Explains the function of a central heating system and calculates the total heat energy required to heat a house. Estimates annual heat requirement and amount of fuel needed. Gives detailed calculation of heat required for a particular house as an example. (G A)

Fifth in a series on planning and designing media facilities discusses how to select furniture and furnishings. (Author/MLF)

Summarizes the history of federal legislation aimed toward making the built environment barrier-free. (Author/MLF)

A summary of the characteristics of human performance and requirements of the built environment that provide accessibility. (Author/MLF)

A therapeutic recreation center for the retarded and handicapped is proving that barrier-free design has come of age. (Author/MLF)

The design of vocational laboratories must reflect four major design criteria: (1) work flow and activity relationships; (2) equipment size and orientation requirements; (3) mechanical system requirements; and (4) requirements related to supervision, safety, and control. (Author)

Skiing is a rewarding form of exercise for the disabled, including amputees, the blind and deaf, parapalegics, and those with neuromuscular disorders and spinal cord injuries. The article discusses equipment adaptation for the disabled, as well as training techniques for and special considerations in instructing handicapped skiers. (JL)

Assessed cost containment and modest design requirements for the Section 202 Direct Loan Program using projects in five Housing and Urban Development (HUD) field offices. Concluded that project design changes and amenities may be undermining Section 202 as a housing production program. (NRB)

This author recommends a comprehensive evalution of education construction projects 11 months following their substantial completion, when users have had sufficient time to identify true weaknesses, original intentions have not been forgotten, shortcomings in materials or the construction process will have appeared, and one year warranties have…

Discusses human factors (ergonomic) requirements in equipment design for video display terminals and the work environment. (SK)

Suggests teachers consider a microworld design for facilitating LOGO environments in their classrooms; defines microworld; discusses three stages of microworld design; and describes four levels of progressive involvement in the programing aspects of LOGO in which teachers must participate--learning colleague, programer, designer and consultant,…

Poses four issues concerning library catalogs and cataloging and presents suggestions toward resolution of these problems. Cost considerations, cataloging system design, the catalog's role in shaping service users receive and those they are encouraged to seek, and contradictory requirements of the catalog are highlighted. (EJS)

The variability in the testing procedures of football helmets is examined in this article. Inadequacies in standards for recertifying helmets indicates the probability of unsafe helmets being used. (Author/DF)

Suggestions for economical and effective lighting that will contribute to overall productivity are offered by a vice-president of Bloomingdale's. (LBH)