community may perceive the ability…
Descriptors: Leadership, Sustainability, Principals, Instructional Leadership
Stanford Univ., CA. School Planning Lab. – 1962
AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II, ENGLAND EXPERIENCED A SHORTAGE OF TRADITIONAL BUILDING MATERIALS WHILE HAVING TO FACE THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDING MORE THAN 1 MILLION PLACES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 7 YEARS. IN 1946, THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE BEGAN USING PREFABRICATED STANDARDIZED MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TO MEET THIS NEED. STANDARDIZATION HAS SO…
Descriptors: Building Design, Buildings, College Buildings, Construction Costs
Browne, Robert L. – American School and University, 1974
Describes design modifications that permit athletic structures to operate at maximum utilization. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, College Buildings, Flexible Facilities, Modular Building Design
Peer reviewedEisenberger, Katherine E.; Jasik, T. E. – Lutheran Education, 1977
One practical suggestion for recycling old school buildings is to use them for housing. (MJB)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Obsolescence, Declining Enrollment, Facility Utilization Research
Progressive Architecture, 1972
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Innovation, Building Plans, College Buildings
Peer reviewedAbbott, Jerry L. – National Elementary Principal, 1971
Discusses ideas for adapting old school buildings to meet current needs. (JF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Obsolescence, Facility Improvement, Interior Space
Brandle, K. – Build International, 1971
Investigates the combination properties of building components in relation to moduar room sizes, and wall and ceiling thicknesses. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Plans, Building Systems, Ceilings, Controlled Environment
Sch Manage, 1969
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction (Process), Modular Building Design, Prefabrication
