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Papa-Lewis, Rosemary; Cornell, Charles E. – School Business Affairs, 1987
The same form of lighting will not be effective in all areas of a school facility. Factors to be considered include physical and psychological effects, visual requirements, and cost. A chart illustrates type of lamp, output/energy ratio, light "quality," and applications. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Bowers, J. Howard; Burkett, Charles W. – 1987
Research findings indicate that students are affected positively or adversely by the visual, acoustical, and thermal characteristics of the classroom environment. During the 1986-87 school year, 280 fourth- and sixth-grade students housed in two separate school facilities--the oldest and the newest in a rural Tennessee county school district--were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acoustical Environment, Attendance, Classroom Environment
Hertz, Karl V., Ed.; Day, C. William, Ed. – 1987
This guide, a collection of 14 articles by experts in the field, highlights the key features related to the planning and construction of educational facilities. The guide is to be used as a tool in the planning, design, remodeling, and construction of educational facilities. The focus is on practice rather than theory. The book starts by dealing…
Descriptors: Architects, Building Plans, Construction Management, Construction Needs