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spaces4learning 2023 FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
SUR􏰀EY ON PRE􏰁-􏰂􏰃 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
No construction completed in 2022 Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
32.73%
40%
%
50% 60% 70%
0%
10%
20%
30%
43.64%
52.73 52.73%
􏰄􏰉􏰚􏰚 􏰋􏰌􏰍 COMPLETE 􏰎􏰏􏰋 􏰐􏰌􏰏􏰑􏰒􏰓􏰍􏰐􏰔􏰌􏰏 􏰕􏰓􏰌􏰖􏰗􏰐􏰒􏰑 􏰉􏰏 􏰃􏰘􏰃􏰛􏰙
No construction scheduled for completion Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
10%
20%
20%
30%
40%
56.36% 45.45%
52.73%
50% 60% 70%
􏰄􏰉􏰚􏰚 􏰋􏰌􏰍 START 􏰎􏰏􏰋 􏰐􏰌􏰏􏰑􏰒􏰓􏰍􏰐􏰔􏰌􏰏 􏰕􏰓􏰌􏰖􏰗􏰐􏰒􏰑 􏰉􏰏 􏰃􏰘􏰃􏰛􏰙
No construction scheduled to start Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
10%
20%
20%
30%
40%
56.36% 45.45%
56.36%
60% 70%
50%
􏰄􏰜􏰎􏰒 􏰉􏰑 􏰋􏰌􏰍􏰓 􏰌􏰕􏰉􏰏􏰉􏰌􏰏 􏰌􏰏 􏰒􏰜􏰗 􏰝􏰍􏰏􏰊􏰑 􏰎􏰞􏰎􏰉􏰚􏰎􏰟􏰚􏰗 􏰝􏰌􏰓 􏰐􏰌􏰏􏰑􏰒􏰓􏰍􏰐􏰔􏰌􏰏 􏰐􏰌􏰠􏰕􏰎􏰓􏰗􏰊 􏰒􏰌 􏰚􏰎􏰑􏰒 􏰋􏰗􏰎􏰓􏰙
Survey R es pon d en ts : 55 PreK-12 s ch ool d is tricts res pon
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OTHER ISSUES FACING INSTITUTIONS
• In the previous PreK–12 survey at this time last year, a majority of respondents said they had not completed constructions during the survey period (2021). This year, a si􏰅able majority (67.27%) did complete constructions in 2022.
• For this year's survey, more than half indicated they had completed major renovations or moderni􏰅ations in 2022. That's up from 34.7% the previous year.
• A massive 80% of respondents indicated they will complete construction projects in 2023, well up from last year's 53%.
• 80% also said they will start new construction projects in 2023, up about 20 percentage points from the previous year's survey.
• Major renovations/moderni􏰅ation projects and additions were the major focus of projects completed in 2022; renovations/moderni􏰅ation also dominate plans for 2023.
Threeoverw helm ingly dom inant them esem erged aschallengesfor
s urvey res pon d en ts at th e PreK– 12 level th is y ear:
• Shortages of 􏰆ualified sta􏰇 and
labor;
• In􏰈ation on material and labor costs; and
• Supply chain/material shortages.
Som e oth er ch allen g es cited by
• Long lead times for e􏰆uipment;
• 􏰦uality control issues;
• Issues dealing with municipal governments;
• 􏰀olatility causing issues with planning and cost estimates; and
• Funding.
Construction costs, delays, labor shortages, and material shortages were most fre􏰆uently cited as major problems among PreK–12 respondents this year.
"[We're seeing] continued supply chain and procurement issues," said one PreK–12 respondent. "[We're also] starting to notice 􏰦C issues in some products used in new construction."
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hered respondentsincluded:
Project management problems;
Disconnects between schools and architects;
Permits;
Timeliness of project completion;