This instructional package is one of two designed for regular vocational students in the vocational area of building maintenance and engineering. The fifty-six learning modules are organized into five units: floor care; general maintenance tasks; restrooms; chalkboards; and carpet care. Each module includes these elements: a performance objective…

Techniques for improving sound barriers through the use of lead sheeting are described. To achieve an ideal sound barrier a material should consist of the following properties--(1) high density, (2) freedom from stiffness, (3) good damping capacity, and (4) integrity as a non-permeable membrane. Lead combines these desired properties to a greater…

Covered are references to documents received and processed to date by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities concerned with temporary, portable, or mobile schools and classrooms. Documents include publications by state departments of education, Educational Facilities Laboratories, the Association of School Business Officials, and the…

A discussion of traditional approaches to design forms the basis for the presentation of a methodology for architectural design. In particular, the sequence of analysis-synthesis-evaluation is given as being indicative of most design approaches. Variations of this sequence are examined and the importance of correctly ordering parts of any…

A report is presented of a study regarding needed facilities at public institutions of higher education in New Jersey. Principal findings and conclusions are summarized and recommendations made. Key parts of the study are described, beginning with a review of the present status of New Jersey higher education. Further details and supporting…

Information is presented regarding the functions of the building program consultant in the architectural programing of buildings, with particular reference to activity analysis, depth interviews, prediction accuracy, quantitative analysis, and the program summary of spaces, which is a tabular recapitulation of information gathered. Consideration…

A report is presented of a comparative investigation of a decentralized and a centralized school facility. Comparative data are provided regarding costs of the facilities, amount of educational area provided by the facilities, and types of educational areas provided. Evaluative comments are included regarding cost savings versus educational…

Students have changed since 1815, when they were expected to reiterate what they learned in the classroom and were discouraged from having ideas of their own. Today's student is seriously concerned about his education and how it will prepare him for the future; he is no longer just a spectator at a lecture, and knows that education is not…

This report outlines the requirements for a comprehensive, objective, and integrated guide to design of library physical facilities. It then presents a research plan directed at development of three products: (1) an authoritative catalog of the present knowledge of library functions, elements, and techniques of design as they relate to library…

Twelve functions are briefly described which should be included in planning space for library staff. They are: (1) Administration, (2) Other Supervisory Offices, (3) Work Rooms, (4) Circulation Desk, (5) Reference Desk, (6) Staff Lounge, (7) Custodian Space, (8) Bookmobile Staff, (9) Books by Mail, (10) Interlibrary Loan, (11) Reserve Room, and…

One of the ten buildings chosen to receive 1976 AIA honor awards, Whig Hall, reconstructed after fire destroyed the interior, contains 10,000 square feet of space in the original shell for classrooms, reception, and meeting rooms. (Author/MLF)

Barrier-free design represents an examination of human performance within the physical environment. (Author)

Investigates the validity of the stereotype that a city can be measured by its skyline by looking at the skyline boom of the 1960s, components of a skyline, factors of its importance, and ranking U.S. cities by their skylines. (ND)

An introduction to the new field of wind engineering is presented. (BB)

Describes the Library Space Utilization (LSU) methodology, which demonstrates that significant information about the functional requirements of a library can be measured and displayed in a quantitative and graphic form. It measures "spatial" relationships between selected functional divisions; it also determines how many people--staff…