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Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1977
A study of a university power plant and its efficiency determined the total available steam generating capacity of the existing boilers and the physical conditions that were limiting that capacity. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Equipment Maintenance, Heating, Higher Education
Agron, Joe, Ed. – American School and University, 2004
Each month "American School & University" provides a mix of thought-provoking features, how-to-articles, industry reports, exclusive surveys, new sections, insightful columns, new product introductions and case histories to assist education officials in better performing their jobs. This September 2004 issue includes the following: "New…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Construction (Process), School Construction, School Buildings
American School and University, 1976
Describes design of new visual arts center at Bowdoin College and renovation of the college's 60-year-old Walker Art Building, which is linked to the new building by an underground gallery and studio. (JG)
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Building Design, Educational Facilities, Higher Education
American School and University, 1982
Spokane (Washington) School District No. 81 has replaced 12 obsolete elementary schools and enlarged a thirteenth. A design competition involving three consortia of 10 local architectural firms and the use of a prototype design for all 12 new schools saved the school district about $8 million from the original estimate. (MLF)
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education, School Buildings
Sentelle, Sam P. – American School and University, 1971
A double entry system of school key accounting is explained. (MF)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Facility Inventory, Property Accounting, School Buildings
American School and University, 1971
Remodeling an urban grade school built in 1919. (LR)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Schools, Facility Improvement
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, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Education, Building Design, Educational Finance, Flexible Facilities
American School and University, 1971
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Consolidated Schools, Construction Costs, Educational Finance
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
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1975
Presents two sample "housekeeping report" checklists for use in periodic inspections of school facilities. (JG)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Facilities
States, Deidre – American School and University, 1985
The Samuel F. B. Morse School, built in 1874 and closed in 1980, is a historic landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now the building serves as low-income housing for 70 elderly tenants and is praised as being an imaginative and creative use of an old school structure. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Elementary Education, Older Adults
Wright, Dorothy – American School and University, 1984
A Connecticut district's stringent asbestos removal and testing program is described, which applies a modified National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NIOSH-OSHA) test as a standard of acceptable removal. (MJL)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Asbestos, Educational Administration, Educational Facilities Improvement
Dingman, C. Wesley – American School and University, 1971
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
American School and University, 1976
Systems building worked well for Boston's ambitious program, but the project manager tells why he thinks it won't work elsewhere. (Author)
Descriptors: Construction Management, Construction Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
