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Alexis I Dupont School District

By James Biehle | December 2nd, 2008

Middle School Renovation/Addition
ALEXIS I. DuPONT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Greenville, DE
Scope: Complete functional and accessibility renovations and addition to operating middle school.

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Mehlville School District

By James Biehle | December 2nd, 2008

Needs Analysis and Master Plan
MEHLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, St. Louis, MO
Scope: Interactive development of district-wide facility needs through the early twenty-first century, including analysis of demographic projections, new teaching methods, and technological innovations.
Science Addition and Commons, Mehlville Senior High School
MEHLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, St. Louis, MO
Scope: Three story science addition including 11 labs, storage and prep facilities; [...]

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California Baptist College

By James Biehle | December 2nd, 2008

Athletic Fields
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST COLLEGE, Riverside, CA
Scope: Design of athletic field complex including baseball, softball, soccer, track, tennis, archery and golf practice area.
Swimming Pool
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST COLLEGE, Riverside, CA
Scope: Design of competition swimming pool facility for intercollegiate short course swimming and water polo.

Artist’s rendering of proposed outdoor swimming pool to be located adjacent to existing gymnasium building.
Wheelchair [...]

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The Furniture of Science

By Michael Fickes | January 17th, 2001

Changes in the way teachers teach science have given rise to a new generation of designs for science classrooms and new approaches to furnishing those classrooms.
An increasing preference for hands-on science instruction has created the need for science laboratories in middle schools, as well as K-5 classrooms.
While the lower grades have begun to employ more [...]

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Complying with Science

By James Biehle | May 1st, 1995

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is an evolving process; its impact on schools continues to be felt. There is nothing in the “ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities” (ADAAG) or in the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards that specifically relates to science facilities. Thus, specific applications require judgment on the part of the facility planner.

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  An extremely important article on school science lab safety is Dr. Kenneth Roy’s “Safer Science” column in the October 2010 issue of The Science Teacher entitled: “‘Chemicals of Interest’ and More.” The column discusses a list of 330 chemicals, some of which are common to school science labs, which are of concern to the [...]
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- Watch Your Waste
  College and university science programs generate hazardous waste that must be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with state and federal regulations. During a recent renovation and addition project for the State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh), James Biehle was contracted to analyze existing regulations, research best practices at similar institutions, [...]
- Safe Science and Small Learning Communities
  Safe Science and Small Learning Communities Schools that are designed to serve students in small learning communities, or pods, can provide safer science areas and save considerable costs, both initially and in the future, by centralizing those facilities. And, most students and faculty seem to prefer this type of arrangement. This article, from the May [...]

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Tag Archives: ada

Alexis I Dupont School District

Mehlville School District

California Baptist College

The Furniture of Science

Complying with Science

Connecting people with places.

Take the Short Course

Higher Education Architecture

Science Spaces for Project-Based Learning

Science Facility Planning

An Inside/Out Must Read

Upcoming Events

Articles of Interest

K-12 Architecture

Recent Publications