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.
Blog: Higher Education
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
Flying Blind: The Risk Of Putting Off Investment Into Facilities Leadership
I was on a plane the other day listening to the familiar words of the flight attendant, reminding us all
Community College Facilities Insights from John Gillette
John Gillette discusses his efforts to improve operations and how facilities insights and data are helping him prepare to lose campus space.
Construction Procurement: Job Order Contracting Basics
Construction procurement can be a long and costly process. But it doesn’t have to be. Discover how Gordian’s Job Order Contracting solution was created and how it helps organizations competitively contract repairs, renovations and new construction faster and easier than traditional construction procurement methods.
University Facilities Insights from Dan Costello
Read Dan Costellos thoughts on WSU’s strategic plans, how they overcome challenges and expresses his perspective on facility trends in higher education.
Higher Ed Construction Insights from Robert Unger
As Director of Construction for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Robert Unger is responsible for guiding and assisting 14 independent universities with their facilities construction and maintenance needs. In this month’s Executive Interview, he discusses the challenges facing public universities as operating budgets shrink and student enrollment drops.
