Classroom Comparison
CRITERIA
1 exterior
2 classroom space
3 classroom size
4 teacher support
5 energy efficiency
6 safety
7 durability
8 time to develop
9 construction cost
10 soft costs
11 life cycle cost
RENOVATE EXISTING
good addition to campus
maybe compromised spaces
sometimes compromised
varies
fair - good
poor - fairly good
50+ years
3 - 6 years
high
high
moderate
NEW CONSTRUCTION
good addition to campus
designed for today’s learning
optimal
usually good
usually excellent
good
50+ years
3 - 6 years
high
high
very low - lower
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
1
2
2
4
42
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
3
32
The four primary alternatives available for school classroom additions and improvements are graded to the left using 11 key classroom qualitative indicators, scored 1-5, 5 being excellent, 1 being poor.
Results:
New Construction: 42
Renovate Existing: 32
Green Class: 50
Current Modulars: 28
GreenClass is an alternative that scores high for construction quality, life cycle/energy efficiency, safety and quality of learning space.
GreenClass Classrooms can be ordered in the spring and installed in time for fall semester.
CRITERIA
1 exterior
2 classroom space
3 classroom size
4 teacher support
5 energy efficiency
6 safety
7 durability
8 time to develop
9 construction cost
10 soft costs
11 life cycle cost
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Washington
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'PORTABLES' / MODULARS
unwelcome add to campus
poor
fair
not included
fair - poor
good
5 - 10 years
3 - 4 months
inexpensive - moderate
low
moderate - high
GREEN CLASS
good addition to campus
designed for today’s learning
optimal
good
excellent
good
50+ years
3 - 4 months
moderate
low
very low - lower
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
50
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
5
5
4
2
28