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spaces4learning 2023 FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
SURVEY ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION
D􏰀􏰁 􏰂􏰃􏰄 COMPLETE 􏰅􏰆􏰂 􏰇􏰃􏰆􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰄􏰇􏰋􏰃􏰆 􏰌􏰊􏰃􏰍􏰎􏰇􏰉􏰈 􏰀􏰆 􏰏􏰐􏰏􏰏􏰑
No construction completed in 2022 Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
10%
20%
30% %
30% 40%
50%
50% 60% 70%
20%
25
􏰒􏰀􏰓􏰓 􏰂􏰃􏰄 COMPLETE 􏰅􏰆􏰂 􏰇􏰃􏰆􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰄􏰇􏰋􏰃􏰆 􏰌􏰊􏰃􏰍􏰎􏰇􏰉􏰈 􏰀􏰆 􏰏􏰐􏰏􏰔􏰑
No construction scheduled for completion Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
32.5%
22.5%
0%
10%
20% 30%
40%
52.5%
50% 60% 70%
20%
􏰒􏰀􏰓􏰓 􏰂􏰃􏰄 START 􏰅􏰆􏰂 􏰇􏰃􏰆􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰄􏰇􏰋􏰃􏰆 􏰌􏰊􏰃􏰍􏰎􏰇􏰉􏰈 􏰀􏰆 􏰏􏰐􏰏􏰔􏰑
No construction scheduled to start Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
27.5%
30% 40%
57.5%
50% 60% 70%
0%
10%
20%
17.5%
30%
􏰒􏰕􏰅􏰉 􏰀􏰈 􏰂􏰃􏰄􏰊 􏰃􏰌􏰀􏰆􏰀􏰃􏰆 􏰃􏰆 􏰉􏰕􏰎 􏰖􏰄􏰆􏰁􏰈 􏰅􏰗􏰅􏰀􏰓􏰅􏰘􏰓􏰎 􏰖􏰃􏰊 􏰇􏰃􏰆􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰄􏰇􏰋􏰃􏰆 􏰇􏰃􏰙􏰌􏰅􏰊􏰎􏰁 􏰉􏰃 􏰓􏰅􏰈􏰉 􏰂􏰎􏰅􏰊􏰑
􏰞ewer funds are available
No change in available funds
More funds are becoming available D on ’tk n ow
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Survey R es pon d en ts : 40 colleges and universities responded to this survey among 29 states.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• 70% of higher education respondents indicated their institution had completed construction in 2022, up from 54.43% in last year􏰟s survey.
• 72.5% of higher education respondents indicated they will complete construction projects in 2022, up from 60.76% in last year􏰟s survey.
• 72.5% of higher education respondents reported they will start new construction projects in 2022, up from 63.29% in last year's survey.
• Major renovations/moderni􏰠ations were the major focus of projects completed in 2022; that will carry through in 2023.
• Institutions that reported that fewer funds for construction were available increased to 32.5% from 41.41% in 2022.
• Almost a third (65%) said they expect either fewer funds or no change in funding for 2023. That's less optimistic than last year, when only half said that.
OTHER ISSUES FACING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
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As on the 􏰡re􏰢􏰣12 side􏰤 three themes dominated the list of challenges for surve􏰂 respondents at the college and universit􏰂 level this 􏰂ear􏰥
• Shortages of 􏰦ualified sta􏰧 and labor;
• In􏰨ation on material and labor costs; and
• Supply chain/material shortages.
􏰩ome other challenges cited b􏰂 respondents included􏰥
• Prioriti􏰠ing deferred maintenance;
• Aging buildings and prioriti􏰠ing the backlog of projects;
• Personnel problems;
• Project management problems;
• Decision-making process on the part of leadership;
• Permits;
• Timeliness of project completion; • Long lead times for e􏰦uipment;
• 􏰪uality control issues.
"My biggest challenge is working with the right people with the same vision and goals as you when implementing the change or bringing a new upgrade project on board," said one higher ed survey participant.
"Aging buildings re􏰦uiring more moderni􏰠ation or trying to address- ing the growing deferred backlog of projects," said another.
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