Students at the John Dewey Elementary School in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, covered a school parking lot with a gigantic mural that is a series of game areas. (Author/MLF)

Relighting classrooms with peripheral lighting fixture layouts increases the room's illumination level, reduces glare, and increases the uniformity of desktop illumination. (Author/MLF)

Renovations provide a new media center, some flexible space, and a new spirit. (Author/MLF)

The main themes of a seminar conceived as a working forum for people engaged in developing new methods for determining space requirements in education are summarized. After a brief introduction, the following topics are discussed: identification of the requirements for remodeling an existing educational facility, matching the provisions determined…

Educational Facilities Laboratories is developing a computer-based technical service--The Public Schools Energy Conservation Service (PSECS). As presently envisioned, PSECS would be capable of providing each participating district with information in five areas: (1) guidelines and instruction for establishing an energy usage data base; (2) a…

The basic thesis of this paper is that less hassles, less interference, new cultural values, and current social trends make "now" a good time for improving schools. The author suggests that change is slow in coming because administrators are reluctant to take action while they are still in the throes of a dilemma over whether schools should…

A silent, draftless heating and cooling system is giving the Arlington Baptist elementary and high schools comfort and flexibility. (Author/MLF)

Educational opportunities once denied the handicapped are opening up gradually in a University of Kansas program to eliminate its architectural barriers. (Author)

Alief Independent School District, Texas, has been successful in obtaining energy efficient designs for its new schools by developing energy goals prior to the selection of architects and engineers. Features of four projects designed to conserve energy are described. (Author/MLF)

Eliminating barriers has had a high priority at the University of Southern California for more than five years. Lifts at stairs, lowered pay phones, and special parking places aid handicapped students, faculty, and staff. (Author)

A new exterior and enlarged interior without loss of class time are the results of a three year project at Pittsburgh's Peabody High School. (Author)

Drawings and suggestions from students were influential in the renovation of the New Market Elementary School in New Market, Maryland. (Author/MLF)

A roofing project of any substantial size should involve an architect, an engineer, or a roof consultant. Careful planning and design, diligent construction, and quality inspection, offer owners a quality roof job. (MLF)

Argues that school improvement research and teacher career research should be related. Describes the limitations of each and illustrates the argument for their union using a study of Swiss teachers' professional life cycles that sheds light on some aspects of school improvement. (GEA)

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to choose a design consultant for developing building renovation or new building plans. Includes a sample interview form and a sample group evaluation form. (MD)