In 1956 the Foundation Information Centre for School-Building (ICS) was established to give information and advice in the field of school building in the widest sense by study and research, documentation, the development of new prototypes, the organization of exhibitions and meetings, and cooperation with other institutes in the Netherlands and…

The purpose of this study was to establish more precisely what factors determine energy use in schools, to evaluate the efficiency of and necessity for these, and to make recommendations for the reduction of energy use. These recommendations will be applied to the design of specific projects that will be built, monitored, and evaluated. This…

A user-based research and programing process was undertaken to identify environments supportive of mainstreaming handicapped students. This report first describes the range of strategies that have been developed to implement mainstreaming programs in public schools, then develops a guide for designers to help them understand the educational and…