Tag Archives: science building planning

Orchard School

By James Biehle | December 2nd, 2008

Elementary and Middle School Science Facilities
Orchard School, Indianapolis, IN
Scope: Renovations and addition to Pre-K – 6 independent school to provide two elementary science classrooms, three middle school science lab/classrooms, student project spaces, prep and storage spaces, and a science “commons.”
Elementary Science Suite
Two science classrooms with a shared prep and storage space serve as the elementary [...]

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Washtenaw Community College

By James Biehle | December 2nd, 2008

Science Renovations to Liberal Arts and Science Building
Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
Scope: Programming and conceptual design of 33,600 SF renovation of existing science wing.

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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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Saint Louis University

By James Biehle | December 2nd, 2008

Biomedical Engineering Research Lab, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, St. Louis, MO
Architect of Record: Miltenberger Architects, Inc., Kirkwood, MO
Scope: Construction documents for renovation to existing commercial building to create new research lab for biomedical engineering.

Emergency Room Simulation Suite, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, St. Louis, MO
Architect of Record: Miltenberger [...]

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St. Alban Roe School

By James Biehle | November 26th, 2008

Renovation of existing gymnasium to provide middle school science lab/classroom designed for inquiry-based learning.

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Science & Technology Magnet High School of SE Connecticut

By James Biehle | November 26th, 2008

Planning and design of 250 student, regional high school with a science and technology focus.

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NSTA Area Conference, Cincinnati

By James Biehle | November 24th, 2008

[ December 4, 2008 to December 6, 2008. ] Inside/Out Architecture President, James Biehle, will be speaking at the NSTA Area Conference in Cincinnati, “Renewing the Energy in Science Education.”

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The Importance of Planning School Science Facilities

By James Biehle | August 5th, 2008

Science is a hands-on subject in which students experience science by carrying out investigations. Generally these investigations require equipment and materials to be set up before a class starts and taken down when the class ends. Planners should determine the appropriate cost of new or renovated science facilities before budgets are set as their costs [...]

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What You Don’t See Can Hurt You

By James Biehle | May 17th, 2008

A critical space for safe science education is often undersized or poorly designed in today’s new schools: the prep and storage space.
A guide to planning adequate and safe science prep and storage spaces.
Central Prep & Storage Room
While more and more science teaching spaces are designed following the recommendations of the NSTA Guide to Planning School [...]

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Kent Denver School

By James Biehle | May 9th, 2007

Programming, planning and design of 25,400 SF renovation and additions to independent school science building for middle and upper school science.

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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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  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, [...]
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  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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