SchoolFacilities.com Recommends Facilities Planning Book

Posted by: Matt Banes

A few month's ago I noticed several of our readers ordering Educational Facilities Planning by C. Kenneth Tanner and Jeff Lackney so I did the same and highly recommend it.

This book includes a thorough conceptual framework, with descriptions and "how to" applications of educational facilities planning, design, and research.

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