Pittsfield School Costs Highlight Need for Standardization
Pittsfield faces costly school planning delays amid national debates over standardized area calculations and cost reporting. Architect C Gates Beckwith urges a national standard for school area computation and reporting, with architects tracking project costs to allow fair comparisons across states.
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Pittsfield
C. Gates Beckwith
Eggers & Higgins
New York
Springfield
State of
Vermont
Freeman, French& Freeman
Burlington
Massachusetts
Beckwith
Model land use reform would permit zone changes nationwide
A joint NAHB and ULI report outlines a May publish model act enabling states and communities to adopt innovative land use ordinances. It promotes clustered high density housing with large park spaces, ongoing public interest disclosures, and streamlined departures from standard zoning to reduce delays.
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Washington, D.C
National Association of Home Builders
The
Urban Land Institute
Leon N. Weiner
NAHB
Heating Equipment Costs Are Lower For New Schools
National school management magazine reports that heating and ventilating equipment costs for new school construction are about 5 percent below 1957-59 levels, even as overall reheating construction costs rise about 12 percent. The survey used government price and wage indexes for the nation.
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National
Our Lady of Lourdes School To Be Dedicated Tomorrow
Our Lady of Lourdes School near Springfield will be dedicated tomorrow in a $2.55 million complex on 48 acres at Tinkham Road replacing the 67 year old House of Good Shepherd. Bishop Weldon will lead the rite and Catholic Charities Appeal adds 390000 to reach 400000. The four-building campus includes chapel, classrooms, labs, a gym, and living quarters for Sisters and students.
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Springfield
Our Lady of Lourdes
Tinkham Road
House of Good Shepherd
Wilbraham Road
Christopher J. Weldon
Catholic Charities Appeal
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Moser
James F. Hastings
St. Mary’s
Northampton
David J.power
John H. Freel
Annunciation
Florence
Thomas P. Griffin
St. Catherine of Sictina
Daniel A. Doyle
Clark & Warren
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Fontaine Brothers, Inc
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
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Pikefield
Edward J. Farrell
Freeman,French & Freeman
Burlington, Vt
American Institute of Architects
Department of Education
National Education Association
Bafara
Arnold Homes
Comare
Arnold
America
East Street
What Arnold Homes
Pittsfield Yard
Cae
Arnolds
DIAL
Uli
Jan. Z. Krasnowiecki
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Childs & Bishop
North Street
Lin
Din
Columbus Ave
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Harold Woodmansee
Monson
Woodmansees
Mr. Wood Mansee
Berkshire Oil Heat Council, Inc
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