The purpose of this study was to assess the present state of building systems, to analyze projects currently being developed, and to predict future advances in systems. "Building system" is used to designate a minimum of three major subsystems designed to fit and function together without the necessity of onsite cutting or other extensive…

A team of experts examined eight representative examples of industrialized building systems in six countries to determine the origins of the system and the approach taken by its originators; the reasons that led school building agencies to adopt the system; the quality and other characteristics of the finished product; system costs compared with…

Increasing pressure on the building industry and competition for its resources has caused many authorities to make more extensive use of factory-made components for their school building projects in both conventional and system building. A common dimensional controlling discipline has been developed to aid architects and administrators in school…

Following a brief history and explication of the School Construction System Development Project, descriptions of a group of standard building components developed to satisfy three objective are presented--(1) to build better schools, (2) to build them more economically, and (3) to build them more rapidly. Detailed structural and performance…

This report surveys various ways that physical flexibility (immediate and long term) may be incorporated into the design and construction of college buildings. Because flexibility should encompass every subsystem of construction within a building, this publication draws attention to the wide range of elements that must be considered within modular…

This paper reviews briefly the literature concerned with the use of modular components in the construction of educational facilities. Fourteen of the documents reviewed have previously been cited in RIE. The essence of the material found in the reviewed literature is organized into and discussed under the topics (1) modular components and…

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…

This document reports the development of a system of mass-produced standardized components for school construction. The project was originated and implemented to solve a problem connected with the heavy demand for schools that confronted the Montreal Catholic School Board. The report outlines the problem -- a need for schools -- and gives details…

A DETAILED GUIDE FOR PLANNING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND SITES IN MINNESOTA. PART ONE DEALS WITH PROCEDURES IN SCHOOL PLANT PLANNING IN TERMS OF STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES. PART TWO DISCUSSES PLANNING AND DEVELOPING OF SCHOOL PLANT FACILITIES IN TERMS OF SCHOOL SITE, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES, SECONDARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL…

This study presents an overview of collected literature relevant to school buildings, or building in general, in disaster-prone areas, together with some discussion of the role that school buildings, as a universally present community asset, may play in situations of crisis. The natural disasters referred to in this study include cyclones and…

An interdisciplinary design project report investigates the relationship of the fifth grade educational facility to the student and teacher needs in light of human and environmental factors. The classroom, activity and teaching spaces are analyzed with regard to the educational curriculum. Specifications and design criteria concerning equipment…

Developed to meet the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date instrument to measure the quality of school facilities, this guide has as its purpose the evaluation of school facilities in terms of their general condition and suitability to meet the educational program of the school system and community. Appraisal criteria are categorized according to…