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Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1981
The use of many public school facilities now closed due to declining enrollment could generate substantial savings for new federal construction projects. Responses to a questionnaire sent to all 50 states by the General Accounting Office (GAO) show that there were 2,493 vacant schools in 19 of the 23 responding states at the beginning of the…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Construction Needs, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment
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Direct linkFuller, William S. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
Maintenance is seen as the new goal of colleges and universities. From the viewpoint of a statewide governing or coordinating agency there are thought to be five major components for facility planning: space inventory and utilization records, space requirement projections, funding, federal programs, and research. (MLW)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, College Administration, Costs, Educational Economics
