ACEF Webinar - Imagining the Future through Existing Buildings
Channel: Texas Center for Educational Facilities
Date: 2013-06-07

Despite shrinking school budgets, growing security concerns, and skyrocketing transportation expenses, we still need to provide high performance, forward thinking educational environments for our children and communities.

The case studies in this webinar illustrate that many of our older school buildings are capable of offering just such an environment with the proper investment. And when considered within a broader context of educational and societal goals, these older facilities may even exceed the performance of a new "green field" school.

Starting with an outline of the challenges faced with renovating an older school in the 21st century, the speaker then moves through the details of specific renovations.  Creative solutions to the challenges are showcased.

Learn how the continued contribution of these existing school buildings is not only practical, cost effective and sustainable, but as Vincent Scully, a widely revered architectural historian, once said it is also "a conversation between the generations, carried out across time."