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Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. School Planning Lab. – 1975
These papers presented to educators within the state of Tennessee represent the latest thinking regarding techniques for long-range energy conservation when planning and constructing school facilities. The current and future availability of energy sources is summarized. Some of the wasteful practices consumers and manufacturers have practiced are…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, Electricity
Burr, Donald F. – 1978
This paper was presented during the time the author was president of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International, (CEFP/I). The presentation begins with a summary of the state of the world's natural gas and petroleum supplies and states that since one-third of all energy consumed in the United States is to heat and cool buildings,…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Educational Facilities Improvement, Efficiency, Energy Conservation
Hastings, S. Robert; Crenshaw, Richard W. – 1977
A multitude of design strategies are available to achieve energy-efficient windows. Opportunities for improving window performance fall into six groups: site, exterior appendages, frame, glazing, interior accessories, and building interior. Design strategies within these groups can improve one or more of the six energy functions of windows: solar…
Descriptors: Building Design, Climate Control, Construction Materials, Design Requirements
National Bureau of Standards (DOC), Washington, DC. Inst. for Applied Technology. – 1973
The purpose of this report is to provide reference material on the technical options for energy conservation in buildings. Actions pertinent to existing buildings and new buildings are considered separately. Regarding existing buildings, principal topics include summer cooling, winter heating, and other energy-related features such as insulation,…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Design, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1976
The 13 articles in this annotated bibliography cover a wide range of concerns from the finances of energy conservation to solar energy applications, to building design, to building maintenance, and to the role of the science teacher as an energy analyst and activist. (IRT)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Design, Building Operation, Climate Control
Stein, Richard G.; Stein, Carl – 1974
The purpose of this study was to establish more precisely what factors determine energy use in schools, to evaluate the efficiency of and necessity for these, and to make recommendations for the reduction of energy use. These recommendations will be applied to the design of specific projects that will be built, monitored, and evaluated. This…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Architectural Research, Educational Facilities Design, Electricity
Orsak, Charles; Green, C. Paul – 1979
Designed for practical hands-on secondary and postsecondary vocational programs and adult/continuing education programs, this eleven-module curriculum was developed to equip both male and female students with the capabilities to identify, monitor, manage, and curb energy usage in their daily lives and vocational pursuits. It is intended for use as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Building Design
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This course in energy audits is one of 16 courses in the Energy Technology Series developed for an Energy Conservation-and-Use Technology curriculum. Intended for use in two-year postsecondary technical institutions to prepare technicians for employment, the courses are also useful in industry for updating employees in company-sponsored training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Building Design
Council of Educational Facility Planners, Columbus, OH. – 1977
The Council of Educational Facility Planners, International (CEFP/I) has assembled an authoritative and comprehensive sourcebook for the design and management of energy efficient educational facilities. Information that bridges the gap between scientific energy theory/research/technology and the needs of the educational community is published in…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities
Indiana Univ., South Bend. Center for Energy Conservation. – 1979
This second of four sections in a curriculum guide for training energy extension agents contains general introductory materials, an overview of the total curriculum, and eight modules: Alternative Energy Sources (Solar and Wood), Basic Graphics and Blueprint Reading, Building Materials, Electricity, Introduction to Cooling Systems, Introduction to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Blueprints