Higher Education

If you’ve ever been issued a corporate badge for building access at your college or workspace, chances are you’ve accidentally let someone in after you. It’s called piggybacking, and no matter how many times you might have been told not to – it’s hard to avoid when you see a friend fishing around...

Do-it-yourself (DIY) software projects on campuses where brilliant research and development talent is abundant makes sense – at first glance. At Higher Education campuses of all sizes, build-or-buy considerations are not that different from ones discussed in the private sector. Things like...

When students returned to campuses and classes this fall, many colleges and universities found themselves at opposite ends of a housing crisis: a shortage of space for first-year students who deferred or didn’t enroll in a full course load during the height of the pandemic. Meanwhile, others...

Three critical themes emerged from our recent Lambent webinar “ _Flexibility for the Future: Strategic Campus Planning_ _”_ featuring Marc Fournier, Georgetown University VP of Real Estate and Auxiliary Services and Edward Wagoner, Real Estate Leader and CIO, JLL. Higher Education Hybrid:...

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are building out more types of campus spaces to differentiate their brand and outpace their competitors. From popular vendors (Starbucks) and whiteboard collaboration spaces in libraries to Esports arenas and combination lounge-study spaces, popular modern...

As students and employees returned to buildings and offices, sensors were an obvious choice for many administrators. They made sense for many hybrid work environments with so many companies trying to determine how many employees or students are in a space at one time. There’s reasons to...

Workplace design strategy isn’t what it used to be. Hybrid work, remote work, and the increased demand for mixed-use and flexible-use spaces have created unprecedented complexity for space planners across all industry sectors. Workspace design requirements are shifting on a dime, leaving space...

In Minneapolis, Wells Fargo, Inc. wants a Space Planner who is able to review and resolve all space requests in the queue. In Massachusetts, Moderna, Inc. wants a candidate to act as a MAC (Move, Add, Change) lead for employee moves. And global real estate management company CBRE is looking for...

Deferring maintenance and repairs may appear to save corporations and organizations money in the short term, but the long-term costs are significant and disruptive, even resulting in complete shutdowns of facilities. Strategic Space Planning teams need to know the risks and consequences...

Despite the surge in COVID cases over the recent months, colleges are determined to learn tocoexistwith the virus. Universities are now focused on adapting to and accepting the new normal in order to keep students engaged and re-enrolling. In a public announcement, Northeastern University’s...

Directors of facilities are no strangers to the many struggles and responsibilities that come with their job titles, but the pandemic has introduced entirely new challenges. Already a member of upper facility management, their strategic outlook is now vital to successful return-to-office...

_The_ _Purposeful Intent_ _“Walk this Way” event in New York City brought together leaders in corporate real estate across industries to discuss the future of work. The event featured roundtable discussions and special guests such as DMC and Innovation and Creativity Consultant Duncan Wardle._...