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| Nation's Schools | 15 |
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Lewis, Philip – Nation's Schools, 1972
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Facility Planning
Nation's Schools, 1973
Provides practical suggestions from school plant managers who have succeeded in cutting down on washroom vandalism. In addition to doorless stalls, recessed accessories, and limiting space, the article suggests concealed piping, plaster ceilings, and removal of all target items. (EA)
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Facility Planning, Guidelines, Public Schools
Nation's Schools, 1973
Discusses the most commonly used types of products found in schools: entrance mats, anti-fatigue mats, carpet covers, and duckboard. Also gives tips on proper mat care. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Custodian Training, Facility Planning, Flooring
Graves, Ben E. – Nation's Schools, 1973
Provides verbal and diagramatic evidence that opening up traditional classroom space to provide a more fluid atmosphere and greater team teaching possibilities need not be a costly, highly complicated business. (Author)
Descriptors: Architects, Classrooms, Educational Facilities Improvement, Facility Planning
Nation's Schools, 1973
Descriptions and photographs of 24 noteworthy features of buildings that received jury citations at the American Association of School Administrators' 1972 architectural exhibition. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Facility Planning
Nation's Schools, 1974
Describes how one crowded elementary school was able to double its size and modernize its facility at low cost. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities, Elementary Schools
Feldman, Edwin B. – Nation's Schools, 1973
Preplanning buildings for easy upkeep may cost more not but cut custodial costs later. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Cost Effectiveness, Design Requirements, Facility Improvement
Graves, Ben E. – Nation's Schools, 1973
Tells how one elementary principal recycled'' four self-contained classrooms into a one-pod, open plan space for 100 first graders. (Author)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Schools, Facility Planning
Crockarell, James – Nation's Schools, 1974
Describes ten trends in the school planning process. These include modification of open space, design/build construction methods, lease-back arrangements, school use of found space in unused buildings, career centers that use nontraditional design, concern for the environment, grouping of students into heterogeneous pods, specialized schools,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Innovation
Day, C. William; And Others – Nation's Schools, 1974
A discussion by an educator, an energy consultant, an architect, and a superintendent of facilities planning on how schools can reform maintenance and operations procedures towards efficient fuel use. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Energy
Nation's Schools, 1974
Describes two new design ideas -- a combination study carrel-locker for use in high schools and a geodesic dome made of transparent vinyl for housing ping pong games in densely populated activity area on a college campus. (DN)
Descriptors: Carrels, Design Requirements, Facility Planning, Furniture Design
Graves, Ben E. – Nation's Schools, 1974
Describes two award-winning school remodeling projects. (DN)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Case Studies, Educational Facilities, Elementary Schools
Graves, Ben E. – Nation's Schools, 1974
Gives ideas on how to incorporate a teacher professional center, a learning resources center, and an early education center into existing school facilities. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Building Obsolescence, Design Requirements, Early Childhood Education, Facility Guidelines
Nation's Schools, 1974
Presents 17 design ideas to harness man-made materials, the sun, wind, and even the earth to conserve energy in new or remodeled buildings. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Design
Nation's Schools, 1973
Describes a school in Rockville, Maryland, built on a no-expense-spared budget to provide service and programs for adolescents (11 to 19) with average or higher intelligence who, for emotional, social, or other reasons, cannot function in traditional schools. (Author/EA)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Closed Circuit Television, Educational Facilities
