This study sought to determine if there are relationships between student achievement and educational facilities. It focused on the question: Does school design influence the academic achievement of elementary school students? Criteria used were scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and 86 variables describing design patterns in various…

This guide for Vermont administrators beginning a school construction project is to be used in conjunction with Vermont State Board of Education Rules for Capital Construction and is not intended to be used in isolation or to supersede any other agency rules for school construction. The document is not a comprehensive summary of such rules;…

This testimony provides an overview of health and environmental issues in U.S. schools and describes efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in concert with other federal agencies, to help schools address environmental issues. These include the Clear Skies Initiative, Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools, High Performance Schools,…

This primer was prepared by the Healthy Buildings committee of the Child Proofing Our Communities campaign and is the third in a series of reports. The campaign aims to connect local efforts across the country, raise awareness of toxic threats to children's health, and promote precautionary approaches most protective of children. Following an…

This issue paper presents an assessment of Georgia's need for schools facilities--both current need as well as the additional need created by law HB 1187. This paper identifies the current unmet needs of the state, which are primarily in the fastgrowing systems. For the purposes of this paper, the current unmet needs are addressedseparately from…

The researchers are developing a learning environment in the subject area of statics that includes physical models, interactive multimedia, traditional pencil-and-paper activities, and cooperative learning in the framework of experiential learning (Kolb, 1984). They are using Authorware Professional to construct the multimedia program. The…

Incorporating the principles and practices of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) in the design and remodeling of schools can contribute to the safety of the school while reducing the target-hardening and fortressing effects of a bunker mentality. The basic CPTED premise is that through the effective use and design of the built…

This publication explores a diverse collection of new university buildings. Ranging from the design of vast new campuses, such as that by Wilford and Stirling at Temasek, Singapore, through to the relatively modest yet strategically important, such as the intervention by Allies and Morrison at Southampton, this book examines the new higher…

The National Conference Center of East Windsor, N.J., has been called the ultimate conference center. The Center's president believes that the environment is 50 percent of the battle and the other 50 percent is staff backup. A meeting center has been designed and equipped for maximum efficiency and comfort. (Author/DS)

Four evaluation techniques, illustrated with examples in the field, can be used to discover how people interact with their environment, what they like and dislike about it, and what kind of environment they would prefer. (Author/MF)

Article explained the role of the school service employee in keeping the school well maintained and the students and teachers free from concern about the school's daily maintenance. (RK)

Discusses rearrangements which must be made to accomodate the multiple handicapped in a school program. (GB)

A discussion by an educator, an energy consultant, an architect, and a superintendent of facilities planning on how schools can reform maintenance and operations procedures towards efficient fuel use. (Author/DN)

Article presented practical pointers on how to deal with the problems encountered in the community use of schools. (Author/RK)