It's So Easy Being
Green
Schools discover the dollars-and-sense value of energy-efficient,
eco-friendly facilities
By Pamela Wheaton Shorr
American School Board Journal, October 2004
Stretching Construction
Dollars
How to avoid poor planning and make the most of your district's building
budget
By Kelley D. Carey
American School Board Journal, October 2004
More Than Good
Looks
'Pretty is as pretty does' applies to school design too, the judges
say
By Sally Banks Zakariya
Learning By Design, 2003
Designing for
Students' Needs
Are your schools designed with security and educational opportunity
in mind?
By Kelley D. Carey
Learning By Design, 2003
Grounds for Learning
Hope for America's derelict schoolyards
By Cheryl Corson
Learning By Design, 2003
What Works
and Why
The Learning By Design review panel explores trends and challenges
By Glenn Cook
Learning By Design, 2002
The
Learning Environment
Do school facilities really affect a child's education?
By John B. Lyons
Learning By Design, 2002
Smaller,
Saner Schools
Using research on small and shared facilities to help children and
communities
By Joe Nathan
Learning By Design, 2002
Schools
That Sustain
Lessening the environmental impact of new construction
By Katherine N. Peele, AIA and Sara Malone
Learning By Design, 2002
Financing
Facilities
Who pays for school construction, and how much? Recent litigation
is likely to alter the landscape of construction funding.
By John Augenblick and Justin Silverstein
American School Board Journal, October 2002
Building
on the Installment Plan
Faced with rapid growth and decaying schools, a district embarks
on an ambitious — and controversial — construction plan.
By William Herlong
American School Board Journal, October 2002
Hearing the
Public Voice
Involving the community in school planning
By Kelley D. Carey
Learning By Design, 2001
A School
Briefing Primer
Touring facilities with prospective design professionals
By Richard D. Rush, AIA, CSI
Learning By Design, 2001
Working
With a Real Estate Developer
One school's experience
By Allen Bell and Mark Henderson
Learning By Design, 2001
Before You
Dig
Here's what you need to know about selecting a site for your new
school
By Kelley D. Carey
American School Board Journal, October 2001
Building Blocks
How schools are designed and constructed affects how students learn
By Susan Black
American School Board Journal, October 2001
The 100-Year
School
How to design schools that will last a century
By Jeffrey E. Cobble, AIA
Learning By Design, 2000
Lessons
Learned
Avoiding common mistakes in school design and construction
By Kim Dale Hassell, AIA
Learning By Design, 2000
Nature's
Design Rules
Leading the way toward energy-efficient schools
By Dan Reicher
Learning By Design, 2000
Designing
for Safety
How school design can enhance security
By Geoffrey Doban, AIA, and Peter Samton,
FAIA
Learning By Design, 2000
Renovate
or Replace?
How to know when you can save an old building and when you need a
new one
By Kelley D. Carey
American School Board Journal, October 2000
A Piece
of History
Districts fight to preserve old or historic school buildings
By Kathleen Vail
American School Board Journal, October 2000
Selecting
an Architect
Building a new school? The right architect can make all the difference
By Kelley D. Carey
American School Board Journal, August 2000
Building
within Budget
Careful planning and estimating can hold down school construction
costs
By Kelley D. Carey
School Spending, 2000
Best-Laid
Plans
Before you build, start with a comprehensive planning process
By Kelley D. Carey
American School Board Journal, October 1999
These sample
policies are provided by the National Education Policy Network
of the National School Boards Association.
• Construction
Management Association of America
• Council
of Educational Facility Planners International
• Design
Share
• National
Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
