This guide endeavors to teach the faculty how to manipulate the structure of the new facility in the most creative way. The first chapters discuss the interior design, graphic considerations within the facility, materials and equipment suited for open space schools, and recommended audio-systems. Later chapters cover the exterior facilities, such…

The focus of this publication is on the creation of learning facilities for two-, three-, and four-year-old children. This volume illustrates graphically (1) 11 new centers that were specifically constructed for early education, and (2) old facilities--houses, storefronts, and warehouses--that have been successfully remodeled to provide early…

This speech discusses the evaluation and selection of competitive products for schools, and recommends that user specifications be written to include user requirements. The author maintains that product evaluation would be easier if specifications writers would use more performance tests to interpret the user requirements and anticipated…

At an institute held in July 1970 at Appalachian State University four papers, reproduced here, discussed training in libraries. Louise Giles spoke about planning guidelines in "Planning Community College Library/Learning Resource Centers: The Key is Flexibility." Stephen F. McKeon presents his ideal for a library in "Living Room Library" which…

Dealing with various aspects of planning, programming, and piloting the multiphased college union organization amidst the college or university environment, this annotated bibliography has classified and indexed into a meaningful and methodical form of codification books, monographs, papers, and magazine articles written or published during…

Five speeches presented at the 41st annual meeting of the National Council on Schoolhouse Construction, October 1964. Of particular interest are the results of a survey of 390 graduate schools, colleges or departments of education seeking information on the courses offered and scope of training given school plant planning specialists. (FPO)

A conference entitled "The Schoolhouse in the City" was convened at Stanford University, July 10-14, 1967. Sponsored by Stanford's School Planning Laboratory and supported by Educational Facilities Laboratories and the U. S. Office of Education, the conference brought together as speakers leading figures in local, state, and federal government,…

Ventilation systems for factory safety demand careful planning. The increased heat loads and new processes of industry have introduced complex ventilation problems in--(1) ventilation supply, (2) duct work design, (3) space requirements, (4) hood face velocities, (5) discharge stacks, and (6) building eddies. This article describes and diagrams…

A manual of questions which can serve as a checklist of activities and facility requirements is prepared for those concerned with the design of industrial arts facilities. It is intended to aid teachers, administrators, and architects in establishing functional criteria for new or remodeled industrial arts centers. A complete activity list is…

Included are the texts of all available papers given at the Institute and Workshop, as well as the presentations of the panelists and the discussions that ensued between members of the audience and the program speakers. Floor plans and similarly important illustrative materials are reproduced. The following sessions were included--(1) general…

Information, instructions and worksheets are provided for use in computing the functional capacity of an elementary, middle or secondary school building. The functional capacity is the number of pupils that can adequately be housed in a school building without overcrowding. (FS)

Inventory and evaluation data are reported in tabular form concerning existing facilities as of Fall 1968, needs for building replacements and renovations, and projected space requirements. The criteria used to estimate future space requirements in four major areas of higher education facilities are presented in the final section of the report.…

The facilities inventory to be conducted with the guidance of this manual is designed to obtain and to keep updated a campus-by-campus, building-by-building, room-by-room physical facilities inventory. The utilization study is designed to assemble, record, and analyze instructional room use information. The manual defines and describes each area…

Instructions are presented for conducting a physical facilities inventory for institutions of higher education in Oregon. In addition, information is presented regarding--(1) specifications, codes and definitions, (2) inventory revisions, (3) annual reports, (4) space inventory correspondences, and (5) exhibits. Sample forms are included. (FS)

A series of papers and deliberations of the conference are presented which--(1) identify the policies, practices, and procedures of the various agencies, (2) identify and discuss unresolved problems related to value engineering, and (3) derive conclusions regarding the future course of value engineering programs in federal construction agencies.…