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spaces4learning 2020 FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
SURVEY ON COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION
Will you COMPLETE any construction projects in 2020?
No construction scheduled for completion Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
10%
25%
27% 23%
20% 30% 40% 50%
57%
60% 70%
Will you START any construction projects in 2020?
No construction scheduled to start Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
27%
25% 29%
48%
10%
20% 30% 40% 50%
60% 70%
Survey Respondents: 151 colleges and universities responded to this survey among 37 states, one province in Canada, and Egypt.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Seventy-one percent of institutions surveyed completed construction in 2019.
• Seventy-three percent of institutions surveyed are planning to start construc- tion projects in 2020.
• Major renovations and moderniza- tions of existing facilities will continue to be the focus.
• Only 13 percent of survey respondents feel that more funds for construction are becoming available (down from
22 percent last year), and 38 percent (up slightly from last year’s 33 percent) feel that fewer funds are available.
OTHER ISSUES FACING INSTITUTIONS
• Maintaining a preventive maintenance strategy on an aging physical plant with limited resources.
• Availability of labor/ availability of affordable labor.
• Technology and infrastructure updates. Student/faculty aspirations and expectations.
• Master planning with a forecast of declining high
school graduation rates through 2032 that will affect college enrollments.
• Consistency in project management of large projects. Delays that are poorly managed and effect tail-end completion.
• Time taken away from regular job duties.
• Making sure there is a strategic plan in place for identified projects based
on comprehensive study of campus needs.
• Finding appropriate swing space to renovate existing facilities and working around a busy college campus.
• Competing with other uni- versities for state bonded projects and upgrading seismic safety of buildings.
10 JAN/FEB 2020
Did you COMPLETE any construction projects in 2019?
No construction completed in 2018 Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
29%
23% 21%
58%
50% 60% 70%
13% 17%
38%
32%
Fewer funds are available
No change in available funds
More funds are becoming available Don’t know
10%
20% 30% 40%
What is your opinion on the funds available for construction compared to last year?