This paper introduces a Patron Counting and Analysis (PCA) system that leverages Wi-Fi-connection data to monitor space utilization and analyze visitor patterns in academic libraries. The PCA system offers real-time crowding information to the public and a comprehensive visitor analysis dashboard for library administrators. The system's…

In 2011, the Group of Eight (Go8) conducted a survey on the state of its buildings and infrastructure. The survey is the third Go8 Infrastructure survey, with previous surveys being conducted in 2007 and 2009. The current survey updated some of the information collected in the previous surveys. It also collated data related to aspects of the…

Space is both an asset and a burden for colleges and universities. On the one hand, space holds enormous value for institutions; their campuses and buildings are worth, in many cases, hundreds of millions of dollars. Space is the medium in which the institution operates. Online courses have proven that education can be conducted anywhere, but most…

In April 2007 Butler Community College made learning spaces one of its five strategic priorities. The college had just completed a major renovation of the work spaces for the IT division and had started a project to build a student union and create informal learning spaces at the Andover campus. With learning spaces becoming a strategic priority,…

The view that community college developmental studies educators have about the space in which they teach, any renovated or new spaces they were involved in designing, and the type of space in which they would like to teach is examined. The developmental studies educators are experts in their field, having completed The Kellogg Institute at…

Guidelines to help decision on whether to modernize or replace a school building. (MF)

A well-designed environment for maintenance and operation staff will pay for itself and will provide a morale-building atmosphere. (Author)

The study aims to help establish minimum guidelines for the allocation of instructional space in selected vocational laboratories (machine shop, auto mechanics, welding, sheet metal, drafting) contained in comprehensive high schools, based on the perceptions of educational facility planners, a review of selected literature, and where possible,…

MINIMUM AREA SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING FACILITIES ARE PRESENTED, INCLUDING FACILITIES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL USE, GENERAL USE, AND SERVICE USE. LIBRARY, CAFETERIA, KITCHEN, STORAGE, AND MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS SHOULD BE SIZED FOR THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT OF THE BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROJECTION UNDER THE…

Guidelines are presented for physical education on campuses where students pursue a curriculum leading to academic degrees in physical education. The guideline developed is based on activity hours per week, square feet per activity facility, students per activity facility, hours per week and station use. (HH)

Gives examples of space guidelines designed so that an institution can select planning modules for the allocation of space as well as for the acquisition and construction of new space. (MLF)

This manual describes procedures for collecting higher education building data and room data for use at the institutional level, and for compiling these data for interinstitutional exchange and reporting. The intent is to present procedures that can be uniform in all institutions and are compatible with data collection efforts in other areas.…

The results of a questionnaire from two Wisconsin State Universities suggest that the indoor and outdoor space requirements of the 1960 Illinois study satisfy minimal needs for physical education activities. Suggested guidelines for indoor and outdoor physical education space needs, based on student enrollment, are given. (HH)

The Task Force on Space for Health Sciences is one of four task forces established by the Committee on Capital Financing of the Council of Ontario Universities to work toward the development of a capital formula that would define space needs and building costs for Ontario universities. Each task force has a particular assignment related to the…