Interested in information about school building construction and facilities, including accessibility, signage, residence halls, facility planning and school building design? Read about these topics and more in the latest articles from American School & University magazine.
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Mike Kennedy
Call Harold Ott selfish. He can live with that.What Ott, the superintendent of the Whitepine School District in northern Idaho, can't live with is the...
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Susan M. Cox
Imagine a $38 million modernization project that requires more than half of a district's students to be displaced into interim portable buildings for...
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Stephen R. Mulvihill
When the topic of school roofing is discussed, administrators often make the same three statements to architects and roofing specialists:-"We want a roof...
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James Rydeen
Many changes have taken place over the last 40 years in the curriculum, teaching methodology, and design of school buildings to accommodate persons with...
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Mike Kennedy
In 1971, Richard Nixon was president, gasoline cost 36 cents a gallon and school officials in Tecumseh, Mich., first approached the community about building...
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Joe Agron
Increased awareness of the need for new and improved education facilities, combined with a favorable political and economic environment, resulted in a...
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Kevin Greischar
Whether building a new school or working on a renovation project, one of the most important questions to ask is: "What would I most change about the teaching...
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Susan M. Cox
There's a funny story that Ken Ducote, director, department of facility planning for the New Orleans Public Schools, likes to tell about his district....
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Tick, tick, tick...The year 2000 will be here before we know it, and the education community must be prepared. At stake is the utility and preservation...
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Ernest M. Pineda
The Year-2000 (Y2K) problem is sure to produce varying results, confusion and concern for educational institutions. Many computer-based systems will be...
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Susan M. Cox
In the land of country music, Nashville residents consistently get noticed for something totally different-their schools. If you delved into the history...
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James R. Calcara
With each passing year, colleges and universities are challenged by an evolving array of external forces. Today, higher education is facing new trends:...
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As you travel the long road of planning and occupying a new or renovated facility, you will find that budget woes come from a variety of sources. Obviously,...
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Jeff Evans and John Booze
Roofs are among the most misunderstood-and neglected-building components. And like other building components, they eventually wear out and require replacement.However,...
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How do you make sure you get what you pay for in new buildings?Kent School District, Wash., has been growing rapidly for more than a decade. Currently,...
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Victor A. Failla and Thomas A. Birk
Technology is reshaping-and redefining-today's educational facilities. Whether integrating a completely new system or upgrading existing technology, careful...
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Joe Agron
AS&U: As the new millennium approaches, where should schools be in preparation for the Y2K issue?Balsters: I think at a minimum they [school districts]...
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Peter A. Gisolfi
Many educators feel that students graduating from the small, protected environments of elementary schools are intimidated by the larger, more open environments...
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William E. Payne and Charles R. Tyler
Without a doubt, the hardest working space at Williamston High School is its commons area.From 6:30 in the morning to late in the evening, the 4,600-square-foot...
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Gene McGovern
"Is this work ever going to get done?" This is a question often heard during construction on occupied school campuses. Because construction work inevitably...
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The Internet is a free-for-all when it comes to content. While the government may soon take a more active role in regulating content, how the resource...
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Envision a place where each person sees the connections to life and others. Envision a place where people, together, face up to distinctions between what...
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Determining if you Need a New Roof When a roof leaks, thoughts naturally turn to thinking a new roof may be needed. Before that expensive and often disruptive...
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Dana L. Spoor
As is the case with the majority of school districts, money for capital improvements, facility repairs, and building maintenance and operations is tight....
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Raymond Gomez
As one administrator involved in a campus planning and adaptive reuse program put so well, "Education is a business in which 25 percent of your customers...
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