Teachers involved in the Visual Communication Education project attended a summer program in 1966 at which the following edited lectures were made by resource people who represented diverse points of view: (1) "The Design and Technical Foundations of Visual Communication" by Kenneth G. Scheid examines supply and deman, technological…

This book is intended as a guide for people who are planning chemistry and physics research laboratories. It deals with the importance of effective communication between client and architect, the value of preliminary planning, and the role of the project officer. It also discusses the size and layout of individual laboratories, the design of…

Kansas and nearby Missouri are among the half-dozen states in America having the greatest frequency of tornadoes of any region in the world. This booklet describes a districtwide approach of designing and constructing tornado-resistant shelters as integrated parts of the school facilities. The design criteria for tornado protection also resulted…

School districts are reluctantly paying for repairing damage to their properties that might not have occurred had the buildings and sites been better designed. A study to determine what designers and owners can do to prevent or dimish damage to schools through more careful planning and design reveals five major design issues pertinent to the…

This document is intended to serve as a guideline for school boards planning an educational complex. The diagrams are simple examples of some of the types of facilities, the space relationship, and the compositional elements of major areas for an intermediate school of 900 students. (Author)

Guidelines are presented for achieving human factors inputs to the design of synthetic training systems. A method is developed for design and organization of training concepts and data supportive to the human factors specialist in deriving the functional specifications for the design of any complex training device. Three major sections are…

A vehicle must meet certain specific requirements to be classified as an ambulance if it is to satisfy the demands of the physician in terms of emergency care for which properly trained ambulance attendants can be held responsible. Developed by professional and lay experts for use by automotive designers and manufacturing, this publication would…

Planning home modification for disabled persons so that they can have maximum safety and independence after rehabilitation is an important part of their rehabilitation. A home planning rehabilitation consultant at New York University Medical Center presents steps in this process. (MF)

Desegregation in the 1970's, in contrast to that of the 1950's, must involve aspects of metropolitan extent, city/county planning, biracial monitoring, minority representation on all levels, individualized education programs, and equal status for students in all school-sponsored activities. (MJB)

Major findings are summarized of an investigation of energy design teaching in schools of architecture, which led to recommendations described in this article addressed to theoretical and inspirational models of design teaching, rather than to technical courses. Available from: ACSA, 1735 New York Ave., Washington, D.C. 20006. (Author/LBH)

An approach to optimum building shape design is summarized that is based on local climate and is especially important for heat control in lower cost construction with temperature-responsive thermal characteristics. The study was supported by Istanbul Technical University. For journal availability see HE 508 931. (Author/LBH)

Current activity intended to lead to energy conservation measures in building codes and standards is reviewed by members of the Office of Building Standards and Codes Services of the National Bureau of Standards. For journal availability see HE 508 931. (LBH)

Description of database management systems for microcomputers highlights system features and factors to consider in microcomputer system selection. A method for ranking database management systems is explained and applied to a defined need, i.e., software support for indexing a weekly newspaper. A glossary of terms and 32-item bibliography are…

Identifies human factor issues involved in the student-computer interface in computer assisted instruction and makes specific recommendations for screen design. Factors considered include simplicity, spaciousness, relevance, standardization, changing display screen contents, color coding, shape and size coding, and brightness coding. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the capabilities of optical data disk systems to merge different types of media, and the need to incorporate these capabilities into new information products. Guidelines for creating a profitable optical data disk product are outlined. (CLB)