Abramson, P. (2011).
Total school construction fell in 2010, but even so, more than $14.5 billion dollars of construction was put in place making schools one of the largest construction markets in the United States. The SP&M Construction Report provides information on expenditures for new construction, additions and retrofits in the U.S. It addition, it provides regional and national medians and a profile of what these new school will provide.
Abramson, P. (2010).
This report shows school construction in 2009 fell 16 percent from one year ago, to just $16.4 billion, the lowest total for school construction since 1998. The 15th Annual Construction Report gives the details and a synopsis. The SP&M Construction Report provides information on expenditures for new construction, additions and retrofits in the U.S. It addition, it provides regional and national medians and a profile of what these new school will provide.
21st Century School Fund and Building Educational Success Together (BEST) (2010).
This brief report highlights initial findings related to the following questions: (1) How much disparity exists in school facility spending by state and locality?; (2) How were school facilities addressed in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?; (3) What has happened to our nation's school facilities as s results of ARRA provisions?; and (4) Which schools and which students benefited from ARRA expenditures?
Kaiser & Klein (2010). (22-27)
As a model for comprehensive Strategic Capital Development, this article identifies six principles of facilities stewardship.
Filardo, M., Bar, M., Cheng, S., Ulsoy, J., & Allen, M. (2010).
21st Century School Fund have conducted a study to examine how much capital outlay has been expended by states from 2005-2008 as reported to the U.S. Census of Governments and surveyed every state on what share of these funds were provided from state sources as compared to local sources.
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland (2010).
This report, Buildings for Academic Excellence, urgently asks city, state, and federal officials, and the greater Baltimore community, to act now to improve the substandard physical condition of city school buildings. It is unacceptable - as well as unconstitutional - to deprive city students of adequate school facilities and an equal opportunity in education. The modernization of school buildings is integral to Baltimore’s education reform effort. To help both students and teachers succeed, state and city leaders must make school facility improvements a higher priority.
http://www.abell.org/pubsitems/Buildings_for_Academic_Excellence_ACLU_060210.pdf
Filardo, M., & O'Donnell, S. (2010).
21st Century School Fund have conducted a study to collect data and information on the federal role in funding and oversight for public PK-12 school facilities.
National Trust for Historic Preservation (2010).
A feasibility study of issues involved with renovation is the only tested way to evaluate the fit of an old building for contemporary educational uses. The checklist can help identify factors involved in making decisions and assure that a feasibility study is fair, objective and reasonable. It will assist in identifying "warning signs," questions to ask, and knowing what to look for when challenging the results and projected cost estimates of a feasibility study.
Taival, D. (2009). 75 (4)
Energy efficiency makes fiscal and environmental sense, and so does energy savings performance contracting. Because an energy savings performance contract can create a self-funding package of products and services that reduce energy and operating costs, over time, school districts' sometimes-large initial investment in emerging technologies saves money in as few as three or four years. Energy savings performance contracting creates sustainable schools that improve student and teacher health, increase attendance, and decrease energy and operating costs. In this article, the author discusses how performance contracting works and describes some technologies that meet the increasing demands for environmental certification.
Abramson, P. (2009).
School construction remains high, but not as high as it has been over the last eight years. Projections for the future (projects expected to be completed and/or started in 2009) show a significant decline. Capital budgets may be in place, but the economic hard times that are affecting all of us and forcing cuts in many local school programs are also having an effect on construction planning. How much, and to some extent where and why, is the focus of this report.
http://webspm.com/~/media/E592C6B346404064A89F20C41798F99C.pdf
