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Facilities Resource Hub
EAB provides in-depth research and services for facilities and estates leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from managing space utilization and maintenance to improving employee engagement and stakeholder communication. Explore the Facilities Resource Hub for all the events, tools, and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.
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Making the Most of Your Facilities Partnership
Facilities play a huge role in keeping a campus running and we're here to help make your job easier.
Our research and insights focus on key areas like operations and maintenance, space management, staff management, and data driven decision making. But we don't just hand you a stack of research and send you on your way. There are a lot of ways to engage with us.
This video offers an orientation to your partnership, the resources and events available to you, and more.
Past Events
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On-Demand Webinar
Improving Campus Space Utilization: Targeted Interventions Across Offices, Research Labs, and Classrooms
Join EAB for an insightful webinar on the critical topic of optimizing campus space utilization.
On-Demand Webinar
Controlling the Costs of Campus Space: Strategies for Shrinking Space-Driven Consumption and Preventing Unchecked Growth
In the current climate of rising operational costs and increasing sustainability demands, colleges and universities face unprecedented challenges in managing campus resources.
Roundtable
2025 Roundtable for Senior Facilities Officers
This year’s roundtable for senior facilities officers will focus on innovative strategies to optimize the built environment and ensure alignment with institutional strategic goals.
Partner Services
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Partner Service
Remote Work Policy Audit
Attract and retain the best talent, improve productivity, and conserve space and energy with an up-to-date remote work…
Partner Service
Campus Sustainability Plan Review
Partner Service
Facilities Dashboard and Scorecard Review
Identify and present the right KPIs for your institution
Research and Insights
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Policy Status Index
Stay informed about the latest changes to federal policy that will affect higher education.
Strategic Advisory Services
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Federal Policy Digests
EAB's federal policy digests provide a comprehensive overview of recent developments, highlighting key policy changes and their possible…
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
Space Productivity Metrics Toolkit
This toolkit supports higher ed leaders in using data to optimize campus space productivity and utilization.
Strategic Advisory Services
Infographic
How to shift your institution’s cost containment strategy from reactive to proactive
Explore short- and long-term cost containment strategies necessary for financial sustainability in three key areas.
Strategic Advisory Services
Infographic
Understanding the revenues and costs of higher education
Use our infographics to educate campus stakeholders on the importance of various revenue streams and containing growth across…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
The High Costs of Using Campus Space Inefficiently
Learn how the high costs of campus space and underutilization impact strategic priorities and can inform your institution's…
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
AI Maturity Model for Higher Education
EAB’s diagnostic will help campus leaders evaluate their maturity aspirations in the five domains where AI is poised…
IT Strategy Advisory Services
Research Report
Create a Higher Ed Workplace Culture Where Faculty and Staff Want to Stay
To tackle the emerging employee attrition crisis, higher ed cabinet leaders must include institutional climate in their retention…
Strategic Advisory Services
Video
Reckoning with Relevance: 2024 Higher Ed State of the Sector On-Demand Webinar
Watch EAB's on-demand webinar to learn about the six trends that are shaping the higher ed state of…
Strategic Advisory Services
Blogs
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Why are more higher education leaders interested in public-private partnerships?
Discover three trends in public-private partnerships and promising P3 case studies from colleges and universities.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
4 trends in higher ed Facilities management—and how leaders should respond
Discover four key trends from higher education senior facilities leaders about financial strategies, AI readiness, space optimizations, and…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
4 reasons your university should invest in a permanent process improvement team—and how to maximize its impact
Learn why dedicated process improvement teams are key to reducing inefficiencies and improving performance across campus.
Higher Education Strategy Blog