COVER STORIES/SPECIAL REPORTS
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| 2000 – 2010 – 2020 |
| In 2000, we asked several experts in the educational facilities filed what they thought would be taking place during the next 10 years. There were some interesting responses. Some were very accurate, some were not and some "sort of" happened. This year, we thought it would be fun to go back to some of those people and ask them to look at their predictions, comment on their accuracies (or inaccuracies) and look again to the next 10 years. |
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CONSTRUCTION
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| Sealing the Envelope |
| While the overall performance of the envelope contributes to good indoor air quality (IAQ), major chapters of the CHPS design guide detail techniques used to control the infiltration of outside air and moisture through the envelope and into the building. These are the key techniques in the fight to produce good IAQ and prevent mold. |
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FACILITIES
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| Community-Based Athletic Facilities |
| One of the most successful models to engage and serve the larger community is to develop opportunities to "share" the athletic facilities as community activity areas. Some of the facilities that are typically shared opportunities are athletic facilities that may include a swimming pool, weight room and/or gymnasium. |
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SAFETY & SECURITY
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| Lessons Learned from the H1N1 Pandemic |
| Thanks to a large number of temporary health-related school closures and the H1N1 pandemic, 2009 will be remembered as the year of pandemic planning. Here's what school administrators learned along the way. |
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BUSINESS
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| Repair and Renovation Projects |
| With costs for new construction escalating, refurbishing existing facilities becomes an ever more attractive, if not necessary, prospect. Unfortunately, traditional procurement methods don't always provide facility planners with the quick response and budget control required. There is an alternative procurement vehicle that has the potential of providing a more responsive and cost-effective solution — Job Order Contracting (JOC). |
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TECHNOLOGY
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| AV Is Cool Again |
| Remember how boring the classroom audio-visual presentations made with that equipment were? Very uncool! At long last, those relics of mid-20th Century educational technology have begun to disappear from many K-12 schools, which are installing very cool, new 21st Century technology. |
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FEATURED COLUMN
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| Hang On to Those Buildings |
| Last month, I asked "What do you do when elementary school population is shrinking, the budget is tight and schools have empty seats and empty rooms?" Thirty-five years ago, school districts answered by selling buildings. Later, when population rose again and school space was no longer available, they regretted it. |
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