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Download full textSilberberg, Susan Crowl – 1997
A handbook, created for both designers and users of food service facilities in schools, provides reference information and guidance for making sure schools can provide quality food service. The handbook's first six chapters include explanations on how to start a school food service design project; required space, including kitchen work flow and…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment
Public Works Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1982
The manual describes, for people with physical disabilities, a building standard of accessibility and the policy for its application. Policies address both new construction and renovation work based on principles of building accessibility to a broad range of users, public service accessibility, and equality of access to employment opportunities.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Design Requirements, Facility Requirements
Odell, John H. – 1995
A school construction guide offers key personnel in school development projects information on the complex task of master planning and construction of schools in Australia. This chapter of the guide provides advice on issues involving school space design and the kinds of spaces required in schools, including lecture spaces and seminar rooms,…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996
This bulletin is intended as a resource for school system facility planners and architects who design schools. Ways in which decision makers can incorporate environmental concerns in the design of school buildings are detailed. Focus is on the design of interior partition systems. Partition systems in schools serve several purposes; they define…
Descriptors: Building Design, Built Environment, Construction (Process), Decision Making
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1995
To better understand construction's impact, an overview of building ecology as a concept and as a decision-making model for school systems is provided. "Building ecology" is defined as the interrelationships among people, the built environment, and the natural environment. It has special relevance for school design because most of the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Built Environment, Construction (Process), Decision Making
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 2000
This reference document for public school facility designers includes code items, principles that experience has shown to be desirable and practical, and best practices from a variety of professional sources. Organized into the four major engineering categories of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and structural, these guidelines represent the…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines, Public Schools
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 2000
This reference document for public school facility designers addresses arts education programs and the facilities that support them. Some sections focus on concepts and features common to most or all arts education subject areas, such as sound management, acoustical design, teacher workstations, and performance facilities. Other sections describe…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996
The purpose of this manual is to suggest strategies for identifying components that must be addressed to create and develop a successful food service and nutrition facility. It focuses on the process involved in creating such facilities, and it provides an overview of the planning phase, design and construction, and educational specifications.…
Descriptors: Building Design, Decision Making, Dining Facilities, Educational Environment
Burns, David A. – 1984
Residential care must be redefined, free from jargon and rhetoric. Over the past 20 years, the social welfare approach, which encompasses the medical model, has dominated legislative and practical thinking about residential care. This theoretical thinking reached its culmination in the concept of the therapeutic community. The therapeutic…
Descriptors: Individual Needs, Organizational Climate, Power Structure, Program Administration
Peer reviewedArnsan, Dan – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1985
Describes how staff at Palomar College Library participated in planning the interior of the library building in areas such as designing the floor plans, writing furniture specifications, choosing colors, and making structural changes in the facility. Offers advice for other librarians participating in building projects. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Facility Planning, Interior Design
Robinson, Greg A., Ed.; Polloway, Edward A., Ed. – 1987
The volume focuses on best practices in specific areas of programming for mentally retarded students which teachers and support service personnel must address before considering curriculum content. The first of three sections consists of four chapters focusing on the following philosophical considerations: characteristics of students with mental…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Career Education, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
Jefferson County School District R-1, Denver, CO. – 1998
The Jefferson County School District (Colorado) has developed a manual of high school specifications for Design Advisory Groups and consultants to use for planning and designing the district's high school facilities. The specifications are provided to help build facilities that best meet the educational needs of the students to be served.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Guidelines
Thompson, Donna; Hudson, Susan – 2002
Recognizing the need for a nationally coordinated effort to reduce playground injuries, the National Program for Playground Safety was created in 1995. This booklet describes the national action plan for prevention of playground injuries. Designed for use by parents, teachers, recreation and park personnel, and caregivers involved in providing…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Odell, John H. – 1995
A school construction guide offers key personnel in school development projects information on the complex task of master planning and construction of schools in Australia. This chapter of the guide provides advice on how to set up a master planning team and establish a plan for quickly completing the building process. It provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines
Odell, John H. – 1995
A school construction guide offers key personnel in school development projects information on the complex task of master planning and construction of schools in Australia. This chapter of the guide provides advice on site selection covering selection criteria; traffic issues; and site services, such as water, power, and sewer. Additionally…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines
