Declining birthrate and government budgets, population migration, and inflation require that educators understand the recycling and rehabilitation process for facilities and sites. A project profile considers design changes and costs. Business/community cooperation is important; rehabilitation tax credits are available. Administrative…

This article focuses on how the training dollar is spent, by line item, within a cost model structure. Items discussed include instruction, travel and per diem, instructional material, facility use, administrator salary and fringe, organization costs, and lost salary time. Use of the model for cost analysis also is examined. (CT)

The high school stadium in Flint, Michigan, once was used only for varsity football games. After the installation of synthetic turf, an average of 332 events have been staged there each year. (Author/MLF)

Describes the variety of services and activities offered older adults in the nation's more than 5,000 senior centers, reviews findings from several surveys as to who uses the centers and why, discusses funding sources, and suggests evaluation of senior centers to improve their services. (MF)

The Building Energy Data Group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, compiles measured energy data on retrofitted buildings and new buildings designed to be energy-efficient. Currently in the database are data from 89 elementary schools, 31 secondary schools, and 14 colleges. (MLF)

A Kansas school district uses computers, an energy management consultant, retrofitting, and school cleaning scheduling to reduce energy use. Documented results of energy use were part of successful applications by nine school administrators for retrofitting grants. (MLF)

The first in a series of three articles reviews research dealing with the size of elementary schools. (Author/MLF)

A classroom management system has been developed at West Virginia University that permits entire buildings to be closed for renovation without disrupting instruction. (Author/MLF)

Analyzes the responses from 1,554 Carnegie public libraries that responded to a survey designed to determine the present status of their buildings. Data by state show buildings still being used as libraries and those used for other purposes, and the preservation of at least one original Carnegie building is recommended. (LRW)

Describes the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Public Schools' management of physical assets to generate income. Notes the need for board and superintendent commitment, outlines nine steps for developing plans, and considers 13 potential issues. Lists 21 types of assets and their estimated demand and annual income and potential uses, users, and problems.…

A model is presented for analyzing the cost benefits of a school reorganization in which ninth graders are moved to senior high schools and sixth graders to junior high schools. Data from a Maryland school district show the reorganization will save money through increased capacity utilization and economies of scale. (Author/RW)

The Standards for Industrial Arts Programs Project sought to determine what kinds of facilities were in existence, what facilities were being planned, and how existing facilities had been modified to accommodate students with special needs. (LRA)

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee building illustrates how an academic building can be ill-suited to its users due to uncompromising adherence to its formal conception. The building is out of scale with its neighbors and unsuccessful in fulfilling human needs, particularly those constituting the latent functions of the building. (MSE)

Presents a system, Program Sensitive Capacity, by which capacities of schools and classrooms can be calculated. Involves consideration of program characteristics, average class sizes, and scheduling efficiency. (MLF)

Campuses have been used increasingly for programs other than regular residential study including seminars, meetings, conferences, summer camps, high school graduation ceremonies, and concerts. The alternative use of facilities can be an excellent source of revenue. Planning, control, and budgeting of nonstudent programs are discussed. (MLW)