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2019 FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
SURVEY ON COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION
Did you COMPLETE any construction projects in 2018?
No construction completed in 2018 Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
10%
25%
22%
31%
20% 30% 40%
57%
50% 60% 70%
Will you COMPLETE any construction projects in 2019?
No construction scheduled for completion Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
21%
22% 25%
10% 20%
30% 40% 50%
60%
60% 70%
Will you START any construction projects in 2019?
No construction scheduled to start Major renovations/modernizations Additions to existing building(s) New/replacement building(s)
0%
21%
23%
33%
20% 30% 40% 50%
55%
10%
60% 70%
What is your opinion on the funds available for construction compared to last year?
22% 11%
33%
Fewer funds are available 34% No change in available funds
More funds are becoming available Don’t know
Survey Respondents: 215 colleges and universities responded to this survey among 44 states.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Seventy-five percent of institu- tions surveyed completed construction in 2018.
• Seventy-nine percent of institu- tionssurveyedareplanningto start construction projects in 2019.
• Major renovations and modern- izations of existing facilities will continue to be the focus.
• While 22 percent of survey re- spondents feel that more funds for construction are becoming available (up from 18 percent last year), 33 percent (up slightly from last year’s 29 percent) feel that fewer funds are available.
OTHER ISSUES FACING INSTITUTIONS
• Aging workforce/labor short- age in skilled trades. Increasing building complexity. Technical personnel are difficult to find.
life-cycle analysis prior to giv- ing recommendations.
• Divisions between academic units and FM.
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Having the budget to accom- plish deferred maintenance work, which is directly related to student enrollment. But, obvi- ously,bothofthesechallenges are directly related to funding.
Capital funding. Facility, equip- ment, and infrastructure re- quests typically exceed available funding. Capacity of donors to give to new capital projects.
Stakeholder focus and general communication issues.
Old buildings. Prices of new equipment; HVAC is very expensive.
•Agingequipment.Lossofqual- •Swingspacetofacilitate
ified employees to other jobs that can pay higher wages.
• Getting Facilities to understand • the importance of technology that is installed in the building.
renewal and renovation on a growing campus.
Compressed schedules impact- ing the quality of the finished product.
• Finding qualified consultants who give non-self-serving advice; have a bigger picture
in mind that complements the current work construction with best practices, good ROI, and
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Scheduling work around con- tinuing academic requirements •
as well as continuing events on campus. Access to work in occupied buildings.
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