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Creating Classrooms for Overcrowded Los Angeles. |
This article details the accomplishments of Kathi Littmann, who won ENR's 2003 Award of Excellence for her exceptional public service in reinvigorating the Los Angeles Unified School District... |
04/06/2003 |
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Critical Points To Consider when Starting an Expansion Program. |
Discusses four steps to take before starting a major design and construction expansion program: (1) prepare a space program; (2) prepare a detailed conceptual estimate; (3) rank projects in order of... |
02/28/2002 |
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Crumbling Schools: Tens of Millions Wasted in Slow, Sloppy Construction, and Miami-Dade Children Are the Losers. |
This series of articles examines the condition of public schools and public school construction in Florida's Miami and Dade Counties. To prepare the series, the Miami Herald studied thousands of... |
02/12/2003 |
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Curbing Construction Costs Through Value Engineering. |
Discusses the makeup and qualifications of members of a value engineering team for school construction. A construction manager is recommended, and his/her qualifications and duties detailed. Also... |
12/31/2004 |
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Defining Change. |
Advises on managing change orders in school construction. Typical project delivery methods are defined, nine typical reasons for change orders are addressed. |
10/31/2010 |
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Dekalb County School System SPLOST II Forensic Program Review: Preliminary Report of Findings and Recommendations. |
Presents the results of an audit of the County's school construction program that offered 11 major conclusions in regard to program management and oversight by the school system administration... |
05/31/2006 |
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Delivering Project Information. |
Discusses the financial impact of poor communication in construction projects and advocates for web-based program management as a solution. Communication methods and standards should be specified and... |
12/31/2004 |
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Delivering Project Information. |
Discusses inefficiencies and added construction expense incurred by lack of communication in school project management. The benefits to communication coordination offered by project management... |
07/31/2005 |
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Delivery Order Contracting: A Better Way To Build. |
Explains what delivery order contracting (DOC) is and how it can be used to provide a cost effective, efficient, and less acrimonious environment when doing low-bid contracting. Benefits of DOC are... |
08/31/1999 |
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Desiccant Dehumidification Beats Heat as Construction Drying Method. |
Describes the necessity of drying building materials after installation, outlining risks of damage and contamination from moisture lingering in the building. HVAC systems should not be used to... |
10/31/2006 |
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Design and Construction Procedures. |
Identifies a number of procedures, regulations, and agencies associated with the construction of school facilities in North Carolina, and provides information that can expedite logical and efficient... |
09/30/2007 |
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Developing Bid Specifications for Facilities Projects. |
Discusses developing bid specifications for facilities projects. Highlights include: the four basic sections of bid specifications (general conditions, specific conditions, table of values, and... |
08/31/2002 |
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Directory of Acronyms. |
Lists typical acronyms used in the school facilities industry. The list addresses government agencies, planning, financing, design, construction, project management, operations, and maintenance. |
08/25/2009 |
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Districtwide Designs. |
Discusses steps to help ensure successful district-wide school building improvement projects: identify the right people, plan carefully, implement community communications, and manage the design and... |
10/31/2002 |
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Early Owner Planning Leads to Project Success. |
Discusses the three phases of project start-up at hypothetical 2,000- to 3,000-student schools in a suburban business school, a liberal arts college, and a small urban university. Phase one involves... |
09/30/2006 |
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Easing the Pain. |
Discusses school building program planning for construction projects on occupied school campuses. Advice is given for choosing a general contractor, scheduling the work to limit its disruptive... |
12/31/1998 |
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Eastside High School. |
Profiles this high school designed to accommodate 3,500 students. Flexible classrooms and sustainability elements are described, as are complications that accompanied the bidding process for such a... |
03/31/2008 |
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Education and Expansion: Model School District Policies for Protection of Staff and Students During School Construction. |
This contains recommendations for school districts on maintenance of good indoor air quality and a safe learning environment during school construction. Lists elements to be included in a safety... |
05/29/2005 |
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Education Transformation. |
Describes the turnaround of a troubled Middletown, Connecticut, high school construction project. The dismissal of the first project management team and changes made by the second that put the... |
03/31/2007 |
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Educational Facilities Planning: Leadership, Architecture, and Management. |
This textbook on educational facility planning and design covers conceptual, descriptive, and applied aspects of the development of educational facilities. The 17 chapters are organized in eight... |
12/31/2005 |
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Effective Project Management and Project Delivery: A Canadian Perspective. |
Examines Canadian use of the standard project delivery methods, and the trend toward the Design-Build method and public/private partnerships due to a significant backlog of deferred maintenance and... |
12/31/2004 |
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Efficient Resolution of Construction Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution. |
Discusses negotiation, mediation, and arbitration as an alternative to traditional legal proceedings in a construction dispute. Professional counsel may or may not be involved in these proceedings,... |
10/31/2008 |
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Errors and Omissions: When Should Your Architect Pay? or...Should the Architect Ever Pay? or...Why Should the Architect Ever Pay? |
Discussion of errors from a school district's perspective and from an architect's perspective. Includes understanding legal terminology and standards of professional care. Case examples are... |
03/05/2001 |
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Eyes Wide Open. |
Defines the roles of school and architect in a construction project, describing what should be done in the pre-design, what services and deliverables should be specified in the contract, how... |
10/31/2004 |
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Facility Planning for Educational Change: The Perfect Storm. |
Delineates the enrollment, program, and funding factors that contributed to a facilities crisis in the Fairfax County Public Schools, explains the planning process implemented to address them, and... |
04/30/2002 |
