School facilities and their connections to learning were the focus of School Building Week, April 7-11, 2003. The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) established School Building Week to…
To make informed decisions and control costs, the budget was evaluated in three parts: the disciplines (architecture, mechanical, structural, etc.); construction components (site, concrete, finishes, etc.); and the facility’s program…
Stephen McCarthy is co-partner and president of Equal Access ADA Consulting Architects Inc. in San Diego. He says that many people think it’s a given he’s in this field because…
Imagine a school built solely to address and improve the quality of life for at-risk children from lower-income families. Imagine these third, fourth, and fifth graders, seeing their school grow…
Keith Reid has more than 20 years of experience in the facilities service industry and, for the last three years, has worked at OneSource, where he is vice president of…
The Chloe Clark Elementary School in Dupont, Washington, offers an example of design consciously aimed at integrating with the style of houses in the neighborhood. The school’s front entry resembles…
For more than six years, Kit Dunn has been involved in specialized communications and information services for educational institutions. She is an equal partner and the vice president of Ellini…
David Peterson is director of operations for Mesa Unified School District No. 4 in Arizona, where for five of his nine years with the district, he served as director of…
SSOE Inc. is one of the country’s few architectural firms thoroughly invested in how schools sound as well as how they look. Their latest project is a new $45 million…
Over the next six years, an estimated 700 public K-12 schools will be built in California. The state’s increasing population, mandated class-size reduction, and inadequate facilities have made the need…
