The design, construction, and operation of two university air supported buildings were treated as student projects, and were aimed at the development of planning, organizational, and constructional skills in the participating undergraduate students. (Author)

The total cost of construction and the total number of construction projects on campuses across the country for 1974 are enumerated. (PG)

Describes two award-winning school remodeling projects. (DN)

School leaders have already taken emergency actions to deal with the immediate energy crisis. Now they need to make long-range plans to adjust to an energy shortage with no end in sight. (Author)

Before making the choice of renovating an old building or constructing a new one on the same site or at a new site, many considerations must be taken into account: available funds, time, energy sources, environmental and social impact, relationship to other buildings, and the condition of the old building itself. (Author)

Conference papers presented by leading architects, engineers, and educators concerning the latest developments in air structures, particularly as related to education. BRI-EFL national technical conference. (Columbia, Maryland, May 22-24, 1973.) Discussions center on educational opportunities, economics, technological developments, and the…

One of the newer management systems used in school construction is design build bidding. It is most useful where no conflict exists, where the only goal is to get the least expensive building, and where no user input is desirable. It is not desirable if the building needs flexibility for future needs, or if there is concern for life-cycle cost.…

Author feels that our understanding of educational space has not developed simultaneously with new concepts of the learning process. We must begin to think of using space in terms of user needs rather than in terms of curriculum divisions. (Editor)

Contends that a well-done graphics program, with much of the work designed and/or executed by the students, makes students feel that the school belongs to them. Describes a trial graphics program to turn a dark, dreary basement space into a live learning place at an elementary school in Chicago. Offers suggestions for imaginative symbols for…

Boston College's recreational complex combines a fieldhouse, swimming facilities, squash and handball courts, and sauna baths to provide a total recreational facility. (PG)

Discusses the collection, classification, and evaluation of decisionmaking models in the construction industry. (Author)

Reviews 1972 State and Federal court cases dealing with (1) acquisition, use and control of school property; and (2) construction of school buildings. (JF)

Compiled from a survey of approximately 500 school districts. Data are reported by median district spending per pupil for maintenance and operations labor, equipment, and supplies; utilities; property insurance; vandalism contingency; and security. Comparisons with the previous year are made. (DN)

A guide for setting priorities in deciding to renovate or to demolish old academic buildings. (Author)