Addresses the following aspects of consulting on library buildings: new trends, the need for a consultant, selecting a consultant, timeliness in hiring, expectations, following through, and the cost of consulting. (FM)

Gives directions for the design and construction of a portable sound booth. (CMV)

Examines a century of library architecture in relation to the changing perceptions of library functions, the development of building techniques and materials, fluctuating esthetic fashions and sometimes wildly erratic economic climates. (Author)

Describes a plumbing tool, the ProPress System, that allows campus facilities to eliminate the dangerous and time-consuming soldering process. (EV)

Describes how facilities-management systems use technology to help schools and universities operate their buildings more efficiently, reduce energy consumption, manage inventory more accurately, keep track of supplies and maintenance schedules, and save money. (EV)

Provides guidelines on techniques for conducting indoor air quality (IAQ) investigations, which may benefit school personnel who must fund investigations within meager budgets. (EV)

Describes how administrators chose to deconstruct and recycle the University of Texas Health Science Center rather than demolish it and haul debris to a landfill. Details how various materials were recycled and reused. (EV)

Discusses the benefits of a preventive maintenance program for a school's building envelope, especially roofing, including avoiding a crisis-management mentality and gaining greater control over time and finances. (EV)

Describes the professional mold remediation process that was performed at Lane Community College in Oregon. (EV)

Discusses the importance of attention to plumbing in college facilities, offering examples from various campuses. Addresses preventive maintenance, technology, and piping materials, including the debate between cast iron and PVC for drain pipes. (EV)

Discusses examples of colleges which have reused historic structures to help revitalize school heritage. (EV)

Describes Clark County, Nevada's use of prototype school designs to respond to its rapidly growing school population. The purpose of the prototypes is to simplify designs so that schools can be built quickly and minimize the time and expense that comes with variations. (EV)

Discusses how the Environmental Protection Agency's Star labeling program offers benchmarks for K-12 schools to analyze the energy efficiency of their buildings, help set a strategy to control energy cost hikes, and generate good will among taxpayers. (EV)

Discusses the definition of apprenticeship and explains the purposes it serves. Examines criticisms of apprenticeship and looks at research on apprenticeship in the building trades to illustrate the purposes and test the criticisms. (JOW)

Presents Millikin University's (Decatur, IL) renovated School of Music facility that includes additional practice rooms and faculty studios, a computer-assisted instruction classroom, and a recording studio. Before-and-after photos are included. (GR)