This article is on the development of the School Facility I.Q. Inventory (SFIQI), an instrument to assess the extent of knowledge a school administrator possesses in delivering their assignment to manage his/her school building. The instrument was designed based on the current literature. The validity of the instrument was verified by a panel of…

In 2011, the Group of Eight (Go8) conducted a survey on the state of its buildings and infrastructure. The survey is the third Go8 Infrastructure survey, with previous surveys being conducted in 2007 and 2009. The current survey updated some of the information collected in the previous surveys. It also collated data related to aspects of the…

A detailed analysis is presented of facilities inventory data from New York State higher education institutions, both public and private. A number of space distributions, as a function of student enrollments, are provided. All space inventoried within designated institutional groupings is categorized by type, and divided by head count and…

This manual describes procedures for collecting higher education building data and room data for use at the institutional level, and for compiling these data for interinstitutional exchange and reporting. The intent is to present procedures that can be uniform in all institutions and are compatible with data collection efforts in other areas.…

This second article in a series on inventory control outlines the importance of the warehouse and its part in providing good logistical services. (Author/MLF)

Inventory data on the physical facilities of Ontario universities are presented for 1983-1984. The first table provides a summary of all net assignable square meters (NASM), by institution, for categories of space covered by the Council of Universities (COU) space standards and for categories of space to which the standards do not apply.…

A TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING THE CAPACITY OF A COLLEGE PLANT SHOULD (1) CONSIDER THE FUNCTIONAL USE OF THE PLANT, (2) ATTACK THE CAPACITY PROBLEM DIRECTLY RATHER THAN THROUGH STATUS STUDIES, (3) INVOLVE THE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS RELATED TO CAPACITY, (4) USE OBJECTIVE FACTORS, (5) BE UNIVERSAL IN ITS APPLICATION, (6) NOT INVOLVE ABSTRACT STANDARDS,…

This report presents the results of the latest in a series of triennial surveys conducted by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) (Ontario, Canada) in order to monitor the existing university space inventory and changes in space requirements as determined by the COU Building Blocks space formula. Section 1, "Introduction," discusses…

A report on a study of the use of space facilities in universities in England is mainly concerned with the methodology involved in the study. An extensive appendix provides information on 24 different technical aspects of the study. (FPO)

A long range plan is presented explaining how the Lorado Taft Field Campus of NIU might be most effectively used and how the resource might be best developed to serve the students. Idealized positions applicable to the development of the campus and the use and conservation of its resources are considered. Proposals for land use and facility…

This report represents the first component of a 3-year comprehensive planning study of longrange facilities needs of institutions of higher education, mandated by Congress in the "Higher Education Amendments of 1966." A manual provided institutions with a common method of defining and measuring space. Each room of every campus building…

One way to make the most of existing facilities and limited resources is an assessment of program usage in addition to facilities usage. Cites a comprehensive facility and programming inventory for the Boston Public Schools that produced very detailed, high quality data for facilities and programs. (MLF)

Inventory and evaluation data are reported in tabular form concerning existing facilities as of Fall 1968, needs for building replacements and renovations, and projected space requirements. The criteria used to estimate future space requirements in four major areas of higher education facilities are presented in the final section of the report.…

The facilities inventory to be conducted with the guidance of this manual is designed to obtain and to keep updated a campus-by-campus, building-by-building, room-by-room physical facilities inventory. The utilization study is designed to assemble, record, and analyze instructional room use information. The manual defines and describes each area…

Instructions are presented for conducting a physical facilities inventory for institutions of higher education in Oregon. In addition, information is presented regarding--(1) specifications, codes and definitions, (2) inventory revisions, (3) annual reports, (4) space inventory correspondences, and (5) exhibits. Sample forms are included. (FS)