Roger McClendon knows how to build a global sustainability strategy and make it stick. As the first Chief Sustainability Officer at Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC), he helped implement sustainable design standards across 5,000 restaurants in...
The word was costing him money.
Not a lack of strategy. Not bad data. Just... the wrong vocabulary.At the Higher Ed Facilities Forum (HEFF), James Stephens, VP of Infrastructure & Sustainability at Georgia Tech, told a room of college and university...
“What happens when your campus needs housing for thousands of students, but you're facing impossible housing costs, limited capital, and mounting pressure to move fast?
At the Higher Ed Facilities Forum, Bob Schulz, Associate Vice President of Real...
“If you think you're just building for today,” said Lev Gonick, Arizona State University's Enterprise CIO, “you're already behind.”
Gonick opened his talk at the Higher Ed Facilities Forum by urging campus leaders to move beyond outdated planning...
Classrooms are emptier. Social spaces are packed. And up to 30% of “booked” rooms sit completely unused.
That’s what Aaron Benz, Founder & CEO of Degree Analytics, uncovered after analyzing Wi-Fi data from over 100,000 students across 10 campuses....
"At any given moment, there's something that isn't working the way it should be," admitted Dr. Morgan Olsen, EVP and CFO at Arizona State University. With 1,219 buildings across four campuses and over 30 million square feet under management—not to...
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Learn MoreRoger McClendon knows how to build a global sustainability strategy and make it stick. As the first Chief...
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The word was costing him money.
Not a lack of strategy. Not bad data. Just... the wrong vocabulary.At the Higher Ed...
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“What happens when your campus needs housing for thousands of students, but you're facing impossible housing costs,...
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“If you think you're just building for today,” said Lev Gonick, Arizona State University's Enterprise CIO, “you're...
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Classrooms are emptier. Social spaces are packed. And up to 30% of “booked” rooms sit completely unused.
That’s what...
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"At any given moment, there's something that isn't working the way it should be," admitted Dr. Morgan Olsen, EVP and...
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In his former role at Rowan University, Donald Moore led the university through the largest and most sustained growth...
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Oxford University’s Paul Goffin doesn’t want to hear your gripes about aging infrastructure: As Director of Estates at...
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Nina Petty has a motto: “I know what I know, and I know what I don’t know.” Actually, the Vice Chancellor for Real...
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Although students engage with the bricks and mortar of a university's campus more than anyone, there's more likely to...
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How does one effectively lead 300+ facilities staff at an Ivy League institution while also fostering an agile, nimble...
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"How sustainable is it to continue to build at the pace that the top universities have for many years?"
This is just...
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The Higher Ed Facilities Forum is launchinga Leadership Series to bring you unique insights into the personal stories...
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