In the initial Courthouse Metrics Introduction post, I suggested several issues that could be effectively addressed using a comprehensive and objective measure of a courthouse’s performance. Today, I will focus on how metrics are used to calculate a courthouse's overall score, what this score...

Today, in the fifth installment of my eight-part series on quantitative measures used in courthouse planning, I am discussing the criterion of building condition – the courthouse condition of the general building and judiciary tenant space of the facility, including the condition of the building...

This is the third in an eight-part series on quantitative measures used in courthouse planning. This installment focuses on Space standards – the conformance of space with the court jurisdiction’s applicable standards for size and proportion.

Last week, I introduced a new series on quantitative measures used in courthouse planning. Today, I will address the first quantitative measure criterion: Space functionality, the extent to which space supports the number and operations of judges and staff and functions properly for adjacencies,...

I have written many posts about courthouse planning in the last year. From space allocation to courthouse design, we’ve explored these issues qualitatively. In today’s entry, I will shift gears and begin a series on courthouse design and planning from a quantitative perspective.