Facilities Center

Resources

TCEF Bulletin

• Volume 1, Issue 1, November, 2009
• Volume 1, Issue 2, April, 2010

TCEF Research

• Educational Policy: A study of the Fiscal Impacts of the College Readiness Initiative on School Facilities
• A Validation of the Effective Learning Environments Assessment

General Facility Research

• The University of Georgia School Design and Planning Laboratory
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
• North Carolina State University College of School Design
• American Architectural Foundation
• Council for Educational Facility Planners International

Facilities & 21st Century Learners

• American Architectural Foundation: School Design & Student learning in the 21st Century
• National Summit on School Design
• Lessons Learned from the National Summit on School Design

Texas Data

• Enrollment in Texas Public Schools 2009-2010
• Texas Education Agency: School Facility Standards
• Texas Comptroller: Current and Future Facilities Needs of Texas Public School Districts

Safe Schools

• School and University Safety and Security
• Consumer Product Safety Commission/PlaygroudSafety

Facilities and Health Related Issues

• Environmental Protection Agency/Asbestos
• EPA Indoor Air Quality

Facilities and Student Achievement

• Architects of Achievement
• SDPL Research on Learning Environments

Green Construction

• Green Building Basics
• Green Schools 101
• U. S. Green Building Council
• Resource Library

Funding

• TEA facilities funding and standards
• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 2009