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Here are some websites that have been chosen because they contain interesting, useful and helpful information which may be of assistance to you in your field.

Note: The appearance on this page of links to sites which may contain advertising for commercial products and services does not imply that those products or services are endorsed by FEFPA. Likewise, the opinions expressed are those of the individual authors, and not necessarily those of FEFPA.

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Please e-mail us here with any suggestions for additional websites that relate to educational facilities
planning & construction.

Reference

• 1997 Rule 6A-2
• 2014 SREF: “State Rules for Educational Facilities” & the Florida Building Code
• Florida Constitution Artical IX-Education Florida Statutes “Chapter 1013-Educational Facilities”
• Florida Statute  “Title XLVIII K-20 Education Code”

State Government & Legislative Issues

• Florida Department of Education Cost of Construction Questionnaire
• Florida Department of Education
• Educational Facilities, Florida Dept. of Education
• Florida Colleges and Universities, FLDOE-Higher Education
• Florida Board of Education
• Florida Building Code
• Florida Building Commission
• Office of Program Policy Assessment & Government Accountability (OPPAGA)
  • Best Management Practices
  • Reviews by District
• Florida Legislature

Other Professional Organizations

• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• America Planning Association (APA)
• American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE)
• Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA)
• Building Officials Association of Florida (BOAF)
• Building Owners & Managers Association, International (BOMA)
• Construction Management Assn. of America
• Construction Owners Association of America (COAA)
• Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
• Association for Learning Enviornments (A4LE)
• Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)
• Florida Board of Professional Engineers
• Florida Engineering Society (FES)
• Florida School Plant Management Association (FSPMA)
• National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• Nat’l Roofing Contractors Ass’n (NRCA)
• Society of College & University Planners (SCUP)

Knowledge, Information & Opinion

• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Issues

  • Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board)

  • U.S. Dept. of Justice

• The Blue Book of Building & Construction

  Building Department Documents & Procedures
  Here are some examples of documents & procedures that various institutions have developed for compliance with the new Florida Building Code. They may be of help to those who are currently developing your programs.

• Florida Solar Energy Center

  • Energy Efficient Schools for Florida

   

• CPTED – Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design – Nat’l Crime Prevention Council

• Designshare A library of facilities planning info & plans 

• Building Operating Management & Facility Maintenance Decisions

• Facilities Management Link – Facilities Management resources & info

• Going Green

• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and Other Clearinghouses

• R.S. Means, Inc. – Estimating tools 

• Univ. of Georgia School Design & Planning Laboratory

• University of Washington The Center for Universal Design in Education

Magazines & Publications

• American Schools & Universities Magazine
• Buildings Magazine Online
• Building Design & Construction Magazine
• Construction.com McGraw Hill
  • Architectural Record
  • ENR – Engineering News-Record
  • F.W. Dodge
  • Sweet’s
  • Business Week
• School Planning & Management Magazine
• Building Products & Materials by Sweets Network
• Today’s Facility Manager