How to plan remodeling of media center facilities. Some ideas and points to consider. (LS)

Presents three examples showing how bigger is better in the design of athletic and recreation buildings. The benefits of a new 225,000 square foot university recreation and athletic center or explored as are the expansion of a 25-year-old, 3,500-seat gymnasium to a 10,000-seat, multipurpose arena; and the features of a multi-level 153,000 square…

COLLEGE PARKING FACILITIES SHOULD (1) PERMIT FREE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES, (2) ACCOMMODATE PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC DEMANDS, INCLUDING PROVISION OF RESERVOIR SPACE AT ENTRANCES AND EXITS, (3) BE ADEQUATELY MARKED AND POSTED, (4) BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW INTERNAL MOVEMENT, EASE AND SAFETY OF ACCESS, ADEQUATE MANEUVERING AREAS, AND GENERAL CONVENIENCE, AND (5) BE…

Investigation has revealed that usable rooftop space in New York City is approximately 20,000 acres. Haus-Rucker, Inc. is studying this unexplo red urban edge and plans to stimulate interest in this area. Suggestions for imaginative development of these spaces include utilization of hotels, brownstones, and other building types. (MA)

Higher education administrators are finding that they can cut construction costs, improve communications, and provide for future changes, by removingoffice walls. (Editor/PG)

A mathematical model is developed for the expansion of facilities at different campuses of the University of California for a given sequence of enrollment forecasts. Based on total projected enrollments for the University system, the model computes a minimum total cost expansion program, i.e., the stages at which to expand existing campuses or to…

An addition and renovation is bringing a small college library up to 1980 standards without disturbing its 1941 neoclassic exterior. (Author)

Describes how one crowded elementary school was able to double its size and modernize its facility at low cost. (Author/DN)

Discusses the development of a camp design brief that clarifies the specific priorities and criteria for building or expanding camp facilities. Presents three situations in which camp directors accurately diagnosed their facility problems but changed their building plans over time because of financial, operational, or locational considerations.…

A university's financing choices cover many shades of gray. Some off-balance-sheet financing uses no debt capacity, while others represent or imply full financial commitment. Many others fall in between. The choices made by a number of institutions in financing facility expansions or improvements are discussed, and the Moody's Investors Service…

There is no problem in book buying during peak periods at the Fredonia Store at the State University of New York; the manager uses a temporary spacious room set aside for book "rushes" during registration periods. (PG)

A 3-phase building program will add $11 million worth of new physical plant to Lakeland Community College's 500 acre campus by 1975. (Editor)

The recent experiences of North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University in the planning and construction of campus buildings are described as illustrations of the planning of space to meet the goals and needs of the institution in the future. At North Carolina State University, 780 additional acres were received from the state, and a…

MODERNIZATION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS REQUIRES ADAPTATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF--(1) CONSTRUCTION QUALITY, (2) ROOM SIZE, (3) SITE CAPABILITY, AND (4) ARCHITECTURAL REMODELING POTENTIAL HELPS TO DETERMINE FEASIBILITY AND APPROACH METHOD. ANALYSIS OF FIVE APPROACHES FOR CREATING ADDITIONS TO A SPECIFIC…

Examines trends in facilities management relating to products and people. Reviews new trends in products, including processes, techniques, and programs that are being expounded by business and industry. Discusses the "people factors" involved in facilities management. (ABB)