THIS MANUAL SETS FORTH PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETING SURVEY FORMS TO COLLECT DATA NECESSARY FOR AN INVENTORY OF SPACE THAT CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF EACH INSTITUTION. THE AREAS DISCUSSED ARE GENERAL SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE A SURVEY, BUILDING INVENTORY PROCEDURES, ROOM INVENTORY PROCEDURES, AND UPDATE PROCEDURES. THE APPENDICES DISCUSS ROOM…

Facility requirements for the University of Illinois, Chicago Undergraduate Division, were analyzed to estimate space requirements of the various departments of the Division. Standards used were established by assignment of areas to actual equipment, furniture, etc. , for specific usage of the space under consideration rather than assignment of…

Average hours per week of scheduled occupancy of classroom and laboratory space in the nine institutions of higher education operated by the State of Oregon are analyzed and also compared with similar information concerning other states' institutions as available from the U. S. Office of Education. Classroom and laboratory utilization was based…

This survey on the use of space for each of the nine institutions governed by the Oregon State System of Higher Education contains data relating to the scheduled occupancy of Instructional classrooms and laboratories; data relating to the utilization of offices and research spaces; residence hall occupancies; and inventory data pertaining to all…

A methodology guide is presented for data collection and reporting for the West Virginia Facilities Inventory, which is the preliminary phase of the Higher Education Comprehensive Planning Project. The methodology described represents a convenient outline of techniques designed to accomplish--(1) a quantity and quality inventory of physical…

THE PLANNING STANDARDS FOR LIBRARY FACILITIES ARE INTENDED TO DETERMINE THE TOTAL FLOOR SPACE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE A GIVEN SET OF LIBRARY FUNCTIONS. WHILE THESE STANDARDS DO NOT NECESSARILY PROVIDE A BASIS FOR ACTUALLY DESIGNING THE LIBRARY INTERIOR, THEY DO CLOSELY APPROXIMATE THE ACTUAL NEED FOR A GIVEN ACTIVITY AND, THEREFORE, MAY ASSIST IN…

Possible procedures and statistical analyses which may be employed in carrying out utilization studies are suggested. All types of facilities are grouped into two categories, instructional and non-instructional. Inventory, analysis, and planning are suggested as phases for a facilities utilization study. Facilities survey forms are included for…

A survey of existing facilities and a projection of academic facility needs for state-supported and private institutions of higher education in Arkansas. Data are presented concerning physical facilities available, the condition of these facilities, and their present utilization. In addition to the utilization study, the report contains a…

A systematic methodology is provided for deriving the space requirements of institutions of higher education. Of special interest is the "numeric method", an analytic process which has helped department heads to plan for their space needs. The authors stress that the importance of the volume rests in its analytical methodology and the systematic…

The references included were drawn from the documents received and processed to date by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, and are organized into the following sections--(1) procedures for making facilities and space utilization studies, (2) uses of the computer for facility and space requirements, (3) facilities inventory…

Thirty-eight tables and some commentary summarize data in accordance with such factors as: type of room, days and/or hours used, student capacity, floor space, and comparisons with other institutions. (NI)

This report is intended to supply an objective data base that states the amount of existing space and its utilization in the school district in order to enable decision-makers to impartially allocate building space. All the school buildings were visited by teams that measured the dimensions of every room and noted its usage. Each building is…

Emory University, Georgia, has a space and equipment database management system that maintains inventories and generates reports. (MLF)

The space analysis process, designed by facilities planners at the University of Toronto to address the gap between macro standards and the way they are used at the micro level, is described. Institutional space policies and guidelines, space inventory, and procedures for collecting space utilization data from users are discussed. (MLW)

This report presents findings, conclusions, and recommendations from a study of capital planning space standards and guidelines for classrooms, academic offices, research laboratories, and teaching laboratories in California. The report addresses the second and third of the study's three key objectives which were accomplished through three…