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Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1970
This report summarizes the results of a program initiated in July of 1967 that was based on the findings and recommendations of the First Phase Report, which was completed in June of 1967. Seventeen different school districts participated in systems programs, and 20 new schools and additions were completed during the 1968-69 school year.…
Descriptors: Bids, Construction Costs, Construction Programs, Cost Effectiveness
DOHERTY, LEO D.; WHEATLEY, ARTRELLE – 1960
ECONOMIES IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING BEGIN WITH THE WISE CHOICE OF AN ARCHITECT. COMPLETE INFORMATION ON BUILDING NEEDS, ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND PROGRAM MUST BE AVAILABLE. INCLUSION OF MULTIPLE-USE ROOMS, MINIMAL PERIMETER WALLS, LOWERED CEILINGS, MINIMAL WASTE SPACE, MINIMAL USE OF GLASS, AND USE OF STOCK PLANS ARE CONCEPTS WHICH CAN EFFECT…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Finance
California Univ., Berkeley. Dept. of Physical Planning and Construction. – 1969
Basic information and guidelines on the use of URBS components are provided for use by architects and engineers. The URBS system was developed in response to the competitive bidding on performance specifications, incorporating user requirements, economic constraints, industry capability and trade practices. The essence of the URBS Project--the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, College Housing, Construction Industry
Baas, Alan M. – 1973
Because of structural or financial limitations, many existing school buildings cannot be rebuilt to accommodate the flexible space requirements of such innovations as open plan teaching, individualized instruction, or modular scheduling. Schools with such buildings can keep pace with educational change by using relocatables. At the present time,…
Descriptors: Building Design, Cost Effectiveness, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities
Building Officials Conference of America, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1967
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF MINIMUM SAFE PRACTICE OR FOR DETERMINING THE PERFORMANCE OF MATERIALS OR SYSTEMS OF CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN COMPILED AS AN AID TO DESIGNERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. THE CODE PRESENTS REGULATIONS IN TERMS OF MEASURED PERFORMANCE RATHER THAN IN RIGID SPECIFICATION OF MATERIALS OR METHODS. THE AREAS…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Operation, Codification, Construction Materials
Clark, Donald H. – Studies in Management, 1972
Academic Building Systems (ABS) is an architectural planning and design method which allows the construction owner to respond to the need for less expensive structures, economically adaptable to the changing conditions of the academic world, by providing the owner with the maximum controls over the variable cost factors in educational facility…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Construction Industry, Cost Effectiveness
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1960
Publication of conference paper texts include --(1) history and development of masonry cavity walls, (2) recent research related to determination of thermal and moisture resistance, (3) wall design and detailing, (4) design for crack prevention, (5) mortar specification characteristics, (6) performance experience with low-rise buildings, (7)…
Descriptors: Bricklaying, Building Innovation, Building Trades, Cement Industry
Bennett, Philip M., Ed. – 1968
Twenty-five representatives active in research for architecture made major contributions to the profession by presenting their findings to conferees at the AIA Architect-Researcher's Conference. The final papers that were made available for this publication contain the essential contents of the original presentation. Special consideration was…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Programing, Architectural Research, Building Design
Metropolitan Toronto School Board (Ontario). Study of Educational Facilities. – 1970
This SEF study examines the entire problem of temporary space needs; evaluates present solutions such as portables, busing, and space rental; and makes recommendations for a system of relocatables. The proposed system, which could be used to handle all space needs of a nonpermanent nature, would provide facilities with an internal environment…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Construction Costs, Educational Environment
Srivastava, R. D. – 1974
The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) is one of the national laboratories of India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. CBRI has applied the techniques of partial prefabrication to school building programs in Uttar Pradesh, the state having the largest population in India. The plan provides that the elements of a basic…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Building Systems, Case Studies, Construction Costs
Baas, Alan M. – 1972
This review presents an analysis of the literature concerning the growth of systems building programs in education and reports on the conclusions of numerous architects and educators that the systems-built school may well be the only cost-effective answer available to today's educational facilities needs. The terms "building systems" and "systems…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Construction Needs
Baas, Alan M. – 1972
This paper reviews briefly the literature concerned with the use of modular components in the construction of educational facilities. Fourteen of the documents reviewed have previously been cited in RIE. The essence of the material found in the reviewed literature is organized into and discussed under the topics (1) modular components and…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Materials, Educational Facilities, Facility Case Studies
BOICE, JOHN,; AND OTHERS – 1965
ONE-HUNDRED MANUFACTURERS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BIDDING FOR A SYSTEM ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION CALLED SCSD OR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TO THE FIRST CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS. TWENTY-TWO BUILDINGS COMPRISED THE PROJECT. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF STANDARD SCHOOL BUILDING COMPONENTS…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Building Design, Building Innovation, Classrooms
PAWLEY, ERIC – 1962
A COLLECTION OF 40 ARTICLES DISCUSSES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCHOOL PLANNING PROBLEMS. THOSE ON PRELIMINARY PHASES REVIEW--(1) ARCHITECT SELECTION, (2) DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND (3) SCHOOL COSTS. ARCHITECTURALLY-)RIENTED ARTICLES COVER--(1) CONSTRUCTION AND STRUCTURAL TYPES, (2) STANDARD SCHOOL PLANS, (3) FLEXIBILITY, (4)…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Asian Regional Inst. for School Building Research, Colombo (Sri Lanka). – 1969
Present guidelines and requirements for Asian educational facilities planning, construction, and outfitting with equipment are reviewed. The physical needs of flexible classrooms, furniture, science facilities, and laboratories are emphasized in the overview. Educational building abstracts are included with data sources on--(1) hygiene, (2)…
Descriptors: Classroom Furniture, Climate, Construction Costs, Construction (Process)
