NCEF - Resource Lists
NIBS
NCEF - National Clearinghouse for Education Facilities
NCEF is a program managed by the National Institute of Building Sciences.

Resource Lists
Resource Lists are compilations of information on the subjects listed below. Each resource list includes descriptions of books, studies, reports, and journal articles as well as links to online publications and websites. ABSTRACTS ARE DISPLAYED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, BEGINNING WITH THE MOST RECENT.
Subjects
Access Control Systems

Accessibility

Acoustics

Administrative Spaces

Art Facilities

Asbestos

Assessing School Facilities Damaged by Natural Disasters

Athletic Facilities

Athletic Facilities Maintenance

Athletic Fields

Auditoriums and Performing Arts

Awards

Bond Issues and Campaigns

Build New or Renovate?

Building Capacity

Building Commissioning

Capital Improvement Programs

Career and Technical Education

Case Studies--Charter Schools

Case Studies--Community Schools

Case Studies--Elementary Schools

Case Studies--Green Schools and Universities

Case Studies--High Schools

Case Studies--HIGHER EDUCATION

Case Studies--K-12 Schools

Case Studies--Middle Schools

Charter School Facilities Funding

Classrooms

Classrooms--Distance Learning

Classrooms--HIGHER EDUCATION

Classrooms--Portable/Modular

Color Theory

Commons Areas for Students

Community Development and Schools

Community Participation in Planning

Community Use

Community Use - Policy and Agreements

Condition of Schools

Construction Costs

CPTED for Schools

Daylighting

Design -- Community Colleges

Design -- HIGHER EDUCATION

Design -- History

Design -- Indigenous Cultures

Design -- International

Design -- Overview

Design -- State and Local Guidelines

Design -- United Kingdom

Dormitories

Early Learning Facilities

Educational Specifications

Energy Savings

Facilities Assessment

Facilities Management

Facilities Management Software

Family and Consumer Sciences

Fire Safety

Floor Maintenance

Floor Selection

Food Service Facilities

Funding -- Federal

Funding -- State and Local

Funding -- Tax Credit Bonds

Funding Adequacy and Equity

Funding Options -- Overview

Funding Partnerships

Fundraising Campaigns

Furnishings

Grade Configuration

Green Cleaning

Green Schools

Green Schools --HIGHER EDUCATION

Grounds Maintenance

Hazardous Materials

Health Services Facilities

Healthy School Environments

HVAC Systems

Impact Fees

Impact of Facilities on Learning

Impact of Facilities on Learning--Research Studies

Impact of Green Schools on Learning

Indoor Air Quality

Interactive Whiteboards

Landscape Design

Lead Safety

Lease Purchase Financing

LEED Certification

Libraries/Media Centers

Library Facilities--HIGHER EDUCATION

Life Cycle Costs

Lighting

Maintenance and Cleaning Practices

Maintenance and Operations Costs

Maintenance--Custodial Staffing

Maintenance--Preventive

Mold

Multipurpose Spaces

Music Education Spaces

Online Purchasing Systems

Outdoor Learning Environments

Outsourcing Services

Parking and Transportation Issues

Paul Abramson's Column on School Planning

Performance Contracting

Pesticides and IPM

Planning -- Master Planning

Planning -- Overview

Planning -- Student Participation

Playgrounds

Post Occupancy Evaluation

Preparedness for Disasters -- Overview

Preparedness for Disasters - State Emergency Planning Guides

Preparedness for Natural Disasters

Preparedness for Terrorism

Preserving Historic Schools

Project Delivery Methods

Project Management

Prototype Schools

Renovations

Restroom Design

Restroom Maintenance

Roof Repair and Maintenance

Roof Selection

Rural School Facility Issues

Safety and Security Assessment

Safety and Security--HIGHER EDUCATION

Safety and Security--PK-12

School Closure, Consolidation, and Co-location

School Size/Small Schools

Schools for the Future

Science Facilities

Science Facilities --HIGHER EDUCATION

Seismic Design and Retrofit for Schools

Selecting Design Professionals

Senior Citizens and Schools

Signage for Schools

Site Selection

Site Selection--Nontraditional

Smart Growth and Schools

Space Requirements

Special Education Accomodation

Swimming Facilities

Teachers Working Conditions

Teaching Spaces

Technology Integration, K-12 1990-2005

Technology Integration, K-12 2006-2010

Technology Integration--HIGHER EDUCATION

Technology--Wireless Networks

Thermal Comfort

Urban School Facility Issues

Water Conservation

Windows and Doors