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Crofoot, David – Day Care and Early Education, 1979
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Nagakura, Yasuhiko; Moronuki, Mikio – 1986
When designing schools, one should assign space for athletic fields, arrange halls so that traffic will not disturb classrooms, separate grade levels, provide playgrounds exclusively for younger children, and provide lighting and ventilation. Unit plans should be designed so that all educational and domestic activities can be executed in the…
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Design, Classroom Furniture, Construction Costs
Nation's Schools and Colleges, 1975
Design ideas to save energy, space, and money--from playfields on the roof to people pockets in a patio. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities
Download full textEducational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1964
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO SERVE COLLEGE OFFICIALS, HOUSING ADMINISTRATORS, PLANNING GROUPS AND ARCHITECTS BY FOCUSING ON THE DECISION FACTORS WHICH RELATE TO HIGH-RISE AND LOW-RISE STUDENT HOUSING. DECISION FACTORS INCLUDE--(1) LAND USE IMPLICATIONS, (2) SITE REQUIREMENTS--BUILDING CODES, SUB-SOIL CONSIDERATIONS, NATURAL TERRAIN,…
Descriptors: Building Design, Buildings, Campus Planning, College Housing
Shaver and Co., Michigan City, IN. – 1972
One of the newest and most promising developments in architecture has been the use of lightweight structures for encapsulating space. Using this new technology, builders can enclose large and small areas at a fraction of the cost of conventional construction and at the same time provide interior space that is totally flexible. This brochure shows…
Descriptors: Air Structures, Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Innovation
Graves, Ben E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
School facilities can be restructured for changing educational programs at minimal cost. (DW)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Building Innovation, Building Obsolescence
New Brunswick Dept. of Economic Growth, Fredericton. – 1970
In 1968, the Province of New Brunswick initiated a three-phase program to provide for elementary school facilities, employing a component systems approach to their construction. This booklet describes briefly the planning and construction of these schools, and provides graphic and photographic records of the construction in progress as well as of…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Classrooms, Construction Costs, Construction Programs
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1970
Because of rising costs and rapid educational change, the architectural design of a school becomes important to the accomplishment of an educational program. The contemporary architect must design a building with one eye on its construction and maintenance costs and the other on new materials and products and on expanding educational programs.…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Construction Costs, Design Requirements
American Inst. of Architects, Washington, DC. – 1998
This step-by-step guide helps communities think and talk about school renewal through innovative planning and design, and high quality construction. It begins with an overview of need and available funding, then describes potential members of a school-improvement team. These include: architects, state school agents, community groups, local elected…
Descriptors: Architects, Building Design, Construction Costs, Educational Environment
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1961
Topics of economical designing and planning are examined in both general and specific terms. Diagrams and photographs illustrate general conditions and principles while the text outlines criteria and provides specific suggestion. Subjects covered include--(1) building design fundamentals, (2) cost comparisons, (3) efficient design, (4) basic plan…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Building Design, Classroom Design, Construction Costs
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1970
The project goal was to make available to higher education the advantages of the system developed for English school construction. This bulletin describes the various stages in the project. Differences between building system and single building design are discussed; results of investigations into user needs and general performance specifications…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Costs, Design Requirements, Equipment Utilization
Public Health Service (DHEW), Rockville, MD. – 1964
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR NURSING OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING AND FOUR GROUPS OF CONSULTANTS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY BACCALAUREATE, DIPLOMA, ASSOCIATE DEGREE, AND PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAMS ADVISED THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE STAFF IN DEVELOPING THIS GUIDE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOLS AND THE EXPANSION OF…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Building Design, Construction Costs, Construction Needs
Benet, James; And Others – 1967
SCSD, a structurally coordinated school building components system, is a highly automated method of building new schools that creatively meet the needs of the ever changing educational environment through functional and flexible planning. Examples of why SCSD high schools are efficient, flexible, and spatially planned, are cited. Environmental…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Building Systems, Classrooms, Construction Costs
