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Miller, Floyd G.; Pleasant, James – American School and University, 1974
Reduction of storage requirements, purchasing problems, handling, and costs has become a reality through the use of cleaning products in portion-controlled packages at the Chicago Circle Campus and the Medical Center of the University of Illinois. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Job Simplification, Sanitation, School Maintenance
American School and University, 1981
Administrators from all departments at Purdue University were involved in planning a new telephone system. Costs have been significantly reduced. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Telephone Communications Systems
Sapp, Ronald E. – American School and University, 1976
Johns Hopkins has over 100 copying machines on its campuses. Purchasing 20 of the machines outright, instead of leasing them, offers substantial savings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Office Machines, Purchasing
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1975
Presents some of the critical charts and tables that go into an annual housekeeping report. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Annual Reports, Cost Effectiveness, School Maintenance
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1974
Points out what to do in existing buildings to take some of the "electric shock" out of the monthly bill. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation, Guides, School Maintenance
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1977
Identifies procedures that help reduce cost over-runs on school construction projects. (MLF)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Management, Cost Effectiveness, School Construction
American School and University, 1979
The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, produces 250,000 transcripts a year with five microfiche reader printers. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Higher Education
Wadsworth, Raymond H. – American School and University, 1974
An audiovisual consultant takes a critical look at current practices and shows ways to save money. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cost Effectiveness, Equipment Evaluation, Lighting
Lawrimore, Earl – American School and University, 1978
At Davidson College in North Carolina, a recycling program has turned attics into lecture halls, laboratories, and a museum; a banquet hall is now an art gallery; and the main classroom building was remodeled. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Cost Effectiveness, Facility Improvement, Higher Education
Courson, Maxwell Taylor – American School and University, 1978
Georgia Southern College bought some rundown private dormitories and renovated them to meet increased demands for on-campus housing. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: College Housing, Cost Effectiveness, Dormitories, Facility Improvement
Hester, Dwight A. – American School and University, 1983
Before renewing or purchasing additional school insurance, school business officials should identify one person as insurance coordinator, complete and update a risk management audit, develop coverage specifications, determine whether the purchases will be by bid or negotiation, and develop procedures for reviewing policies once they have been…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Insurance, Purchasing, Risk
Asai, Janine – American School and University, 1984
The breakup of the Bell System makes it necessary for educational administrators to understand the types of telecommunications services needed and what services and products are available. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Equipment Maintenance, Purchasing, Telephone Communications Systems
Sandstrom, Harvey E. – American School and University, 1974
Using double-glazed windows produced dramatic reductions in heat loss at Bigfork School in Minnesota, for a total heating cost savings of over 34 percent. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement, Fuel Consumption, Heating
Heston, William M. – American School and University, 1973
Helpful advice to buildings and grounds administrators on how to sell plant operation programs to the college chief administrator. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Administrators, Communication Problems, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education
Clemens, Jack R. – American School and University, 1973
Kent State University achieved considerable savings through contract cleaning. (Author)
Descriptors: Bids, Cleaning, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness
