Facilities Resource Hub

Facilities Forum

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    Getting Started

    EAB provides in-depth research and services for facilities and estates leaders to meet their most pressing challenges. We’ve surfaced best practices to help you reduce costs, increase employee engagement, improve space utilization, and manage the ongoing needs of campus construction and maintenance.

    Three ways to get the most out of your EAB partnership:

    Schedule a presentation for your campus on a university research topic of your choice.

    Browse our related research, which includes in-depth studies and toolkits, to implement changes on your campus.

    Have any questions?

    Want to learn more about a certain topic or have other questions about your partnership? Submit your questions and we can help.

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    Featured Resource

    Remote Work Policy Audit

    Use the remote work policy audit to compare your institution’s policy to best practices across a wide spectrum of employers and data-driven research, and receive concrete suggestions to improve your policy that are specifically tailored to higher education.

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    Events

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

    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.

    Three Questions Every Facilities Leader Must Ask (and Answer) to Achieve Ambitious Green Goals

    EAB held a working session where we discussed the various approaches institutions around the world have deployed to pursue carbon net-zero status, analyzed the costs and benefits of various next-gen efficiency efforts, and considered new stakeholders to engage in sustainability efforts across campus.

    Making the Most of Your EAB Facilities Partnership: On-Demand Materials

    In the spirit of back to school, EAB hosted a (re)orientation to what’s in store for our facilities partners within their 2022-2023 EAB Research memberships.

    2022 Roundtable for Senior Facilities Officers

    EAB convened senior higher ed Facilities leaders for in-person executive roundtables to discuss how transformational change can be sustained in the coming year.

    How higher ed can bridge the Facilities talent gap

    In a series of working groups, EAB convened Facilities leaders and HR directors to discuss the unique barriers and opportunities relevant to different segments of the Facilities workforce.

    A new approach to campus challenges for Facilities and Estates teams

    The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched Facilities and Estates organizations to the limit, creating new challenges and exacerbating existing ones. Leaders are therefore rethinking how to manage the physical campus, creating change and driving innovation.

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    Partner Services

    Financial Sustainability Collaborative for Administrative and Organizational Effectiveness

    Participate in EAB’s Financial Sustainability Collaborative for Administrative and Organizational Effectiveness to assess the overall fitness of critical administrative functions and quantify savings opportunities.

    Remote Work Policy Audit

    Use the remote work policy audit to compare your institution’s policy to best practices across a wide spectrum of employers and data-driven research, and receive concrete suggestions to improve your policy that are specifically tailored to higher education.

    Facilities Dashboard and Scorecard Review

    Building an impactful college and university Facilities dashboard or scorecard can be a challenging endeavor. Participate in EAB’s Facilities Dashboard and Scorecard Review to audit your institution’s current reporting format or aid in the development of a new one.

    Facilities Organizational Chart Assessment and Evaluation

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

    Customer Satisfaction Pre-Survey Consultation and Post-Survey Review

    Participate in EAB’s Customer Satisfaction Pre-Survey Consultation and Post-Survey Review to audit and improve your institution’s current Facilities customer satisfaction survey.

    Campus Sustainability Plan Review

    Participate in EAB’s Sustainability Plan Review to explore your plan’s strengths and opportunities for improvement.

    Guide to EAB’s Facilities Research Presentations

    Learn more about the Facilities Forum’s service that provides members with the unique experience of having one of our subject-matter experts present our latest research to your institution.

    Related Research

    Click on each topic below to explore research studies, toolkits, and more.

    Quick Reads

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    Creating and implementing sustainability and climate action plans

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    Overwhelmed by complaints on campus? What 75+ cabinet leaders learned about responding to grievances on campus at EAB’s Compassionate Leadership Seminar

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    The top concerns for higher ed Facilities leaders in 2023

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

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    How One Institution Created a Blueprint for  Improving Student Equity Across Campus

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    Campus 2030: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Multi-Modal Campus

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    How to hardwire new research facilities to enable collaboration

    Working Sessions

    Communicating and Securing Facilities’ Value Amidst Growing Financial Pressure

    Communicating and Securing Facilities’ Value Amidst Growing Financial Pressure
    Resource Center

    Facilities and Auxiliaries Cost Containment

    Facilities and Auxiliaries Cost Containment

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