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King, Jonathan – American School and University, 1975
Architects for a new student-housing project at the State University of New York at Brockport used System III, a French industrialized building system, to create a humanistic, low-rise apartment village, while shortening project delivery time and markedly cutting construction costs. (JG)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, College Housing, Design Build Approach
Cutler, Marilyn H. – American School Board Journal, 1972
Describes a systems-designed elementary school in Plymouth, Indiana, designed to serve current and future needs efficiently and effectively. (JF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Elementary Schools, Facility Planning
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Dubin, Fred – Library Trends, 1987
Discusses the following aspects of the design of mechanical and electrical systems to meet the various requirements of libraries: (1) library planning teams; (2) raised floors; (3) lighting considerations; (4) air quality; (5) acoustics; and (6) climate controls. The importance of adaptability to meet future needs is stressed. (MES)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Building Design, Building Systems, Climate Control
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Dahlgren, Anders C.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Contains contributions by seven library building consultants on designing a forgiving building, i.e., a building that can be modified easily and inexpensively to meet new conditions. Topics include (1) small library design; (2) academic library design; (3) adapting libraries to current and future needs; (4) designing space; (5) the changing…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Consultants, Facility Planning
BSIC/EFL Newsletter, 1972
The major systems development projects of the 1960's were concerned primarily with facility problems at the elementary and secondary levels. Rapidly increasing enrollments coupled with changes in both curriculum and in teaching methods created a demand for more flexible facilities that could be constructed rapidly and inexpensively. The success of…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Campus Planning, College Buildings
BSIC/EFL Newsletter, 1972
This newsletter details the efforts of the University of Alaska to develop a systems approach that will provide facilities for higher education in a State with an area more than three and one half times that of New Jersey, Florida, and Oregon combined. The problem involved in providing appropriate facilities in a State such as Alaska are…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Campus Planning, Climate, College Buildings
Corriveau, Gerard-A. – 1968
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…
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Bids, Building Systems, Construction Programs
Rezab, Donald James – 1970
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…
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Construction (Process)