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Libraries with a Future: How Are Academic Library Usage and Green Demands Changing Building Designs?
Peer reviewed
Direct linkLoder, Michael Wescott – College & Research Libraries, 2010
Support for the modular system of building construction, touted in the second half of the 20th century as the best basis for academic library building design, appears to be waning. A study of "green" libraries in 2008 revealed that not only has energy conservation become important, but that spaces designed for users rather than books…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Energy Conservation, Users (Information)
Garlich, Michael; Tesinsky, Suzanne – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2005
A first of its kind in the state of Florida, the Seminole Community College's Center for Building Construction was constructed as a partnership project between Seminole Community College, industry persons and the state of Florida. A training facility for students in the Construction Trades Apprenticeship Program, the building stands on the SCC…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Apprenticeships, Building Design
Knuffman, Susan M. – American School & University, 1996
Describes how a Florida district accommodated an influx of students by using portable, self-contained classrooms built around a permanent core of offices: a modular campus. Discusses the search for classroom space, how to integrate the modular pieces into the setting, and outlines the savings and benefits of this process. (RJM)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Modular Building Design
