The impact of COVID-19 on Facilities work and staff: results of EAB’s survey of senior facilities officers

The COVID-19 pandemic forced all higher education leaders to make tough decisions quickly. For Facilities leaders, this meant deciding how many buildings to close out, where to move students who opted to stay on campus, and how to transition to essential staffing. To better understand these decisions, EAB deployed a survey across mid-April to measure the impact of COVID-19 on operations and Facilities activities.

Nearly 75 Facilities leaders from higher education institutions across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom participated. Read on to see the main takeaways from the survey results.