THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR USE AS A MINIMUM CHECK LIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS BY ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND SUPERINTENDENTS IN PLANNING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. THREE LEVELS OF GUIDELINES ARE MENTIONED--(1) MANDATORY BECAUSE OF LAW, CODE, OR REGULATION, (2) RECOMMENDED AS MOST…

The manual presents material designed to acquaint housing inspectors and their supervisors with the origin of public concern about housing problems; the past, present, and new approaches to housing code administration; the expanded role of the inspection function in the neighborhood improvement effort; and the general nature of their role and…

This Rate Training Manual provides the technical knowledge and skill requirements necessary to prepare Utilitiesmen to perform tasks involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of plumbing, heating, steam, fuel storage and distribution systems, water treatment and distribution systems, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, and…

Provides a checklist for administrators to use while looking for signs of wasted energy and examining lighting, building construction, heating and ventilation systems, and plumbing and refrigeration. After completing the checklist for a single building or every school in the district, administrators should prioritize physical changes needed for…

The fifth and final volume of a series concerned with higher educational facilities planning expands the discussion of the utilities planning process initiated in the overview of volume one. Three major classes of utilities--energy utilities, service utilities, and communications utilities are studied. Their influences on the overall physical…

Although some junior colleges and technical schools are creating or planning to offer training for solar-energy related occupations, there is no definitely defined need for workers with such training, according to this study. The study was conducted through a direct mailing of questionnaires about occupational projections to 472 companies…

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF MINIMUM SAFE PRACTICE OR FOR DETERMINING THE PERFORMANCE OF MATERIALS OR SYSTEMS OF CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN COMPILED AS AN AID TO DESIGNERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. THE CODE PRESENTS REGULATIONS IN TERMS OF MEASURED PERFORMANCE RATHER THAN IN RIGID SPECIFICATION OF MATERIALS OR METHODS. THE AREAS…

The principles and problems of designing new building mechanical systems are discussed in this reference source in the light of data on the functions and operation of mechanical systems. As a practical guide to understanding mechanical systems it describes system types, functions, space requirements, weights, installation, maintenance and…

Theory and experience in the following areas are included in this plumbing curriculum: (1) plumbing fixtures and heating; (2) city water service; (3) fixture roughing; (4) venting; and (5) solar heating systems. The plumbing program manual includes the following sections: (1) general objectives for grades 10, 11, and 12; (2) a list of 33 major…

This document, one of eight in a multi-cultural competency-based vocational/technical curricula series, is on maintenance mechanics. This program is designed to run 40 weeks and cover 5 instructional areas: basic electricity (14 weeks); maintenance and repair of heating (4 weeks); maintenance and repair of air conditioning (12 weeks); maintenance…

This curriculum guide contains learning module outlines for teaching a series of courses in pipefitting in high schools in Alberta. Each module provides selected learning experiences to develop basic competence in plumbing, pipefitting, and related trades. Each module consists of an introduction, objectives, learning resources list, content…

Intended to serve as a means of communication between school agencies and the design professions, this guide provides a checklist for the development and review of mechanical and electrical plans and specifications by engineers, architects, and superintendents in planning public school facilities. It is also intended to facilitate the approval of…

Four briefs use data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing to examine housing characteristics of reservation American Indian households. Forty-eight reservations with 500 or more American Indian households were compared to all households in the United States and to nonreservation American Indian households. Data revealed that: (1)…

This curriculum guide contains 18 units for a course to assist apprentices in learning the pipefitting trade. Introductory materials include lists of suggested audiovisual materials, competencies, and textbooks and approximate times for each unit. Each instructional unit includes some or all of the following components: competencies, instructional…