Higher Education

A new Front Office Sports Special Report highlights this year’s huge hardware supply chain issues as a driving force behind stadium operations teams looking to IoT solutions to meet technology innovation goals. The report, titled _IoTs Impact on the Sports Economy_, cites a McKinsey report on the...

Across Florida, higher education facilities leaders are reimagining campus operations to meet new financial, environmental, and cultural demands. Sustainability expectations are growing, budgets are tightening, and the ways students and staff use campus spaces are evolving faster than ever....

The  modern workplace will continue to undergo major changes next year and beyond. Crowded offices and tightly-packed cubicles are artifacts of the past. Today’s workforce seeks flexibility and mobility. And that’s where occupancy analytics comes in. By gaining visibility into how your spaces are...

Across social feeds, “analog baskets” or “ anti-doomscrolling baskets” are showing up as curated collections of screen-free activities: a paperback, a deck of cards, a sketchbook, maybe a small craft kit. These baskets make it easier to choose offline time by removing the friction of “what do I do...

When Space Planners think about space utilization, they often picture sensors in desk clusters or software dashboards showing real-time occupancy rates. But before you can optimize zones, desks, or rooms, you need a solid foundation: floor-level data. This data segmentation provides essential...

Large occupiers are expanding, trading up to prime space, and clustering in core markets—this is the moment for CRE teams to turn utilization intelligence into their unfair advantage.​ The big shift: expansions, upgrades, and core markets CBRE’s “ Expansions by Large Occupiers Dominate Top 100...

Facilities organizations are often tasked with thinking big. They steward campus master plans, shape the built environment for decades to come, and apply rigorous design standards to ensure that new construction and major renovations meet institutional needs. At the macro level, Facilities teams...

Somewhere within your vast network of real estate, a conference room sits empty while a study nook overflows with students. Yet, the pressure mounts from above: Do more with less. Cut costs. Maybe even consider shutting down or selling off spaces that seem underused. But what if higher education...

When it comes to space planning in higher education, universities often find themselves stuck in a paradox. While most campuses have policies and governance frameworks to oversee their physical footprint, few have the tools, processes, or integrated data systems required to manage space...

It’s no secret that for many institutions of higher education, “business as usual” is no longer an option. Increased competition, funding limits, demographic and technological changes, and student success are just some of the many challenges facing universities. And for many of those universities...

Why Perks Alone Aren’t Bringing Employees Back In the race to reignite in-person work, lavish perks—think catered lunches, foosball tables, wellness rooms—were heralded as the answer to lure employees back to the office. Yet, for many organizations, these incentives are failing to earn employee...

Higher education is facing mounting financial pressures and shifting campus needs. To address these challenges, universities must adopt a surgical approach to operations management—targeting cost reductions through precise, data-driven space utilization. The key to success lies in leveraging Wi-Fi...