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Download full textSafari, Mahsa; Asadi, Somayeh – Advances in Engineering Education, 2022
This paper outlines the result of an innovative program to develop a competency-based curriculum and a work process to engage students in energy assessment of small commercial buildings in their community. Throughout the resulting course, "Leadership in Building Energy Efficiency (LBEE)," students were trained to gather buildings'…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Program Descriptions, Educational Innovation
Thomas, Phyllis Knapp – Library Journal, 1982
Describes three examples of the adaptation of an existing structure to meet library needs in Pennsylvania--a supermarket in Brookville, a Victorian residence in Franklin, and a bank in Haverford Township--noting location considerations, architect assistance, and library usage. Illustrations provided include floor plans. (EJS)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Costs, Design Requirements
WEINSTOCK, RUTH – 1961
USING DREXEL INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA AS A CASE STUDY, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES LABORATORIES INVESTIGATED SIX AREAS OF INQUIRY FACING AN URBAN UNIVERSITY CONTEMPLATING EXPANSION--(1) THE ECONOMICS OF THE HIGH-RISE BUILDING, (2) THE ECONOMICS OF CONSTRUCTING LOW BUILDING UNITS WHICH CAN BE VERTICALLY EXPANDED AT A LATER DATE, (3) THE CONVERSION OF…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, College Buildings, College Planning, Facility Case Studies
Associated Educational Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1978
A study was conducted to (1) identify what structural changes need to be made to existing buildings in order to make vocational programs accessible to handicapped persons in Pennsylvania and (2) determine the costs of making required structural modifications. Ten persons who were either handicapped or who were associated with programs designed for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Building Conversion, Community Colleges, Cost Estimates
Kishkunas, Louis J. – 1966
Methods in use in industry are suggested for providing vocational facilities that are flexible and adaptable to changing conditions. Academic and vocational activities are allowed to intermix in order to implement interdisciplinary educational situations. A systems approach to construction enabling specification of building components to fulfill…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Goldfarb, Lawrence A.; And Others – 1972
Seven schools located in and around an impoverished West Philadelphia community are highlighted. While all seven schools are representative of a movement toward the decentralization of authority, the involvement of people in their schools, and the humanization of the educational process, each is innovative in its own way. The authors first discuss…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Action, Community Centers, Community Involvement
