Architects and Educators Working Together

When school facility projects involve joint planning, student learning ought to be the major beneficiary, not just safe and dry spaces

In 2016, the Rhode Island School Building Authority commissioned an assessment of more than 300 school campuses and identified more than $2.2 billion in facility deficiency costs, which were expected to increase with each passing year. Thirty percent of the total cost was attributed to what are known as Priority 1 and 2 facility deficiencies — keeping students warm, safe and dry — while the remaining 70 percent included improvements to the instructional environment.