Performance criteria for the physical facilities of universities are reviewed to establish an understanding of the principles, policies and requirements that form the basis for an organized approach to building and site planning, development, design and construction. Guidelines are given emphasizing the designer's responsibility to analyze the exterior environmental needs of campuses, in terms of useful products, visual character, and total campus needs. Campus equipment and its environmental development is discussed with regard to systems and their subsystems. In this environmental study, data areas that are covered include--(1) man, (2) machine-structure, (3) visual communication, (4) emergency communications, (5) fire protection, (6) parking, and (7) amenity. Drawings, photographs, and a bibliography are included. (TG)