Support Campus Mission with Informed Decisions

Aging assets. Sliding enrollment. Chronic underfunding. Colleges and universities are threatened on multiple fronts. Campus leaders must align their efforts if their institutions are going to survive these threats and maintain their place in the higher education landscape.

CFOs, facilities directors and institutional leaders trust Gordian to help them make decisions about using campus spaces, maximizing available funding and prioritizing projects. These efforts result in campus experiences that adapt to learner demands and foster student success.

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Create and Effectively Communicate a Rationale for Spending

Capital planning discussions involve a lot of voices. From facilities and finance to faculty, athletics and student life, stakeholders must find common ground for your campus to continue thriving into the future. Gordian’s Return on Physical Assets framework helps you turn “my priorities” into “our priorities.”

The State of Facilities in Higher Education, 10th Edition Card

Now in its tenth year, the “State of Facilities in Higher Education” report uses our unmatched higher ed facilities database to uncover the latest space, capital and operational trends. The most recent edition of the report includes strategies for adapting to a new cultural environment on campus and off of it.

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Finance, Facilities and Planning: Rethinking the Framework for Collaboration in Higher Ed Card

Collaboration doesn’t always come easy, especially when precious financial resources are at stake. That’s why we partnered with APPA and NACUBO to create a framework for campus leaders to work together toward a common goal: serving students through the physical campus.

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90% of the nation’s largest universities

use Gordian solutions to assess and improve their facilities performance and capital planning solutions

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Assess Needs and Create Consensus

Intelligent capital deployments begin with a clear understanding of higher education facilities. It is crucial that institutions address asset conditions in the right order. Gordian’s Assessments and Capital Planning solutions give you the data you need to prioritize your projects to support your campus mission.

Building Your Insights Inventory: How to Develop a Facilities Assessment Strategy Card

Demonstrating investment priorities in a context all stakeholders understand begins with gathering facilities data. But not all assets require the same level of assessment. Watch this webinar recording to discover how Gordian’s array of assessments enables you to take a strategic, flexible approach to gathering the amount of data you need to make informed decisions.

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Leading With Facilities Data: Mastering Your Campus Master Plan Card

Facilities data should lead campus master planning efforts. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Download this eBook to find out how to put objective data and thoughtful analysis at the forefront of the master planning process.

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Gordian collects and analyzes

$1.42 billion gross square feet

of college and university campuses every year

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Create an Exceptional Campus Experience

Aesthetics and reliability count when attracting students. Scheduling counts when retaining them. Gordian’s Job Order Contracting (JOC) and Sightlines Space Utilization solutions help you draw out the best of your physical assets and deliver a campus experience that is beyond compare.

Campus Construction Project Earns Exclusive Award Card

With less than 45 days before the start of fall semester, leaders at George Washington University needed to rejuvenate a heavily-trafficked dorm. Find out how they accelerated the construction procurement process and upgraded the facility before students arrived.

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How and when a classroom space is used is just as important as how it looks. This insightful eBook delves into methods to improve campus space utilization and how to optimize the physical footprint in service of educational mission.

Rethink your campus spaces

Since 1999, the California State University System has relied on Gordian to complete

more than $900 million

in construction volume across its 23 campuses

Gordian’s Building Intelligence™ Solutions empower institutions like yours to budget, build and maintain their capital-intensive physical assets. See how we can help you effectively manage the building lifecycle and guide your campus into the future.

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