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Facilities Management

Events

Sustainability Focus Group for Senior Facilities Officers and Sustainability Directors

February 17, 2023

This standing monthly session will provide a space for EAB to share our latest research on sustainability, as well as for participants to ask questions and share successes with one another. Sessions are best suited for Senior Facilities Officers and Sustainability Directors.

Compassionate Leadership: Building Skills and Behaviors to Lead in a Disillusioned Era

February 14, 2023

Cabinet leaders are ready to lead their teams forward with bold ideas to adapt to a post-COVID world. How can you reinvigorate your leadership and re-engage your teams to move forward in this era? This session is limited to Chief Business Officers and Senior Facilities Officers.

Research and Services

Campus 2030: Harnessing the Power of Campus Space to Advance Strategic Goals On-Demand Materials

December 7, 2022

In this session, EAB walked through the innovative ways institutions are using space to drive important strategic priorities forward, including student experience, interdisciplinary innovation, and diversity and inclusion.

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Facilities Zone Management

April 29, 2015

Learn the advantages of a zone maintenance model and explore how institutions can implement this model on their campus.

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Quick Reads

The top concerns for higher ed Facilities leaders in 2023

March 20, 2023

EAB surveyed Facilities and Estates organizations across North America, Europe, and Oceania during December 2022 to better understand their top concerns for higher ed Facilities. This blog post shares five of the key findings we identified.

Why your institution needs an up-to-date flexible work policy

January 20, 2023

Facilities leaders are crucial to a successful flexible work policy. Accelerate your progress and align with institutional goals using EAB’s resources.

Campus 2030: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Multi-Modal Campus

June 10, 2022

Explore our infographic to learn about the future of the multi-modal campus and how seven spaces will change over the next decade due to trends in student expectations, hybrid work, and more.

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Roadmaps

Modernize Research Lab Design and Management

September 30, 2020

Enhance Your Capital Project Planning Process

January 8, 2020

Optimize Your Facilities Outsourcing Arrangements

December 10, 2019

Grow Your Facilities Talent Through Upskilling Programs

December 2, 2019

Improve Preventive Maintenance Performance

December 2, 2019

Address Critical Deferred Maintenance Backlogs

September 18, 2019

Create a Compelling Facilities Dashboard

September 18, 2019

Design Better Workflows with Five Process Improvement Steps

September 17, 2019

Boost Process Improvement Success by Starting with the Right Projects

September 17, 2019

Experts

Ann Forman Lippens

Managing Director

Michael Fischer

Director, Research Advisory Services

Lisa Berglund

Associate Director

Evaluate Your Facilities Organizational Chart

Participate in EAB’s Facilities Organizational Chart Assessment and Evaluation to audit your unit's current structure and compare it with peer institutions.

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Facilities Forum

Providing senior facilities officers with the research, tools, and strategies needed to more effectively rationalize space use, improve utilization rates, shift towards preventative maintenance, and more.

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