Describes a project in Fairfield, Connecticut, to renovate and convert a 1916 elementary school building into 11,500 square feet of administrative office space. Total cost of the project was approximately $100,000. (JG)

The fourth in a series of reports in a review of materials pertaining to what schools within and outside New York state are doing to save energy. In addition to inhouse memoranda, resource material included letters, studies, and publications received from other local, state, and federal agencies; from private firms and associations; and from the…

The report contains the information provided at the national hearing of the Architectural and Transportation Compliance Board regarding recreation for the handicapped. The bulk of the document consists of abstracts of testimony which included both written statements and cross examination questions from such individuals as John H. Davis, executive…

The paper summarizes findings from an applied research programing and design project for children with learning disabilities. Information was collected and analyzed from the literature, interviews, observations, participatory games, consultants, and a building type analysis. Findings are reported along 14 developmental goals (such as perceptual…

A RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION CENTER HAS BEEN BUILT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TO (1) AID IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, (2) DEMONSTRATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE, (3) SERVE AS A MODEL FOR NEW IDEAS IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT, AND (4) PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT TEACHERS TO OBSERVE TEACHER AND STUDENT…

A SERIES OF REPORTS WAS PRESENTED ON COLLEGE-CONTROLLED AND COLLEGE-RELATED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, FOCUSING ON THEIR ROLE AND THE BETTER UTILIZATION OF THIS ROLE IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, TEACHER EDUCATION, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. THE REPORTS TRACE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND PRESENT IN DETAIL THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE…

The first step of an energy conservation program is to monitor energy consumption. A system is explained that, in order to determine which buildings are energy efficient (considering all types of energy that a building might use), monitors total energy consumption. All such consumptions can be reduced to a common denominator: Barrels of Energy…

This paper discusses the present enrollment decline in public schools and its implications for students, teachers, administrators, curriculum, community, and especially school facilities. One problem of declining enrollment is that the average age and years of experience of staff personnel has tended to rise, creating a predominantly white,…

In this age of declining enrollments, alternatives exist to boarding up schools that are no longer being fully utilized. This paper discusses such alternatives by describing the situation in a Minnesota school district. Of the four elementary school buildings closed in St. Louis Park in the past five years, one was sold to a developer, two are…

Presentation of symposium papers includes--(1) a study describing techniques for economic analysis of building designs, (2) three case studies of analysis techniques, (3) procedures for measuring the area and volume of buildings, and (4) an open forum discussion. Case studies evaluate--(1) the thermal economics of building enclosures, (2) an…

Reports on the state of the Kimberly Senior High School "bootstrap" heat pump system. This system draws its heat from the lights and people in the building. Similar heat conservation systems have been operating efficiently for several years in many office and commercial buildings and are now being applied to schools. Several factors are…