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Financing

Fundraising Basics for Private School Facilities
(6p, 2009)
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State Capital Spending on PK-12 School Facilities
(67p, 2010)
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Federal Spending on PK-12 School Facilities
(17p, 2010)
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History and Research

 A History of School Design and its Indoor Environmental Standards, 1900 to Today
(30p, 2012)
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Do School Facilities Affect Academic Outcomes?
(24p, 2002)
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Effects of School Facility Quality on Teacher Retention in Urban School Districts
(12p, 2004)
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History of Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL)
(8p, 2009)
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Linking School Facility Conditions to Teacher Satisfaction and Success
(4p, 2003)
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School Size and Its Relationship to Student Outcomes and School Climate: A Review and Analysis of Eight South Carolina State-Wide Studies
(8p, 2006)
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Maintenance and Operations

 Closing a School Building: A Systematic Approach
(20p, 2010)
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Mold in My School: What Do I Do?
(4p, 2002)
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Planning, Design, and Construction

Catching the Age Wave: Building Schools with Senior Citizens in Mind
(12p, 2002)
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Creating Schools and Strengthening Communities through Adaptive Reuse
(12p, 2003)
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Creating Accessible Schools
(12p, 2000)
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Educational Facilities within the Context of a Changing 21st Century America
(18p, 2006)
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Educational Trends Shaping School Planning and Design 2007
(8p, 2007)
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 Educational Trends Shaping School Planning, Design, Construction, Funding and Operation
(16p, 2010)
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Garrett Case and Public School Accessibility
(6p, 2001)
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Green Schools as High Performance Learning Facilities
(16p, 2010)
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Historic Neighborhood Schools Deliver 21st Century Educations
(16p, 2003)
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Lighting for Schools
(6p, 2001)
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Planning and Designing for Students with Disabilities
(6p, 2001)
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Principal's Guide to On-Site School Construction
(4p, 2009)
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Reducing the Negative Effects of Large Schools
(16p, 2009)
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School Building Assessment Methods
(52p, 2001)
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Schools Designed with Community Participation
(67p, 2002)
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Schools as Centers of Community: A Citizen's Guide For Planning and Design
(80p, 2004)
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Smaller, Safer, Saner, Successful Schools
(68p, 2007)
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Taking School Design to Students
(9p, 2004)
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Ten Ways to Help Avoid Legal Problems in School Construction
(8p, 2003)
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Visioning Process for Designing Responsive Schools
(24p, 2001)
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Safe and Healthy Schools

 CPTED 101: Crime Prevention through Environmental Design – The Fundamentals for Schools
(2p, 2010)
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Earthquakes and Schools
(8p, 2008)
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Emergency Management Standards for Schools
(2p, 2009)
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Emergency Response Information for School Facilities
(3p, 2008)
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Door Locking Options in Schools
(4p, 2009)
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Flooding and Schools
(4p, 2011)
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Improving School Access Control
(11p, 2008)
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Investigation of Best Practices for Evacuating and Sheltering Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities
(4p, 2008)
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Low-Cost Security Measures for School Facilities
(4p, 2008)
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Mass Notification for Higher Education
(8p, 2010)
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Mitigating Hazards in School Facilities (includes 25 downloadable assessment guides)
(4p, 2008)
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Mold in My School: What Do I Do?
(4p, 2002)
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Principal's Guide to On-Site School Construction
(4p, 2009)
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Reducing the Negative Effects of Large Schools
(16p, 2009)
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 School Security Technologies
(20p, 2010)
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Selecting Security Technology Providers
(4p, 2009)
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Severe Weather Planning for Schools
(18p, 2008)
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Wildfires and Schools
(6p. 2008)
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School Spaces and Grounds

Classrooms
(4p, 2000)
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Early Childhood Centers
Abstract(5p, 2009)


Multipurpose Spaces
(4p, 2010)
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Music Education Suites
(4p, 2009)
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Planning School Grounds for Outdoor Learning
(7p, 2010)
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School Health Centers
(4p, 2010)
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Science Facilities
(6p, 2009)
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Student Commons
(4p, 2010)
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Teacher Workspaces
(4p, 2010)
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Technology

Role of Wireless Computing Technology in the Design of Schools
(12p, 2002)
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 School Security Technologies
(20p, 2010)
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Wireless Wide Area Networks for School Districts
(6p, 2001)
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