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Huntington, Kevin M. – American School and University, 1981
Elevator vandalism has increased recently. Suggestions are offered for reducing the problem. (MLF)
Descriptors: Dormitories, Higher Education, Prevention, School Vandalism
Garvin, John D. – American School and University, 1975
Presents tips from a superintendent of buildings and grounds who visited various colleges to see what worked -- and what didn't -- in dormitory windows. (Author)
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Higher Education, Purchasing
Neal, Wallace – American School and University, 1978
A two-story dormitory addition was built on top of the student center to accomodate the first female undergraduates admitted to the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Dormitories, Facility Expansion, Fast Track Scheduling
Courson, Maxwell Taylor – American School and University, 1978
Georgia Southern College bought some rundown private dormitories and renovated them to meet increased demands for on-campus housing. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: College Housing, Cost Effectiveness, Dormitories, Facility Improvement
American School and University, 1980
The newest dormitory at John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, was designed to blend with three existing dormitories to complete a quadrangle and to respect the residential quality of the neighborhood across the street. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, College Housing, Dormitories, Flexible Facilities
American School and University, 1976
Students use telephones in dormitory rooms as counseling tools in addition to making social and job-related calls. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Counseling, Dormitories, Higher Education
Schuh, John H. – American School and University, 1974
Trends are revealed in a survey of students' roles in decorating university residence halls. (MF)
Descriptors: Dormitories, Educational Facilities Improvement, Interior Design, Questionnaires
American School and University, 1981
A new dormitory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was constructed using a joint venture contract with safeguards and incentives that brought university, architect, and building contractor into a closer and more productive relationship than under conventional contract arrangements. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Construction Management, Construction Programs, Contracts
American School and University, 1982
Energy use is lowered in a new dormitory at Montclair State College (New Jersey). A five-story covered atrium reduces the exterior wall area, and inverted venetian blinds hung between the double glazed south windows reflect solar energy up to the concrete ceiling where it is stored until night. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Dormitories, Energy Conservation, Heat Recovery
Sieverts, Carl – American School and University, 1979
Examples of school smoke detector applications. (MLF)
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Dormitories, Elementary Secondary Education, Fire Protection
Backus, Harry – American School and University, 1972
Incorporating certain flexibilities into desk, chair, bureau, and bed designs encourages the use of the furniture in several different ways to better serve the normal and the innovative requirements of the student. (Author)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Dormitories, Furniture Arrangement, Furniture Design
American School and University, 1982
The passive solar and heat retention features of a dormitory at Colby College (Maine) are credited with a 60 to 70 percent reduction in heating costs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dormitories, Educational Facilities Design, Energy Conservation
American School and University, 1978
A plan devised to help students cope with rising education costs has also benefited Colorado State University by trimming more than 9 percent of its labor costs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dormitories, Flexible Scheduling, Food Service
American School and University, 1971
Descriptors: Architectural Character, College Housing, Cost Effectiveness, Design Requirements
American School and University, 1979
Dormitories at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire; the entire Tulsa Junior College, Oklahoma; and a student center at Northwestern College, Iowa; are examples of buildings converted from other functions into college facilities. (MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Dormitories, Educational Facilities Improvement, Facility Guidelines
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