This report, the second in a series which present the results of a systems analysis of the problem of providing science and engineering buildings at the university level, is a detailed analysis of California and Indiana buildings. It relates construction costs to performance and includes studies of alteration costs and different space types in…

This publication provides information about present uses of solar energy for space, water, and swimming pool heating that are practical for the San Francisco Bay area. It attempts to provide interested persons with the information needed to make decisions regarding installations of solar heating systems. The point of view taken is that any…

This document is the Massachusetts Energy Extension Service training manual for Residential Energy Auditors. This manual is part of a four-week program to train persons to perform home energy audits and was developed under the Energy Conservation Analysis Project (ECAP) at the University of Massachusetts. The chapter titles include: (1) Project…

This publication describes economical ways to provide better housing for students and provides examples of workable solutions to the problem at various colleges and universities. For more economical and better housing, the author recommends (1) humanizing existing dormitories by changing the standard double rooms into suites of bedrooms with a…

Discovered or "found" space in a school system most often appears as (1) space that a school system already owns in its outdated buildings and which is being used inefficiently; and (2) space lying close at hand in warehouses, factories, industrial plants, or in little-used public buildings. Found space is one solution to the problem of…