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Download full textClinchy, Evans – 1960
A profile is presented of a high school designed so that its academic spaces are completely adaptable--changes in the program can be quickly reflected in the building through the easy rearrangement of partitions. The profile emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics and photographs are included…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Systems, Design Preferences
Office of Civil Defense (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1967
Award winning designs for dual-use fallout shelters are presented, representing contributions by the design professions toward development of the national defense resource. The focus and concept of the competition is described as the basis for judging. The nature of dual-use shelter is discussed, which contributes to understanding of the…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architecture, Building Design, Building Plans
Baas, Alan M. – 1973
Replacing the general contractor with a "construction manager" directly accountable to the owner promises greatly improved control over cost and scheduling economies. The construction manager should have special skills in construction, cost analysis, critical path method scheduling, and be familiar with the qualifications of local subcontractors.…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Construction Management
Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia. – 1972
Two wall systems and a compatible wall-hung furniture system are introduced for offices functionally designed to meet the differing needs of college faculty (e.g., storage cabinets for housing archeological artifacts, extensive bookshelves for law professors, etc.). Offices are constructed of molded panel partitions (installed easily in buildings…
Descriptors: Building Systems, College Faculty, Design Requirements, Furniture Arrangement
California Univ., Berkeley. – 1971
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…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Systems, College Buildings, Construction Costs
BSIC/EFL Newsletter, 1972
The major systems development projects of the 1960's were concerned primarily with facility problems at the elementary and secondary levels. Rapidly increasing enrollments coupled with changes in both curriculum and in teaching methods created a demand for more flexible facilities that could be constructed rapidly and inexpensively. The success of…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Campus Planning, College Buildings
Modern Schools, 1976
Meeting an expanding school population with imaginative planning has allowed school districts in Broward County, Florida, and Adams County, Colorado, to maintain a smooth, continuous operation in the educational process. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Systems, Educational Specifications, Enrollment Projections, Fast Track Scheduling
Barnaby, Charles S.; And Others – 1978
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…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Systems, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness
DOHERTY, LEO D.; WHEATLEY, ARTRELLE – 1960
ECONOMIES IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING BEGIN WITH THE WISE CHOICE OF AN ARCHITECT. COMPLETE INFORMATION ON BUILDING NEEDS, ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND PROGRAM MUST BE AVAILABLE. INCLUSION OF MULTIPLE-USE ROOMS, MINIMAL PERIMETER WALLS, LOWERED CEILINGS, MINIMAL WASTE SPACE, MINIMAL USE OF GLASS, AND USE OF STOCK PLANS ARE CONCEPTS WHICH CAN EFFECT…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Finance
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1978
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…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Systems, Climate, Climate Control
InterTechnology Corp., Warrenton, VA. – 1974
This report describes an experimental solar heating system, complete with thermal storage and controls, that has met all the heating requirements of five detached classrooms of the Fauquier High School in Warrenton, Virginia. The objectives of the experiment were to (1) demonstrate that solar energy can be used to provide a substantial part of the…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Materials, Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation
Clinchy, Evans – 1960
A profile is presented for a high school designed to house a closed circuit television system as a basic part of the instructional program. The description of the educational bases of the design emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics and photographs are included along with an evaluation of…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Systems, Closed Circuit Television
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. School Planning and Building Research Section. – 1969
This report contains speeches and notes of workshop participants meeting to discuss improvement of the design and construction of elementary and secondary school facilities. Participants included educators, architects, engineers, and contractors. Twenty-two selections cover such topics as planning coordination for school construction, cost control…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Systems
Robbie, Roderick G. – 1969
A description is presented of the building system program developed by the Metropolitan Toronto School Board, Study of Educational Facilities. The organization of the project is discussed, and the rationale is presented for the selection of an open systems approach to the School Board's building needs. Detailed information is given regarding the…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Needs, Construction (Process), Construction Programs
Phillips, Derek – 1964
The primary function of this book is to treat the topic of lighting design in such a manner as to bridge the gap between architects and illuminating engineers. The work is divided into three parts: Part I, Principles of Design, offers information and analysis of how natural and artificial lighting affects building design, how illumination levels…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Systems, Contrast, Controlled Environment
