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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (Continued) <br /> Ceiling Heights Standards Comments and Recommendations <br /> See regular classrooms for workforce development class- <br /> rooms and light-equipment laboratories up to 1,200 Multipurpose workforce development laboratories may <br /> square feet. be necessary in small high schools.A shop-type facility, <br /> 1,200-2,000 square feet IT-0" for example,could serve plumbing,electrical, and sheet <br /> 2,000 square feet and above 14'-0" metal programs.Multipurpose laboratories must also have <br /> a detailed layout to establish functional adequacy.In ad- <br /> Lighting Standards. dition,a multipurpose laboratory must meet the require- <br /> Footcandles ments outlined in the Purpose section of this guide. <br /> Classrooms 60-70 <br /> Laboratories,close work 100 A larger darkroom with additional storage could serve <br /> Laboratories, general work 60-70 art and science, as well as the workforce development <br /> programs. <br /> Windows Standards <br /> See regular classrooms for workforce development class- A student conference area,office and storage area are to <br /> rooms and light-duty laboratories.Laboratories with haz- be provided for cooperative method programs.(Agricul- <br /> ardous equipment must have windows,skylights,or some cure, Business, Marketing, Personal/Human Resources, <br /> other daylight source. and Trade& Industrial Education) <br /> Laboratories that generate excess dust or other airborne <br /> pollution must have an exhaust system. <br /> If a school store is part of Marketing Education,provide <br /> an additional 500 square feet. <br /> Workforce development classrooms without an exterior <br /> wall may be windowless if they have windows into a shop <br /> or laboratory which has an ample daylight source. <br /> Equip all classrooms and laboratories with a communi- <br /> cation system for information and emergency use. <br /> 16 <br />