Provides blueprints and color photographs and describes outstanding features of six winners of the camp architecture competition sponsored by "Camping Magazine." Winners are in the categories of support facilities, housing, program facilities, and recreation facilities. (JHZ)

A voluntary program in Ontario encourages the private sector to reduce its energy consumption in commercial buildings by experimenting with innovative building operation techniques. Charts and tables illustrate the outstanding results achieved by program participants. Yearly energy management forums are convened in Toronto and Ottawa. (MLF)

Having successfully used computer control in the solar-heated and cooled Terraset School, the Fairfax County, VA, Public Schools are now computerizing all their facilities. This article discusses the configuration and use of a countywide control system, reasons for the project's success, and problems of facility automation. (MCG)

Shows how a university utility building ("boiler house") is used in a chemical engineering course for computer simulations, mathematical modeling and process problem exercises. Student projects involving the facility are also discussed. (JN)

The proposed Niskey Lake Middle School is designed to have solar heating in half of the building, solar water heating for the entire facility, and solar cooling for the administration area. (Author/MLF)

Describes the design and construction of a permanent 220-foot by 140-foot field house utilizing sloping concrete walls and an air-supported polyester fabric roof. (JG)

This paper discusses the process of updating school capacity, which is subject to change from a variety of factors (to comply with current building codes, changes in educational programs, changes in class size, expansion of educational services, and scheduling). The paper describes the two major components of updating school capacity: the program…

An add-on design with easily relocatable partitions, ceilings, lighting, and mechanical devices permits Stockton State College to expand in all directions. (Author)

Describes some of the problems that student rejection of traditional campus residence halls has created at colleges and universities. Offers some solutions. (Author/MF)

Building between and over existing buildings gives the University of Winnipeg additional usable space without buying additional acreage. (Author)

Innovative planning and performance specifications cut New Jersey's costs by a third. (Author)

Discusses how three major innovations in planning and constuction--the use of systems components, fast-track planning, and construction management--were used in the design and construction of two new technical schools in only nine months. (Author/DN)

Describes and illustrates an innovative new elementary school in Livonia, Michigan that has a 7,000 square foot library. (JF)