The choice to create or renovate museum buildings to green building standards is a growing trend for science museums. With access to green facilities comes the potential to extend informal science learning into the three-dimensional architectural environment. To examine how and if museums with green buildings interpret their buildings for the…

A community impact study was conducted in the suburbs surrounding a large multicampus Australian university to explore community perspectives on student housing. A mixed methods approach was used to explore current perceptions and beliefs in the community about off-campus student housing. This consisted of a survey of community members and…

What should a campus do when it needs more learning spaces but can't construct new buildings? Dr. Benjamin Sill's first task when he became the director of Clemson University's general engineering program was to find space for classrooms and for the advising program. His search ended in the old YMCA building (Holtzendorff Hall), where space was…

The importance of basing any school renovation on a thorough examination of the district educational philosophy and needs is stressed throughout the abstracts in this digest. Fourteen annotations from documents and journals in the ERIC system discuss why, when, and how to remodel schools. An additional 18 brief annotations about school renovation…

With regard to the general statutes of North Carolina which require the approval of plans for new school buildings, this booklet outlines the procedures to be followed by local boards of education in securing a certificate of approval from the Division of School Planning of the State Department of Public Instruction for each school building…

New York City's old Paramount Theater has been given a second life as a renovated gymnasium for Long Island University. (Author)

Conversion of a University of Oregon bowling center into a computer laboratory by the college union is discussed. Located in a renovated former bowling center, the Erb Memorial Union Computer Lounge is a self-supporting campus computer laboratory. User fees are charged for on-site computer rentals, laser printing, color plotting, and typesetting…

This practicum effort concentrated on the development and implementation of a renovation/conversion alternative to new school construction at the public high school in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The problem was overcrowded facilities. The strategy utilized to remedy this problem was to convert noninstructional areas of the existing building into…

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)

This article explains how a project owner can be an active participant during the design and construction of his/her facility. The author discusses the two levels of participation the project owner needs to actively work with the design and construction team. And he further states that a project owner can enrich his/her personal experience and…

A building on the campus of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, listed as a historic landmark in the National Register, has been restored to a place of activity and usefulness. (Author/MLF)

With sensitive renovation, many older structures can house new functions and provide space at less cost. (HS)

Boston's Jamaica Plain High School is a bright, colorful facility that belies that building's former life as a utilitarian warehouse. (Author)