This manual contains the general reference material pertinent to the complete set of manuals: glossary, bibliography, index, and table of contents for all seven documents. (For related documents, see EA 004 224.) (Author)

This document comprises seven manuals that update and supersede a field review edition previously cited under ED 057 751. The first manual, an overview of the complete set, discusses the facilities planning cycle and the possible effects of currently changing instruction techniques on the facilities planning processes. The next four manuals…

This manual contains procedures for evaluating and projecting the requirements for classroom and class laboratory facilities. Some of the limitations of typical utilization studies are discussed, suggestions made for their improvement, and basic factors related to the establishment of utilization criteria are presented. (For related documents, see…

This manual describes the techniques for evaluating the capacities of and projecting the requirements for office and research facilities. The procedures and techniques presented and illustrated constitute the core of a valid process to which must be added the unique elements of the institution or agency putting them to use. (For related documents,…

This manual presents an overview of the complete set, an introductory discussion of the facilities planning cycle, and an essay on the possible effects of currently changing instruction techniques on the facilities planning processes. The manual is designed to provide the reader with an overview of the techniques and methods that are presented in…

This manual contains a description of the detailed program planning and analysis procedures that yield the inputs for the facilities planning process. Also included is a proposal for systemwide facilities planning criteria appropriate for statewide or system-level evaluation of the outputs of institutional facilities planning systems. (For related…

This manual analyzes techniques and procedures for determining needs for major types of general support facilities (i.e., athletic/physical education facilities, recreation facilities, lounges, residential facilities, dining halls, and student health facilities.) In general, these facilities reflect an institution's method of providing for…

This manual analyzes procedures for determining needs for academic support facilities (i.e., library, audio/visual, exhibition, and computer facilities). In general, these facilities house programs that have similar objectives and purposes; acquisition, preservation, maintenance, transformation, retrieval, interpretation, and display of recorded…