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Graves, Ben E. – American School and University, 1980
An educational specification identifies educational objectives and suggests general facility needs. The questions of why, who, what, when, where, and how in regard to a proposed building need to be answered. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines
American School and University, 1977
Citizen involvement is the key to school planning and getting the voters to approve the bond issues in a fast-growing Michigan district. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Citizen Participation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Agron, Joe, Ed. – American School and University, 2004
Each month "American School & University" provides a mix of thought-provoking features, how-to-articles, industry reports, exclusive surveys, new sections, insightful columns, new product introductions and case histories to assist education officials in better performing their jobs. This June 2004 issue includes the following:…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Athletics, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Facilities Design
Hill, Franklin – American School and University, 1985
Faced with increasing enrollment and state legislation requiring more laboratory work, this school system hired an architectural firm to devise a cost-effective "District-wide Science Facility Master Plan." The process of developing that plan and some of its conclusions are described here. Illustrations are provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning
Whiston, Donald – American School and University, 1975
Three methods of determining waste quantity for a new building are supplied, based on a study conducted at the Cambridge campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (MLF)
Descriptors: Facility Planning, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, School Maintenance
Russo, James R. – American School and University, 1975
Combining schools with apartments, offices, and community services in New York City and elsewhere has worked to finance school construction costs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Finance, Facility Planning, School Community Relationship
American School and University, 1975
The State legislature has made available $196 million to plan, construct, and equip vocational-technical schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Facility Guidelines, Facility Planning, Modular Building Design
American School and University, 1978
Part 1 of a two-part article describes the comprehensive planning process being used in White Plains to improve the educational program as well as the facilities. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines
Levy, Paul H. – American School and University, 1978
Eliminating barriers has had a high priority at the University of Southern California for more than five years. Lifts at stairs, lowered pay phones, and special parking places aid handicapped students, faculty, and staff. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Campus Planning, Educational Facilities Improvement, Handicapped Students
Weyhrauch, Ernest E. – American School and University, 1978
One of the keys to good library planning is to keep service points contiguous whenever possible, thus saving in personnel costs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Improvement, Higher Education
American School and University, 1978
How the University of Connecticut could have saved $1.5 million on electricity in ten years by changing a library design dating from 1971. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation, Higher Education
Woodruff, Alan P. – American School and University, 1977
The design of vocational laboratories must reflect four major design criteria: (1) work flow and activity relationships; (2) equipment size and orientation requirements; (3) mechanical system requirements; and (4) requirements related to supervision, safety, and control. (Author)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Facility Requirements, Laboratories, Laboratory Safety
Barr, Vilma – American School and University, 1976
A planning committee pulled together the educational philosophies and concepts of the district and then related them to the building, furnishing, and equipment needs of a new learning center at Squantum School. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Facility Inventory, Interior Design, Learning Resources Centers
American School and University, 1973
Describes the way one urban campus used landscaping to solve the problem of balancing two opposing aims: to be part of their community while maintaining an identity of unique purpose within the urban environs. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Campus Planning, Campuses, Colleges
American School and University, 1972
A management information system for school construction defines responsibilities and details the planning and building processes. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Construction Programs, Educational Facilities, Guides
