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Sustainable design, LEED certification, energy conservation, small class sizes, staffing, declining enrollment, excess space, closing buildings, deferred maintenance, budget deficits, and operations and maintenance costs are just some of the major building-related issues facing education institutions. So which issues take priority?

One focus should be on reducing energy consumption.

http://asumag.com/constructionplanning/facility-planning-focused-goals

There's a problem with the HVAC system at the Junior and Senior high school in Newmarket, and it's making a high pitched squeal.  This wing of the school was built in 1924, and Principal Christopher Andriski says the exposed pipes and vents make this screeching sound all the time. The noise, he says, is the system’s way of alerting the custodian. "He's gotta manually push a button up there," Andriski explains.

http://nhpr.org/post/no-help-state-newmarket-and-other-towns-grapple-going-solo-school-construction