When discussing courthouse metrics, the higher the rating score, the better the existing facility meets the operational needs of the court. An overall rating score of 100 represents an ideal courthouse, 80-100 is a well-functioning courthouse, and below 60 is a courthouse with significant...

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,...