Residence hall facility use for the State University of New York (SUNY) is examined in data collected in fall 1981 and compared with fall 1974 data. The study includes all state-operated/funded institutions that have residence hall facilities. Any residence hall facilities available at locally sponsored SUNY community colleges are financed in a…

This practicum effort concentrated on the development and implementation of a renovation/conversion alternative to new school construction at the public high school in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The problem was overcrowded facilities. The strategy utilized to remedy this problem was to convert noninstructional areas of the existing building into…

The status of space in North Carolina institutions of higher education at the end of the drop-add period of the 1987 fall term at each college is presented. Indications of the uses being made of the space are given, and norms and historical information are presented for the past 5 years to enable institutions to make their own assessments of their…

This description of the simulated school library of the Salisbury College curriculum laboratory explains its operation and development in a small college setting. Sections provide an overview of the laboratory's collections, physical arrangement, and use. Included are handouts given to students which describe the facility's philosophy and…

This publication is the second statistical summary and the fourth semiannual report pertaining to desegregation of higher education in Arkansas. This summary is presented in four sections. Section One presents data relating to student enrollment patterns and student financial aid. Section Two presents data relating to academic and nonacademic…

Space layout and work flow patterns in the Audiovisual Center at Purdue University were studied with respect to effective space utilization and the need for planning space requirements in relationship to the activities being performed. Space and work areas were reorganized to facilitate the flow of work and materials between areas, and equipment…

The increased need for state funded construction projects in Illinois has created problems due to lack of funding. To reconcile this problem, the Capital Task Force convened to review, analyze, and assess all aspects of the current capital budgeting process, including the recommendations of the System Funding Task Force. The Task Force recommended…

Using existing and new facilities more efficiently could accommodate increased student enrollment while producing significant savings in capital and operating costs. Ontario's Ministry of Education has identified 10 ways to increase facilities utilization, including innovative scheduling, year- round schooling, varied attendance plans, offsite…

Describes the approach taken by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee to budgeting for maintenance of general-assignment classrooms, noting the advantages of this straightforward and transparent model, its limitations, information needs, and the assumptions underlying the renovation model that emerged from this analysis. Technology costs are…

Results of the 1985 North Carolina Higher Education Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study are presented, based on data for 114 colleges. Tabular data and narratives appear under four topics: utilization of instructional space, interior space characteristics, building characteristics, and accessibility of facilities to the mobility impaired.…

Results of the 1982 North Carolina Higher Education Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study are presented. Tabular data and narratives appear under four general headings: utilization of instructional space, interior space characteristics, building characteristics, and accessibility of facilities. Statistics for private institutions are shown by…

Results of the 1984 North Carolina Higher Education Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study are presented. Tabular data and narratives appear under four headings: utilization of instructional space, interior space characteristics, building characteristics, and accessibility of facilities to the mobility impaired. Statistics for private…

The process used by California to revamp its college and university space and utilization standards is described. It involved establishing four space utilization and planning principles (simplicity, flexibility, accountability, consensus) and developed square footage formulas for four space types (classrooms, teaching laboratories, research space,…

Addresses ways in which concurrent-use facilities can address issues of preparation for and access to higher education. Provides information on the ways Florida has begun to combine two- and four-year institutions into one campus location. (Contains 17 references.) (NB)

Facilities and space utilization data for Alabama public colleges and universities are presented for fall 1984. The information was extracted from facilities inventory and space utilization data provided by the public colleges and universities of Alabama. Building inventory data describe quantities and conditions of different categories of…