A two-day conference on Emergency Evacuation of People with Physical Disabilities from Buildings, sponsored by the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Interagency Subcommittee on Technology (IST), was held on October 13-14, 2004, in Rockville, Maryland. This document is meant to summarize the conference's presentations and…

With the rise of globalization, education has become increasingly important throughout the world. It is through education that most children develop vital social and mental skills that help them later in life to become successful in the working world. The way a country runs its affairs and how it relates to other countries are based largely on how…

This study expands and validates previous research that found a statistical correlation between the amount of daylight in elementary school classrooms and the performance of students on standardized math and reading tests. The researchers reanalyzed the 19971998 school year student performance data from the Capistrano Unified School District…

The Progressive Architecture Awards Jury gave one citation in the category of "individual projects designed in machinelike packages." The award facility for educational research stresses potential to change form and adapt to emerging programs in education. (Author/MF)

Fire safety as provided for by building codes is examined critically, and the characteristics of building fires are reviewed. A new design approach is suggested. (Author)

Penn State students helped a West Virginia county express its heritage of natural beauty. (PS)

A model home complex solved a critical housing shortage for the San Joaquin school district in Orange County, California, last fall and will be in use again this year as a school for primary grades. (Author)

A joint school and recreation complex in Arlington County, Virginia, is designed to serve the entire community. (Editors)

An architect interested in schools offers suggestions on how color affects student happiness and productivity. (Editor)

At a small, old New England college, a large, new dormitory respects living patterns that have been established on campus for almost 200 years. (Author)

A general account is given of the problems, the work of the DOE, the existing schemes; and proposals are put forward for the compilation of a metasystem'' which would be used to control or steer the conventions used for information handling. (27 references) (Author/NH)

Novel preventive maintenance program sends traveling teams out on tightly scheduled, minor repair missions. (Author)

Descriptions, floor plans, and photographs of the new Northwestern University Library, a user-directed structure maximizing access to resources and communication among users. (Author/LLR)

Descriptions, floor plans, and photographs of the new Northwestern University Library. (LLR)