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Progressive Architecture, 1975
Three partially subterranean schools in Santa Ana, California, are expected to have lower heating and cooling costs. Using the roof for recreation avoided the expense of additional inner-city acreage. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation
American School and University, 1975
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, needed a library and an elementary school. Combining them into one facility reduced operational costs and saved over a half-million dollars in building costs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Schools
Peer reviewedHowling, Frieda O. – School Arts, 1975
Students turned their schools' blank walls into colorful murals thereby giving a satisfying sense of accomplishment. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art, Creative Expression, Learning Experience, Painting (Visual Arts)
Moos, Rudolf H.; and others – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Building Design, Individual Differences, Individual Psychology, Physical Environment
Sch Manage, 1969
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Elementary Schools, Facility Improvement, School Buildings
Thatcher, Ted – Sch Arts, 1969
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Building Design, Class Activities
Download full textExtension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1976
This manual is designed to assist pest control operators to prepare for certification under the Michigan Pesticide Control Act of 1976. The primary focus of this publication is on home, institutional, and structural pest control. The ten sections included describe: (1) Insect control; (2) Rodent control; (3) Special situation pest control; (4)…
Descriptors: Buildings, Certification, Disease Control, Instructional Materials
Steinfeld, Edward – 1979
The bibliography contains a list of 126 basic references on barrier free design. Entries include research reports, reviews of government activities, guidebooks on design of buildings and facilities, handbooks for simplifying daily activities, and discussions on general issues related to barrier free design. Entries are arranged alphabetically by…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Design Requirements, Physical Disabilities
Educational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1962
AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS ARE CHANGING THEIR TEACHING METHODS AND THEIR BUILDING DESIGNS. TEACHERS WILL WORK IN TEAMS, AND STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED FORMS OF INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS WILL ASSUME MUCH OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LEARNING THROUGH THE USE OF WELL-STOCKED LIBRARIES AND INDEPENDENT STUDY SPACES. HIGH SCHOOLS WILL OPERATE…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, High Schools, Independent Study
JAMRICH, JOHN X. – 1962
A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS OF GROWING COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS IS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF USE OF EXISTING SPACE TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE STUDENTS, RATHER THAN TO RESTRICT ENROLLMENTS OR TO CREATE MORE SPACE. PLANNING OF COLLEGE FACILITIES MUST INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT PLANT, THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, THE STUDENT BODY, AND THE FINANCIAL…
Descriptors: Campuses, College Buildings, College Planning, Educational Facilities
KINNE, W.S., JR. – 1961
A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF TOILET FIXTURES REQUIRED IN COLLEGE BUILDINGS WAS DEVELOPED FROM ESTIMATING THE MALE AND FEMALE POPULATIONS AND FROM OBSERVING AND RECORDING THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF FIXTURE USE AND WAITING TIME. CHARTS INDICATING THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF URINALS, LAVATORIES AND WATER CLOSETS, WHICH CONSIDER THE…
Descriptors: College Buildings, College Planning, Data Collection, Equipment
KEIM, WILLIAM A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS REPORT IS A HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SET OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING LIBRARY AND THE ADDITION OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CENTER. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AT THE COLLEGE, THE STUDENTS, THE FACULTY, AND THE AVAILABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. A GENERAL STUDY…
Descriptors: College Buildings, Educational Specifications, Learning Resources Centers, Library Facilities
BURR, DONALD F. – 1967
THE SPEECH RECOUNTS THE NEW DIRECTION IN THE FLEXIBLE DESIGN OF FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT IS PREDICTED THAT WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES A MULTITUDE OF NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ADDITION TO THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SCHOOL PLANTS AS THEY BECOME OUTDATED AND INADEQUATE FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL…
Descriptors: Building Design, Dining Facilities, Educational Environment, Food Service
Sweitzer, John H. – 1967
The physical plant administrator manages men, money and materials to create the best possible physical environment for the educational processes at his institution. Areas of concern of the plant administrator are administration, building maintenance, janitorial services, traffic, security and safety, utilities, grounds, alterations, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Bibliographies
Bell, T. H.; And Others – 1967
Current trends in contemporary school design for the State of Utah are illustrated through examination of--(1) 12 elementary schools, (2) 5 junior high schools, (3) 2 junior-senior high schools, and (4) 6 senior high schools. Each example emphasizes design solutions to problems of--(1) site conditions, (2) facility usage requirements, (3)…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Junior High Schools
