With student populations constantly growing, school districts across the country are scrambling to provide adequate and accessible classroom space. Lack of funds for new construction and renovation projects has prompted school districts to find a...
A growing school-age population has made it necessary to add classroom space in an increasingly overburdened school system. However, the issue is about more than space, it is about what kind of space. To accommodate today's educational programs...
The cost for professional services (i.e., educational consultant, construction manager, architect, engineer, financial advisor or lawyer) usually represents less than one percent of the total lifetime cost of planning, designing, constructing...
Competition in a school environment often is thought of in terms of grade-point averages and athletics. However, the reality facing administrators of today's higher-education institutions is that the fiercest competition is among the colleges as...
Like numerous school districts across the country, the Kansas City, Missouri School District struggles with issues such as old buildings, lack of funding and the pressures of being an inner-city district. Added to that is a public perception that...
The key to the development of a successful arts center is in the programming and financial analysis. These are challenging processes that must be addressed prior to defining a viable design or renovation program. They involve critically important...
Aging school buildings are a major challenge not just for educators and administrators, but also for the community as a whole. Fortunately, governments at all levels are showing a healthy respect for maintenance issues, not only recognizing the...
