I regularly tour courthouses in my role as a court planning consultant. One of my responsibilities is identifying suitable spaces for future courtroom needs during courthouse planning. I assure you, this is one of the most challenging tasks I have to accomplish. Why? I would like to give you an...

In our last blog on this topic, we discussed the time frame to release space through “lock and walk” projects (space reductions that do not require construction projects). This post will address space reduction projects that require demolition and construction.

When saving space in a courthouse, the judge's chambers are seldom the first area to look at. Judges need proper chambers to perform their work and hold sensitive meetings.  However, when courthouse space is tight, some solutions exist to reduce chambers space during courthouse planning.

Federal agencies that are reducing space might believe that compiling an accurate space inventory and identifying facilities for space reduction or closure are the most complicated steps in the program. These pieces are challenging and critical to the effort's overall success of the effort, but...

Unsurprisingly, insufficient space is the principal limitation encountered by court planning in renovating judge chambers. The challenge is to accommodate all of the required functions, and these functions may vary among judge chambers suites for different types of courts but usually encompass: