Examples of educational facilities using metal buildings to lower construction costs and increase flexibility. (MLF)

Describes a systems-designed elementary school in Plymouth, Indiana, designed to serve current and future needs efficiently and effectively. (JF)

Building systems and fast track scheduling were humanized to create a learning environment that stimulates children at the Mission Viejo elementary school. (Author/MLF)

The technical director of the Metropolitan Toronto School Boards Study of Educational Facilities (SEF) presents a description of the general theory and execution of the first SEF building system, and his views on the general principles of system building as they might affect architecture and the economy. (TC)

This newsletter focuses primarily on the educational facility building systems of Boston and Detroit, and incorporates a brief progress report on the Montreal building project. In addition, the results of ten years of involvement by Educational Facilities Laboratories in exploring the feasibility of developing and applying building systems for…

Building systems can be traced back to a 1516 A.D. project by Leonardo da Vinci and to a variety of prefabrication projects in every succeeding century. When integrated into large and repetitive spatial units through careful design, building systems can produce an architecture of the first order, as evidenced in the award winning design of…

Presently available design techniques, technologies, and management practices can significantly reduce the energy requirements of new buildings. A two-part section discusses solutions to the energy problem in the commercial, institutional, and industrial fields. (Author/MLF)

A study of Hawaii's school construction program analyzed four major processes: program planning, facilities design, construction, and repair and maintenance. (MLF)

A classification system for analyzing the dynamics of energy consumption in building components. (Author/MF)

Discusses the School Construction Systems Development (SCSD) project, a system of mass produced facility components. The experience provided by the project should be of value to those using the systems approach to design and construction. (JF)

A history of prefabrication in Britain from the first Victorian innovations in wood, glass, and cast iron, through the developments of the inter-war years and the buildings of the immediate post-war period to the 'system building' of today is presented. The study is not confined to houses and flats but examines the influences of non-traditional…

A 19-story building on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus houses the College of Dentistry and basic science teaching facilities. It is both the focal point of an expansion of the university's health sciences complex and a prototype for other buildings that are part of the expansion. (Author/MLF)

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.…

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…