Taking Steps Toward a New Normal After COVID-19
Here are three steps for taking advantage of currently empty campuses in order to build data-based plans for the next season.
Blog: Higher Education
Practical Advice for Facilities Managers Who Want to Be Heard
When a need arises within the physical assets, facilities managers must have a central seat at the decision-making table so that the facilities team can act quickly, decisively and with the confidence of others.
Working Through the COVID-19 Crisis Requires Planning for the Future
It’s important that, as we make decisions during a crisis, we remain aware of the future. One that, by all accounts, will be very different than what we assumed.
Building Flexibility into Long-Term Capital Planning
Given the unpredictability of the American economy, finance officers with large facilities portfolios are learning to value flexibility. But that flexibility doesn’t exist without concerted efforts by planning teams to build it into their long-term capital planning processes.
Comparing 5 Project Delivery Methods for Construction
We’ve been perfecting the Job Order Contracting process for over 30 years, but JOC is only one of many project delivery methods for procuring construction services. Knowing the differences between each method and when to use them can determine a projects’ success.
Can Your Facilities Data Be Trusted for Decision-Making?
Gathering facilities data with discipline ensures a trustworthy database and organizational understanding to make strategic, data-driven decisions.
Data Detail, Business Strategy and the Facilities Assessment
Facilities condition assessments (FCA), are a powerful tool for weighing day-to-day demands against long-term capital needs. But only if the FCA is done right. Read this to understand more about taking a balanced assessment approach.
Construction Procurement Toolkit: Utilizing Job Order Contracting
It takes many construction procurement tools to make a dent in the challenges of maintaining public facilities. Get insights from public service and facilities management experts who have turned to an alternative procurement method with great success.
Space Utilization: The 4 Indicators That Will Lead To Smarter Investments
Most higher education facilities managers have one goal above all else: Showing leadership they are doing everything possible to positively impact
Removing Barriers To Removing Space: How Utilization Data Can Help
It’s been pointed out countless times in major news outlets about Higher Education: buildings are aging, costs are rising and the student population is