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Essential information for the design of elementary and secondary schools

Building Type Basics for Elementary and Secondary Schools, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the design process and successfully complete the design for elementary and secondary schools, large or small, on time and within budget. Bradford Perkins shares his firsthand knowledge in order to guide architects, planners, engineers, and their clients through all aspects of the design of school facilities.

This new edition is up-to-date with the latest developments in school design with a fresh look at technology's influence in the classroom, along with current research that shows how school buildings can impact teaching and learning. Highly illustrated and filled with new school case studies with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details, this book combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues unique to schools, with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.

This new edition offers:

Numerous photographs, diagrams, plans, and sections An expanded and detailed guide for programming school facilities A new chapter on circulation and basic planning options New material on current trends in school planning and design A new chapter on sustainable design ideas An updated chapter on technology in schools An expanded discussion of international school design opportunities and issues

This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves professionals countless hours of research.

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• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Predesign
• Introduction
• The Learning Process
• School Programming and Planning Guidelines
• 2 Circulation
• Design Concepts
• Building Configurations
• 3 Design Concerns and Process
• The Planning, Design, and Implementation Process
• Common Problems and Cautions
• Trends in School Planning and Design
• Unique Design Concerns
• 4 Site Planning
• Site Size
• Site Circulation
• Field Sizes
• Site-Design Concepts
• 5 Codes
• Life Safety
• Space Standards
• Appropriate Building Systems and Construction Practices
• Public Policy
• Accessibility
• Fiscal and Anticorruption Controls
• Land Use Policy
• Conclusion
• 6 Sustainable Design
• Energy Conservation
• Sustainable Design
• 7 Structural Systems
• Building Life
• Fire Safety
• Seismic Considerations
• Flexibility
• Cost
• Aesthetics
• Long Span Spaces
• Prefabricated and Preengineered Structures
• Foundations
• Special Issues
• 8 Mechanical Systems
• General
• Preschools and Kindergartens
• Elementary Schools
• Middle and Secondary Schools
• Conclusion
• 9 Electrical/Communications Systems
• Reference Standards
• Impact of Technology
• Power Source
• Emergency Power
• Lighting Systems
• Fire Safety
• Communications
• Space Requirements: Rules of Thumb
• 10 Technology and Special Equipment
• 11 Materials
• Introduction
• Common Material Selections for Primary Spaces
• Durability and Maintenance
• Codes
• Regional Issues
• Environmental Considerations
• Considerations in Material Selection for Schools
• 12 Acoustic Control
• Introduction
• Definitions
• Acoustical Performance: Materials and Spatial Proportions
• Design Guides
• Hearing Impairment and ADA Requirements
• 13 Lighting Design
• Introduction
• Light Levels, Light Reflectance Values, and Glare
• Electric Lighting Systems
• Windows and Daylighting
• Design Guides
• 14 Interiors Issues
• Flexibility
• Furnishings
• Technology
• Ergonomics
• Security
• Codes
• 15 Wayfinding
• 16 Renovation
• Introduction
• To Build New or to Renovate?
• 17 International Design Opportunities
• 18 Operation and Maintenance
• Introduction
• New School Construction
• Existing School Buildings
• 19 Cost Issues
• Introduction
• Management
• Relative Costs
• Other Factors That Can Affect Costs
• Value Engineering and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
• 20 Financing
• Public School Financing
• Private School Financing
• Bibliography and References
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

BRADFORD PERKINS, FAIA, MRAIC, AICP, is the founder of Perkins Eastman, an international architectural, interior design, and planning firm based in New York with offices throughout North America and in Shanghai. He is also the author or coauthor of three other books published by Wiley: International Practice for Architects, Building Type Basics for Senior Living, and Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing, and Transitioning a Design Firm .

RAYMOND C. BORDWELL, AIA, LEED AP, a principal of Perkins Eastman, is focused on the design of elementary and secondary schools.