Describes the advantages of metal building systems in school construction. These advantages include faster occupancy, lower initial costs, reduced maintenance, flexibility, and predictability of cost. (Author/DN)

Intended to aid in the building or purchase of a home suitable for use by a handicapped individual in a wheelchair, the booklet provides detailed design guidelines. Included is information on the decision process, finances, ramps, a car shelter, doors communication devices, electrical needs, windows, elevators and chair lifts, the kitchen, an…

Although the seven buildings of Harvard's Canaday Hall dormitories are neither programmatically, technically, nor functionally innovative, they are a thoughtful solution to extremely restrictive circumstances imposed by the client and the site. The exterior design was carefully selected to blend inconspicuously with the neighboring 18th- and…

Although the new Lehman Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was a controversial project based on a questionable premise, the finished building is an architectural tour de force. Despite restrictions imposed by the Landmarks Commission and the donor, the architects responded with consummate ingenuity, artistry, and skill. (JG)

Three partially subterranean schools in Santa Ana, California, are expected to have lower heating and cooling costs. Using the roof for recreation avoided the expense of additional inner-city acreage. (Author/MLF)

Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, needed a library and an elementary school. Combining them into one facility reduced operational costs and saved over a half-million dollars in building costs. (Author/MLF)

Students turned their schools' blank walls into colorful murals thereby giving a satisfying sense of accomplishment. (Author/RK)

This manual is designed to assist pest control operators to prepare for certification under the Michigan Pesticide Control Act of 1976. The primary focus of this publication is on home, institutional, and structural pest control. The ten sections included describe: (1) Insect control; (2) Rodent control; (3) Special situation pest control; (4)…

The bibliography contains a list of 126 basic references on barrier free design. Entries include research reports, reviews of government activities, guidebooks on design of buildings and facilities, handbooks for simplifying daily activities, and discussions on general issues related to barrier free design. Entries are arranged alphabetically by…

AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS ARE CHANGING THEIR TEACHING METHODS AND THEIR BUILDING DESIGNS. TEACHERS WILL WORK IN TEAMS, AND STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED FORMS OF INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS WILL ASSUME MUCH OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LEARNING THROUGH THE USE OF WELL-STOCKED LIBRARIES AND INDEPENDENT STUDY SPACES. HIGH SCHOOLS WILL OPERATE…

A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS OF GROWING COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS IS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF USE OF EXISTING SPACE TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE STUDENTS, RATHER THAN TO RESTRICT ENROLLMENTS OR TO CREATE MORE SPACE. PLANNING OF COLLEGE FACILITIES MUST INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT PLANT, THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, THE STUDENT BODY, AND THE FINANCIAL…

A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF TOILET FIXTURES REQUIRED IN COLLEGE BUILDINGS WAS DEVELOPED FROM ESTIMATING THE MALE AND FEMALE POPULATIONS AND FROM OBSERVING AND RECORDING THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF FIXTURE USE AND WAITING TIME. CHARTS INDICATING THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF URINALS, LAVATORIES AND WATER CLOSETS, WHICH CONSIDER THE…