Because of structural or financial limitations, many existing school buildings cannot be rebuilt to accommodate the flexible space requirements of such innovations as open plan teaching, individualized instruction, or modular scheduling. Schools with such buildings can keep pace with educational change by using relocatables. At the present time,…

This SEF study examines the entire problem of temporary space needs; evaluates present solutions such as portables, busing, and space rental; and makes recommendations for a system of relocatables. The proposed system, which could be used to handle all space needs of a nonpermanent nature, would provide facilities with an internal environment…

This document provides baseline information about temporary facilities as alternatives to school construction. More than 40 individual school districts in 18 States cooperated in a review of their units. The study scans the problem of temporary facilities historically, analyzes prevailing conditions at the beginning of the 1960's, makes…

This booklet is intended to inform school district officials, school planners, and manufacturers of the Bureau's criteria for adequate housing. Part 1 discusses the portable classroom impact, presents data about portable classrooms, and states the Bureau's policy regarding portables. Part 2, performance specifications, is presented to clarify the…