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Download full textIsler, Norman P. – 1969
Covered are references to documents received and processed to date by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities concerned with temporary, portable, or mobile schools and classrooms. Documents include publications by state departments of education, Educational Facilities Laboratories, the Association of School Business Officials, and the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classrooms, Flexible Facilities, Mobile Classrooms
Modern Schools, 1976
Examples of different ways to cut school construction costs without sacrificing either comfort or aesthetics. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Electricity, Fast Track Scheduling
American School and University, 1976
Describes the design of the gymnasium of York (South Carolina) Comprehensive High School, a circular 12,000 square foot structure with a prefabricated domed roof constructed of steel hubs and curved wooden beams. (JG)
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Facilities, Gymnasiums, Prefabrication
American School and University, 1971
Discusses the many types of and uses for instant schools from air-supported vinyl structures to prefabricated modular units. (JF)
Descriptors: Air Structures, Building Systems, Construction Needs, Modular Building Design
Sch Manage, 1969
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction (Process), Modular Building Design, Prefabrication
American School and University, 1976
Mississippi College was able to construct a 48,000-square-foot multipurpose gymnasium/auditorium for $27.25 per square foot by using a prefabricated dome of gold and anodized aluminum. (JG)
Descriptors: Auditoriums, Building Design, Educational Facilities, Gymnasiums
Oddie, Guy – 1975
A team of experts examined eight representative examples of industrialized building systems in six countries to determine the origins of the system and the approach taken by its originators; the reasons that led school building agencies to adopt the system; the quality and other characteristics of the finished product; system costs compared with…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Facility Guidelines, International Organizations, Prefabrication
Basalt Rock Co., Inc., Napa, CA. – 1960
Diagrammatic explanations of various concepts, processes, details, and potential material usages are presented. Specific material and element topics include--(1) the fabrication process, (2) basic structural components, (3) element usage, and (4) building construction procedures. Examples of the use of related elements are shown for typical school…
Descriptors: Cement Industry, Construction Materials, Prefabrication, Prestressed Concrete
Gardner, John C. – Amer Sch Univ, 1970
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities Design, Flexible Facilities
Jurney, Douglas M. – School Business Affairs, 1979
A preengineered building has the advantages of factory production and computerized quality control. Insulation efficiency and a roofing system that enables the entire roof membrane to react a full two inches to any temperature-induced movement are two of the innovations of preengineered building research. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Building Systems, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
American School and University, 1976
Describes the design and construction of a permanent 220-foot by 140-foot field house utilizing sloping concrete walls and an air-supported polyester fabric roof. (JG)
Descriptors: Air Structures, Building Design, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Modern Schools, 1977
Confronted with old, inadequate, and overcrowded schools, Randolph County, West Virginia, turned a problem into a challenge and constructed five new elementary schools (and renovated nine other schools) in just one and one-half year's construction time. (Author)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Management, Educational Facilities Improvement, Electrical Systems
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1964
Increasing pressure on the building industry and competition for its resources has caused many authorities to make more extensive use of factory-made components for their school building projects in both conventional and system building. A common dimensional controlling discipline has been developed to aid architects and administrators in school…
Descriptors: Architects, Building Systems, Construction Industry, Educational Facilities Design
American School and University, 1976
Describes the design and construction of relocatable modular classroom units that will be used in Florida to provide individual classrooms when and where needed, as well as to construct several complete schools. (JG)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mobile Classrooms, Modular Building Design
ROBERTSON, NAN – 1964
AIR STRUCTURES ARE FABRIC BUILDINGS BLOWN UP AND HELD UP BY AIR PRESSURE. EXPERIMENTS WITH SUCH STRUCTURES WERE CONDUCTED AS EARLY AS 1917. IN 1948 THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SOUGHT A NEW WAY OF HOUSING LARGE RADAR ANTENNAE PLANNED FOR THE ARCTIC. AS AN OUTCOME OF THEIR SEARCH, BIRDAIR STRUCTURES, INC., WHICH IS NOW ONE OF SEVERAL COMPANIES…
Descriptors: Air Structures, Athletics, Construction Costs, Costs
