When considering renovations, look first at your school's growth projections by evaluating enrollment growth, new curriculum requirements or increasing requirements for building systems. If your school cannot meet these growing demands, it is renovation time. The firm specializes in school construction. After the 1970s oil embargo the federal government enforced energy guidelines that changed the construction industry.
Day recommends spending two percent of replacement costs on building maintenance each year.
If two percent is spent on annual maintenance, the building's life will be extended. If no money is spent, the building will eventually deteriorate, requiring renovations or replacement. In addition to maintenance costs, curriculum changes and increased technology will indicate the need to renovate. It's a difficult problem when you've outgrown your building or it's outlived its usefulness. To make do with what you have until you get funding for renovation, try to utilize your existing space by making one room into two with partitions.