The American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities

The American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, the educational facilities clearinghouse funded by the United States Department of Education, provides the educational community with a reliable resource when planning facilities projects. ACEF provides information, training, and assistance to public early childhood schools, K-12 schools, and institutions of higher education on issues related to educational facility planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance.

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Early Childhood

The ACEF early childhood section provides facility planning information to meet the specific needs of early childhood education professionals. The early childhood section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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K-12

The ACEF K-12 section provides facility planning information to meet the specific needs of public K-12 education professionals. The K-12 section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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Institutions of Higher Education

The ACEF Institutions of higher education section provides facility planning information to meet the specific needs of higher education professionals. The Institutions of higher education section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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School Administrators

The ACEF School Administrators section provides facility planning information to meet the specific needs of school administrators. The School Administrators section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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Facility Managers

The ACEF facility managers section provides information to meet the specific needs of facility managers of public early childhood, K-12, and institutions of higher education. The facility managers section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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Security Directors

The ACEF security directors section provides information to meet the specific needs of security directors of public early childhood, K-12, and institutions of higher education. The security directors section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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Sustainability Coordinators

The ACEF sustainability coordinators section provides information to meet the specific needs of sustainability coordinators of public early childhood, K-12, and institutions of higher education. The sustainability coordinators section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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Building Contractors

The ACEF building contractors section provides information to meet the specific needs of building contractors of public early childhood, K-12, and institutions of higher education. The building contractors section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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Architects

The ACEF architects section provides information to meet the specific needs of architects of public early childhood, K-12, and institutions of higher education. The architects section contains resources pertinent to both researchers and practitioners alike.

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Planning Resources

The ACEF Planning section provides facility planning information to meet the specific needs of early childhood, K-12, and higher education professionals.The Planning section contains resources pertinent to the researcher and the practitioner regarding facility assessment, renovation, construction and much more.

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Design Resources

In the ACEF Design section, readers are directed to many educational design considerations for the early childhood, K-12, and higher education audience. The Design section contains but is not limited to, resources on accessibility, specialized classrooms, and auxiliary spaces. Design organizational support links are also accessible. All articles are searchable by research and practitioner knowledge.

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Construction Resources

The ACEF Construction section provides detailed information regarding educational facility construction. Categories include, building commissioning, project management and delivery, color theory, floor selection, furnishing, lighting, roof options, signage, and windows and doors. Readers are also directed to links to educational construction organizations. All articles are searchable by research and practitioner knowledge.

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Improvement Resources

The ACEF School Improvement section features articles regarding a variety of educational facility improvement including: renovation, technology infrastructure, hazardous materials, indoor air quality, mold, asbestos, chemical use, learning spaces, and educational facility improvement organizational links. All articles are searchable by research and practitioner knowledge.

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Maintenance Resources

The ACEF Maintenance section provides educational leaders with information over a well represented set of categories including: grounds maintenance, cleaning, floors, restrooms, roof and exterior, walls and interior, machinery and equipment, and educational facility maintenance organizational links. All articles are searchable by research and practitioner knowledge.

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Financing Resources

The ACEF Financing section offers educational leaders a robust collection of articles covering a wide range of topics including: federal funding, state and local funding, bond issues and campaigns, tax credit bonds, funding partnerships, fundraising, impact fees, lease purchase financing, charter school funding, and adequate and equitable funding. Readers are also directed to other links to educational facility funding topics. All articles are searchable by research and practitioner knowledge.

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Operations Resources

The ACEF Operations section provides invaluable information to help educational leaders stay informed on such topics as educational facility operations: , custodial staffing, preventative care, out- sourcing, maintenance and operation costs, lifecycle costs, and links to educational facility operation topics. organizational links. All articles are searchable by research and practitioner knowledge.

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