... aged 3–19 in a school ten years after its completion. Data collection included a visual assessment of the building and an online survey to educators and administrators asking how satisfied they were that the research variables benefited pupils with severe autism. Findings Key findings were...

...Paula Cardellino; Roine Leiringer Purpose – The aim of this paper is to illuminate the impact that the implementation of the Plan Ceibal imposes on the existing school infrastructure and how the use and upkeep of available facilities might need to be altered and changed to accommodate the new...

...Kemi Adeyeye; Poorang Piroozfar; Micah Rosenkind; Graham Winstanley; Ian Pegg Purpose This paper aims to review the impact of design and specification decisions for major works during post‐occupancy processes; the routine maintenance and management of school premises. It also seeks to explore...

...Sarel Lavy; David L. Bilbo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present previous studies and reports which have shown that most school buildings in the USA suffer from inadequate physical conditions. As American school buildings become “older”, it is essential for every school district to have...

...Ghasson Shabha Purpose The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship of a few sensory environmental parameters, mainly visual and acoustical stimuli, with childrens' behaviour and performance in special needs schools. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of teaching layouts...

...Mei‐yung Leung; Xinhong Lu; Hon‐yan Ip Purpose The Hong Kong SAR Government increased its expenditure on education by 13.2 per cent from 1998‐1999 to 2002‐2003 in order to improve education and upgrade school facilities, despite the fact that the economy was in bad shape. To investigate...

...Daniel Green; Patricia Turrell Purpose To provide information on a small‐scale study that explores the impact on pupil performance of the recent significant government investment in school buildings in a single county of England. Design/methodology/approach The design approach was to focus...

.... Behavioural mapping was used to observe and monitor the classroom environment and analyse usage. Two new classrooms designed by INTEGER (Intelligent and Green) in two different UK schools provided the case studies to determine whether intelligent buildings (learning environments) can enhance learning...

...Jim Kempton; Amir Alani; Keith Chapman The importance of survey data accuracy is paramount if school maintenance programs are to be a true reflection of the maintenance needs of that school. Previous research has identified the issue of surveyor variability, i.e. the situation where two or more...

...Eamon Fitzgerald; David Melvin This paper considers the extent to which a facilities management (FM) approach has been applied in delivery of a secondary school development programme for Glasgow City Council. The approach involves purchase of service from a private consortium which will build, own...

...G. Shabha; Karen Orr Examines the main benefits and pitfalls of facilities management as applied to grant‐maintained schools (GMS) by assessing its implications for selected school buildings. Addresses a number of questions regarding the desirability of this method as applied to GMS. On what...