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Modern Schools, 1976
The St. Francis Children's Activity and Achievement Center, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a unique facility designed for brain-damaged children. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Energy Conservation, Handicapped Children, Interior Design
Modern Schools, 1976
The superior insulating characteristics of an exterior wall system has enabled a Massachusetts school district to realize a savings on electric heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Electricity, Elementary Education
Modern Schools, 1977
A unique underground science center at Bluffton College, designed to save energy and preserve trees, rolling landscape, and other environmental features of the campus, is under construction in Bluffton, Ohio. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Energy Conservation, Higher Education, Science Teaching Centers
Modern Schools, 1977
Energy reduction measures recommended by the government have negligible cost to the school and provide considerable savings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Federal Government
Modern Schools, 1977
Even though the Kenton Ridge High School opened during Ohio's coldest winter of the century, this totally electric school cost less to operate than similar schools in the area. (Author)
Descriptors: Electrical Systems, Energy Conservation, Flexible Facilities, Heat Recovery
Modern Schools, 1974
This second article in a series on energy conservation sets up an overall attack on energy waste in the school environment. The campaign begins with proper operation and maintenance procedures. (See EA 005 433 and EA 504 535 for related information.) (Author)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Conservation (Concept), Energy, Energy Conservation
Modern Schools, 1974
Stresses the importance of a good maintenance program, with up-to-date policies and personnel, and argues that the guiding principle of a good maintenance program is scheduling. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Energy Conservation, Equipment Maintenance, Guides
Modern Schools, 1977
Existing elementary schools in Washington, Pennsylvania, were replaced by an educational park with two two-story buildings. A heat recovery system and an additional thickness of insulation conserve energy. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Electrical Systems, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation
Modern Schools, 1975
Providing high visibility and saving energy at the same time can be accomplished, as the design of these new school buildings proves. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Electrical Systems, Energy Conservation, Higher Education
Modern Schools, 1977
The second in a series of articles on low pressure sodium lighting concentrates on its use in schools for safety and security lighting. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Modern Schools, 1976
The Fremont Elementary School in Santa Ana, California, built underground, provides an earthquake resistant structure, conserves energy, and makes better use of land. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation, Heating
Modern Schools, 1975
Starting an energy management program in the school lunch system can provide maximum equipment effectiveness and better energy efficiency. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Cleaning, Electrical Appliances, Energy Conservation
Modern Schools, 1974
This continuing series on energy conservation looks at opportunities for savings in new building construction. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Energy Conservation, Facility Planning, Life Cycle Costing
Modern Schools, 1976
Preventive maintenance can extend useful equipment life in a school building and keep systems running more efficiently. Points to consider before selecting a comprehensive energy management package are listed. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation, Equipment Maintenance, Mechanical Equipment
Modern Schools, 1977
Recent developments in the field of indirect lighting and the use of high intensity discharge light sources reveal that the most efficient lighting system can also be the most economical. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Flexible Lighting Design
