School Building Problems

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Teachers College, Columbia University, 1927 - 697 pages

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Contents

Faulty Location of a School Building
46
UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
49
Utilization of a Platoon School
53
Utilization of a High School Building
65
The Relation of the Utilization of the High School Building
78
SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMS
99
How Should a Building Program be Organized Controlled
101
The Development of a School Building Program
120
The Development of a School Building Program for Grand
140
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149
SELECTION OF THE ARCHITECT
151
School Buildings
153
Direct Selection of an Architect
156
Competitive Architectural Planning of a High School Build ing
159
ARCHITECTS PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
177
Reading Blueprints of School Buildings
179
Checking the Preliminary Plans
180
Checking Preliminary Plans for a High School
187
The Final Set of Preliminary Sketches for a New School Building
192
The Grade Assignment of Rooms in a New Elementary Building
200
The Working Drawings for a School Building
201
Presentation of the Final Plans and Specifications
208
SCHOOL BUILDING CONTRACTS
213
The Architects Contract
215
The General Building Contract
223
General Conditions of the Contract for the Construction of School Buildings
239
Information for Bidders on School Building Contracts
270
Public Notice to Bidders on School Building Contracts
276
Contractors Proposal for Building Work
279
Payment to Contractors
288
CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
293
Type of Building Construction
295
Economies in Architectural Design Plans and Specifica tions
298
Mechanical Equipment Economies
305
Building Construction Economies
309
Construction Supervision Technique
316
SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND VILLAGES
327
A Village School Building Program
329
Planning a TwelveYear School in a Small Village
332
Scoring Rural School Buildings
338
Planning a Rural School
343
PLANNING NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
347
PROB PAGE 47 The Evolution of the Elementary School Building
349
Current Tendencies in Elementary Education
355
Elementary School Accommodations
358
Reorganizing the Elementary School Plant
360
Placement of an Elementary School upon Its Site
362
A Superintendents Recommendations for New Elementary School Buildings
364
The Elementary Schools of a Small Community
367
Planning a Large Elementary School
370
Planning a Platoon School
376
PLANNING NEW HIGH SCHOOLS
379
The Optimum Size of High Schools 381
381
Space Requirements for a New High School Building
433
SERVICE FACILITIES
437
Home Room Lockers for a Senior High School
439
Shower and Locker Facilities for High School Girls
443
Lighting Fixtures for Classrooms
447
Determining the Adequacy of Stairways
449
The Ventilation of School Buildings
452
Planning the Toilet Facilities
467
ROOMS REQUIRING SPECIAL PLANNING
473
Administrative Offices in a City School System
475
Health Service Rooms
480
The Size of the Auditorium
482
Study Halls in High Schools
485
The High School Administration Suite
487
Ascertaining the Capacity of the Cafeteria in the New High School
491
The High School Cafeteria
495
Planning the Physical Education Facilities
498
PROB PAGE 80 Planning the Biology Facilities for a High School
505
Equipment of a Cooking Laboratory
507
The Sewing Room and Laundry of a New High School
510
Household Arts in a Small Junior High School
512
Industrial Arts Shops
517
EQUIPMENT PLANNING
523
A Program for Equipment Management
525
Planning the Equipment of the Administrative Offices
528
Inventory of High School Equipment
531
Determining the Equipment Costs for New High School Buildings
534
Planning and Buying Equipment for a New High School
538
Plan and Equipment of a High School Classroom
555
Selecting the Pupil Equipment for Classrooms
558
Selecting the Student Equipment for the Physics and Chemistry Laboratories
573
Planning the Equipment for a Gymnasium
578
Playground Equipment
581
FINANCING SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMS
583
The Consolidation of Districts and the Distribution of the Bonded Debt
585
Plan of Financing a Proposed High School Building
588
Budgeting a Bond Issue for a New Building
591
Financing the School Building Program
595
COST OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
607
The Cost of School Buildings
609
Unit Costs of School Buildings
614
School Costs and the Size of School Buildings
624
Determining the Cost of Providing the Needed Buildings for the Schools of Canovia N K
626
Estimating Equipment Costs for an Elementary School
634
FIRE COSTS AND FIRE INSURANCE
637
Estimating the Actual Loss Due to Fire
639
Insuring School Buildings
642
The Fire Insurance Problem in the Public Schools of Ataska N K
646
PUBLICITY AND GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
657
Designating the Name of a High School Building
659
Presenting a High School Program to the Citizens
662
Graphs for School Building Publicity
673
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