Common sense and operational research can lead to significant savings in the use of capital resources. (HS)

This study attempts to establish empirically the significance of the cost of time as part of the price of recreational pursuits. (RC)

This paper focuses on user fees as a potential solution to the financial problems that educational-recreational facilities throughout the country are facing. (RC)

A business manager tells how he cut school use costs by establishing a reasonable and fair fee for use of school facilities by the community. (Author)

This article focuses on how the training dollar is spent, by line item, within a cost model structure. Items discussed include instruction, travel and per diem, instructional material, facility use, administrator salary and fringe, organization costs, and lost salary time. Use of the model for cost analysis also is examined. (CT)

The high school stadium in Flint, Michigan, once was used only for varsity football games. After the installation of synthetic turf, an average of 332 events have been staged there each year. (Author/MLF)

A guide for setting priorities in deciding to renovate or to demolish old academic buildings. (Author)

Presented are analyses of likely effects of implementing either a regional or state-wide library network for the State of Washington. If a more sophisticated system is adopted over the present system, the functions of interlibrary loan, technical services, and collection management would be facilitated through new organizational arrangements. It…

This document summarizes an empirical evaluation of the attributes of two alternative approaches to expanding public higher education in Texas: (1) expansion of existing senior institutions to meet projected enrollment for 1980, and (2) construction of new 4-year public institutions. The costs and benefits of higher education were estimated on a…

This material demonstrates the usefulness of an accurate space utilization analysis drawing inference from utilization statistics. (Author)

Describes a physical facilities information retrieval system that correlates new school construction with student enrollment. (MF)