Results are summarized from data gathered from sample institutions of higher education, concerning the policies on alcoholic beverages served in student unions, as well as sleeping, dining and parking facilities. (FS)

Planning and design procedures which one medical education center employed in translating its educational objectives, philosophy and techniques into laboratory, classroom and clinic facilities are described. Basic planning considerations included--(1) determination of the curriculum, (2) facility utilization rate, (3) housing of research…

The goals of this study are to--(1) analyze the educational program and determine the adequacy of the present physical plant to accommodate that program, (2) identify the basic disparities between program and plant, and point out the physical plant inadequacies, (3) develop several alternative solutions for resolving these disparities, and (4)…

A selected list of books and reports received by the building research library of the National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada is presented. The listings are grouped by the following topics--buildings, planning and design, special facilities, college housing, services and vocational colleges, and includes British and French source references. (HH)

The paper argues that existing computer programs for thermal predictions do not produce suitable information for architects, particularly at the early stages of design. It reviews the important building features that determine the thermal environment and the need for heating and cooling plant. Graphical design aids are proposed, with examples to…

This catalogue of facilities and centers built specifically for the arts within the last decade dramatizes the commitment to facilities made by arts organizations and agencies all over the country--a commitment that is having a significant impact on the quality of life and the physical environment of many neighborhoods and urban centers. The…

This study compared the effectiveness of three design strategies using nine architecture graduate students to solve three typical room design problems. Open-ended (5 step), traditional (10 step), and systematic (15 step) strategies were developed based on a national survey of design methodologists. Each strategy was applied by three subjects…

The report summarizes significant events since 1959 in the University of Missouri's program to modify its physical plant and educational facilities and to organize and expand its student personnel services to enable handicapped students to attend the University. Reviewed are the program plan, site and building modifications, student services, and…

This booklet describes 21 libraries completed in England during 1967-68. Photographs and floor plans illustrate structural details, and a descriptive section presents the history of each library and comments on those design features considered both functional and attractive. A table summarizes relevant data on each library. (MLF)

Educational specifications for a center for trainable mentally handicapped children are outlined. Philosophy and objectives and discernable curriculum trends for the future are provided. The site (planning, development, playground area, pupil transportation), the program (what the teacher does, what the student does or way of work, size of groups,…

This paper, in making several proposals for improving university design to meet the needs of students, urges that students be given a greater role in planning physical facilities. The following proposals are made: (1) No rigid line of demarcation should be drawn between living and working facilities; (2) the design should provide for a maximum…

This discussion of air leakage emphasizes cause and provides suggestions for elimination of undesirable effects. Cause parameters described are--(1) pressure differential, (2) building shape, (3) temperature differential, (4) opening sizes, (5) mechanical system pressures, and (6) climatic factors. Effects discussed are--(1) increased mechanical…

The University Residential Building Systems (URBS) project is a major program of research, design, development and construction with the object of obtaining and using compatible building components in the construction of university student housing. This is accomplished by providing incentive to industry for development of new products that will…

Educational specifications are presented delineating instructional space requirements and relationships for a middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A description of the desired educational programs is followed by a discussion of those spaces necessary to house the program and the relationship that they must bear one to the other.…

An interpretive bibliography is presented of 1968 publications having direct relevance to the planning, programing, design, administration, or operation of educational facilities. Introductory comments are directed to --(1) a framework for understanding educational facilities, (2) the status of research on facilities and the learning environment,…