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Jaeggli, Ralph – Audiovisual Instruction, 1970
The meaning of the term systems buildings" is explained, and the ramifications of the concept are discussed. (LS)
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Facilities, School Construction, Space Utilization
Chase, William W. – Constr Prod Technol, 1970
Reports that the modular, or systems construction technique, through greater preplanning, is providing improved school facilities while holding the line on construction costs. Examples of the successful use of this systems approach in single school buildings are provided. (JF)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Materials, Educational Facilities Design, Modular Building Design
Download full textSmith, Linn – 1973
This document incorporates the findings of a project initiated to find solutions to the problems of planning, designing, constructing, and utilizing facilities to house career education on the part of educational administrators. Traditional solutions, continually increasing costs, and the need for greater emphasis on the learning environment…
Descriptors: Career Education, Construction Management, Facility Planning, Fast Track Scheduling
Ehrenkrantz, Ezra – Nat Sch, 1969
Interview with Ezra Ehrenkrantz, architect and advocate of the systems approach to school design.
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, Facility Guidelines
Cohen, Stanley, Ed. – Consulting Engineer, 1971
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities
Sch Manage, 1969
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Design
New Brunswick Dept. of Economic Growth, Fredericton. – 1970
In 1968, the Province of New Brunswick initiated a three-phase program to provide for elementary school facilities, employing a component systems approach to their construction. This booklet describes briefly the planning and construction of these schools, and provides graphic and photographic records of the construction in progress as well as of…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Classrooms, Construction Costs, Construction Programs
Baas, Alan M. – 1973
Replacing the general contractor with a "construction manager" directly accountable to the owner promises greatly improved control over cost and scheduling economies. The construction manager should have special skills in construction, cost analysis, critical path method scheduling, and be familiar with the qualifications of local subcontractors.…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Construction Management
Robbie, Roderick G. – 1969
A description is presented of the building system program developed by the Metropolitan Toronto School Board, Study of Educational Facilities. The organization of the project is discussed, and the rationale is presented for the selection of an open systems approach to the School Board's building needs. Detailed information is given regarding the…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Needs, Construction (Process), Construction Programs
Clarke, Robin A. – 1969
This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a feasibility study of industrialized building method utilization in school construction. The 3-part format attempts to define the conditions necessary for the satisfactory operation of an industrialized building system for the benefit of the community; explain the conditions relevant to…
Descriptors: Architects, Bids, Building Design, Building Obsolescence
Building Systems Information Clearinghouse, Menlo Park, CA. – 1972
The first evaluative study is a survey of user -- student and teacher -- response to the School Construction Systems Development (SCSD) schools and to elements of the SCSD building system. Results of the 3,000 person survey are presented both as comparative findings for the 11 SCSD schools involved and as response profiles for each of the schools.…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Air Flow, Building Design, Classroom Design
Building Systems Information Clearinghouse, Menlo Park, CA. – 1973
The main article in this newsletter concerns the adoption by an architectural firm of elements of a systems approach as a means of providing school buildings responsive spatially and environmentally to educational change, and how these activities were later instrumental in facilitating entry by the architectural firm into the construction…
Descriptors: Architects, Architecture, Bids, Building Plans
Rezab, Donald James – 1970
The purpose of this study was to assess the present state of building systems, to analyze projects currently being developed, and to predict future advances in systems. "Building system" is used to designate a minimum of three major subsystems designed to fit and function together without the necessity of onsite cutting or other extensive…
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Construction (Process)
