November 2020 – Schmidt Associates

The 4 P’s of Facility Condition Assessments

November 13, 2020/in K-12 /by Lisa Gomperts

Facility condition assessments are an important tool for school districts and other organizations to appropriately plan for deferred maintenance or create a long-term master plan. Remember the 4 P’s of facility condition assessments: Proactive One of the benefits of initiating a facility condition assessment is moving from a reactive state—where you are constantly putting out […]

What’s Involved in a K-12 District Facility Assessment?

November 12, 2020/in K-12 /by Anna Marie Burrell

A facility assessment evaluates the state of a school district’s physical buildings and building systems, as well as their suitability for students’ educational needs and the district’s goals. K-12 schools typically undergo a facility assessment during the master planning or district facility planning process. The frequency of updating these plans, and thus undergoing an assessment, […]